Coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in a changing world

MJH van Oppen, LL Blackall - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Corals associate not only with dinoflagellates, which are their algal endosymbionts and
which have been extensively studied over the past four decades, but also with a variety of …

Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMC): proposed mechanisms for coral health and resilience

RS Peixoto, PM Rosado, DCA Leite… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate
partner Symbiodinium is central to the success of corals. However, an array of other …

Bacterial community dynamics are linked to patterns of coral heat tolerance

M Ziegler, FO Seneca, LK Yum, SR Palumbi… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Ocean warming threatens corals and the coral reef ecosystem. Nevertheless, corals can be
adapted to their thermal environment and inherit heat tolerance across generations. In …

Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to local and global stressors

JM McDevitt-Irwin, JK Baum, M Garren… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The microbial contribution to ecological resilience is still largely overlooked in coral reef
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …

Coral microbiome composition along the northern Red Sea suggests high plasticity of bacterial and specificity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate communities

EO Osman, DJ Suggett, CR Voolstra, DT Pettay… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background The capacity of reef-building corals to tolerate (or adapt to) heat stress is a key
factor determining their resilience to future climate change. Changes in coral microbiome …

Defining coral bleaching as a microbial dysbiosis within the coral holobiont

A Boilard, CE Dubé, C Gruet, A Mercière… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coral microbiomes are critical to holobiont health and functioning, but the stability of host–
microbial interactions is fragile, easily shifting from eubiosis to dysbiosis. The heat-induced …

Comparative genomics: Dominant coral-bacterium Endozoicomonas acroporae metabolizes dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)

K Tandon, CY Lu, PW Chiang, N Wada… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Dominant coral-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria species are hypothesized to play a
role in the coral sulfur cycle by metabolizing dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) into …

Heat‐induced shift in coral microbiome reveals several members of the Rhodobacteraceae family as indicator species for thermal stress in Porites lutea

W Pootakham, W Mhuantong, T Yoocha… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The coral holobiont is a complex ecosystem consisting of coral animals and a highly diverse
consortium of associated microorganisms including algae, fungi, and bacteria. Several …

The trace metal economy of the coral holobiont: supplies, demands and exchanges

HG Reich, EF Camp, LM Roger… - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The juxtaposition of highly productive coral reef ecosystems in oligotrophic waters has
spurred substantial interest and progress in our understanding of macronutrient uptake …

Long-term temperature stress in the coral model Aiptasia supports the “Anna Karenina principle” for bacterial microbiomes

HI Ahmed, M Herrera, YJ Liew, M Aranda - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The understanding of host-microbial partnerships has become a hot topic during the last
decade as it has been shown that associated microbiota play critical roles in the host …