Insights into the coral microbiome: underpinning the health and resilience of reef ecosystems

DG Bourne, KM Morrow… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …

Diversity and function of prevalent symbiotic marine bacteria in the genus Endozoicomonas

MJ Neave, A Apprill, C Ferrier-Pagès… - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Endozoicomonas bacteria are emerging as extremely diverse and flexible symbionts of
numerous marine hosts inhabiting oceans worldwide. Their hosts range from simple …

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 …

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 …

Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

D Aurelle, S Thomas, C Albert, M Bally, A Bondeau… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Microbes in the coral holobiont: partners through evolution, development, and ecological interactions

JR Thompson, HE Rivera, CJ Closek… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In the last two decades, genetic and genomic studies have revealed the astonishing
diversity and ubiquity of microorganisms. Emergence and expansion of the human …

[HTML][HTML] Coral microbial community dynamics in response to anthropogenic impacts near a major city in the central Red Sea

M Ziegler, A Roik, A Porter, K Zubier, MS Mudarris… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coral-associated bacteria play an increasingly recognized part in coral health. We
investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on …

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 …

Natural volcanic CO2 seeps reveal future trajectories for host–microbial associations in corals and sponges

KM Morrow, DG Bourne, C Humphrey… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are rapidly rising causing an increase in the partial
pressure of CO2 (p CO2) in the ocean and a reduction in pH known as ocean acidification …

Differential specificity between closely related corals and abundant Endozoicomonas endosymbionts across global scales

MJ Neave, R Rachmawati, L Xun, CT Michell… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Reef-building corals are well regarded not only for their obligate association with
endosymbiotic algae, but also with prokaryotic symbionts, the specificity of which remains …