The microbiome extends host evolutionary potential

LP Henry, M Bruijning, SKG Forsberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The microbiome shapes many host traits, yet the biology of microbiomes challenges
traditional evolutionary models. Here, we illustrate how integrating the microbiome into …

Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts

CR Voolstra, DJ Suggett, RS Peixoto… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation destroy coral reefs, the
ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who …

Coral microbiome manipulation elicits metabolic and genetic restructuring to mitigate heat stress and evade mortality

EP Santoro, RM Borges, JL Espinoza, M Freire… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMCs) ameliorate environmental stress, but whether
they can prevent mortality and the underlying host response mechanisms remains elusive …

Coral probiotics: premise, promise, prospects

RS Peixoto, M Sweet, HDM Villela… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMCs) has been proposed recently as a
tool for the improvement of coral health, with knowledge in this research topic advancing …

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 …

The microbiome in threatened species conservation

AG West, DW Waite, P Deines, DG Bourne… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
As global biodiversity continues to reduce at an alarming rate, threatened species are
increasingly being brought under intensive management or into captivity. However, current …

Microbiota mediated plasticity promotes thermal adaptation in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

L Baldassarre, H Ying, AM Reitzel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
At the current rate of climate change, it is unlikely that multicellular organisms will be able to
adapt to changing environmental conditions through genetic recombination and natural …

Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife

N Garcias-Bonet, A Roik, B Tierney, FC García… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
The provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …

The microbiomes of deep-sea hydrothermal vents: distributed globally, shaped locally

GJ Dick - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
The discovery of chemosynthetic ecosystems at deep-sea hydrothermal vents in 1977
changed our view of biology. Chemosynthetic bacteria and archaea form the foundation of …