Nutrient availability and metabolism affect the stability of coral–Symbiodiniaceae symbioses

LA Morris, CR Voolstra, KM Quigley, DG Bourne… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Coral reefs rely upon the highly optimized coral–Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis, making them
sensitive to environmental change and susceptible to anthropogenic stress. Coral bleaching …

[HTML][HTML] Metaorganisms in extreme environments: do microbes play a role in organismal adaptation?

C Bang, T Dagan, P Deines, N Dubilier, WJ Duschl… - Zoology, 2018 - Elsevier
From protists to humans, all animals and plants are inhabited by microbial organisms. There
is an increasing appreciation that these resident microbes influence the fitness of their plant …

Heat stress destabilizes symbiotic nutrient cycling in corals

N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz, HM Gegner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recurrent mass bleaching events are pushing coral reefs worldwide to the brink of
ecological collapse. While the symptoms and consequences of this breakdown of the coral …

Coral—the world's most diverse symbiotic ecosystem

LL Blackall, B Wilson, MJH Van Oppen - Molecular ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zooxanthellate corals (ie those harbouring Symbiodinium) are the main builders of the
world's shallow‐water marine coral reefs. They represent intimate diverse symbioses …

Harnessing the power of model organisms to unravel microbial functions in the coral holobiont

G Puntin, M Sweet, S Fraune, M Medina… - Microbiology and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Stony corals build the framework of coral reefs, ecosystems of immense ecological and
economic importance. The existence of these ecosystems is threatened by climate change …

Investigating the causes and consequences of symbiont shuffling in a multi-partner reef coral symbiosis under environmental change

R Cunning, RN Silverstein… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dynamic symbioses may critically mediate impacts of climate change on diverse organisms,
with repercussions for ecosystem persistence in some cases. On coral reefs, increases in …

Symbiotic dinoflagellate functional diversity mediates coral survival under ecological crisis

DJ Suggett, ME Warner, W Leggat - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2017 - cell.com
Coral reefs have entered an era of 'ecological crisis' as climate change drives catastrophic
reef loss worldwide. Coral growth and stress susceptibility are regulated by their …

Microbial invasion of the Caribbean by an Indo-Pacific coral zooxanthella

DT Pettay, DC Wham, RT Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Human-induced environmental changes have ushered in the rapid decline of coral reef
ecosystems, particularly by disrupting the symbioses between reef-building corals and their …

Dominance of Endozoicomonas bacteria throughout coral bleaching and mortality suggests structural inflexibility of the Pocillopora verrucosa microbiome

C Pogoreutz, N Rädecker, A Cárdenas… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of Symbiodinium algal endosymbionts and a diverse suite of bacteria for
coral holobiont health and functioning are widely acknowledged. Yet, we know surprisingly …

Biogeography and molecular diversity of coral symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium around the Arabian Peninsula

M Ziegler, C Arif, JA Burt, S Dobretsov… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Coral reefs rely on the symbiosis between scleractinian corals and intracellular,
photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium making the assessment of …