The coral microbiome: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of coral–microbiota interactions

AR Mohamed, MA Ochsenkühn… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms,
some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against …

Adapting with microbial help: microbiome flexibility facilitates rapid responses to environmental change

CR Voolstra, M Ziegler - BioEssays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Animals and plants are metaorganisms and associate with microbes that affect their
physiology, stress tolerance, and fitness. Here the hypothesis that alteration of the …

Towards enhancing coral heat tolerance: a “microbiome transplantation” treatment using inoculations of homogenized coral tissues

T Doering, M Wall, L Putchim, T Rattanawongwan… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Microbiome manipulation could enhance heat tolerance and help corals
survive the pressures of ocean warming. We conducted coral microbiome transplantation …

Colocalization and potential interactions of Endozoicomonas and chlamydiae in microbial aggregates of the coral Pocillopora acuta

J Maire, K Tandon, A Collingro, A van de Meene… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Corals are associated with a variety of bacteria, which occur in the surface mucus layer,
gastrovascular cavity, skeleton, and tissues. Some tissue-associated bacteria form clusters …

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 …

The role of microbial motility and chemotaxis in symbiosis

JB Raina, V Fernandez, B Lambert, R Stocker… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Many symbiotic relationships rely on the acquisition of microbial partners from the
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …

Ecology of Endozoicomonadaceae in three coral genera across the Pacific Ocean

C Hochart, L Paoli, HJ Ruscheweyh, G Salazar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Health and resilience of the coral holobiont depend on diverse bacterial communities often
dominated by key marine symbionts of the Endozoicomonadaceae family. The factors …

Coral holobiont cues prime Endozoicomonas for a symbiotic lifestyle

C Pogoreutz, CA Oakley, N Rädecker… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Endozoicomonas are prevalent, abundant bacterial associates of marine animals, including
corals. Their role in holobiont health and functioning, however, remains poorly understood …

Fast and pervasive transcriptomic resilience and acclimation of extremely heat-tolerant coral holobionts from the northern Red Sea

R Savary, DJ Barshis, CR Voolstra… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Corals from the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba exhibit extreme thermal tolerance. To
examine the underlying gene expression dynamics, we exposed Stylophora pistillata from …

Systematic review of cnidarian microbiomes reveals insights into the structure, specificity, and fidelity of marine associations

M McCauley, TL Goulet, CR Jackson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Microorganisms play essential roles in the health and resilience of cnidarians.
Understanding the factors influencing cnidarian microbiomes requires cross study …