Help me, symbionts, you're my only hope: Approaches to accelerate our understanding of coral holobiont interactions

CB Bove, MV Ingersoll… - … and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Tropical corals construct the three-dimensional framework for one of the most diverse
ecosystems on the planet, providing habitat to a plethora of species across taxa. However …

[HTML][HTML] Stony coral tissue loss disease induces transcriptional signatures of in situ degradation of dysfunctional Symbiodiniaceae

KM Beavers, EW Van Buren, AM Rossin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent coral
diseases on record, affects over 22 species of reef-building coral and is decimating reefs …

Contrasting heat stress response patterns of coral holobionts across the Red Sea suggest distinct mechanisms of thermal tolerance

CR Voolstra, JJ Valenzuela, S Turkarslan… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Corals from the northern Red Sea, in particular the Gulf of Aqaba (GoA), have exceptionally
high bleaching thresholds approaching> 5℃ above their maximum monthly mean (MMM) …

[HTML][HTML] Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching

C Drury, D Lirman - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate-driven reef decline has prompted the development of next-generation coral
conservation strategies, many of which hinge on the movement of adaptive variation across …

Species-specific impact of microplastics on coral physiology

FM Mendrik, TB Henry, H Burdett, CR Hackney… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is evidence that microplastic (MP) pollution can negatively influence coral health;
however, mechanisms are unknown and most studies have used MP exposure …

Stony coral tissue loss disease intervention with amoxicillin leads to a reversal of disease‐modulated gene expression pathways

MS Studivan, RJ Eckert, E Shilling… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) remains an unprecedented disease outbreak due
to its high mortality rate and rapid spread throughout Florida's Coral Reef and wider …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing acute thermal assays as a rapid screening tool for coral restoration

CN Klepac, CG Petrik, E Karabelas, J Owens… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Escalating environmental threats to coral reefs coincides with global advancements in coral
restoration programs. To improve long-term efficacy, practitioners must consider …

Light induces peridinin and docosahexaenoic acid accumulation in the dinoflagellate Durusdinium glynnii

CYB Oliveira, JL Abreu, EP Santos, ÂP Matos… - Applied Microbiology …, 2022 - Springer
Peridinin is a light-harvesting carotenoid present in phototrophic dinoflagellates and has
great potential for new drug applications and cosmetics development. Herein, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental considerations of acute heat stress assays to quantify coral thermal tolerance

JJV Nielsen, G Matthews, KR Frith, HB Harrison… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the distribution and abundance of heat tolerant corals across seascapes is
imperative for predicting responses to climate change and to support novel management …