Finding evolutionary processes hidden in cryptic species

TH Struck, JL Feder, M Bendiksby, S Birkeland… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2018 - cell.com
Cryptic species could represent a substantial fraction of biodiversity. However, inconsistent
definitions and taxonomic treatment of cryptic species prevent informed estimates of their …

Down to the bone: the role of overlooked endolithic microbiomes in reef coral health

M Pernice, JB Raina, N Rädecker, A Cárdenas… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reef-building corals harbour an astonishing diversity of microorganisms, including
endosymbiotic microalgae, bacteria, archaea, and fungi. The metabolic interactions within …

Identification of plastic-associated species in the Mediterranean Sea using DNA metabarcoding with Nanopore MinION

K Davidov, E Iankelevich-Kounio, I Yakovenko… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Plastic debris in the ocean form a new ecosystem, termed 'plastisphere', which hosts a
variety of marine organisms. Recent studies implemented DNA metabarcoding to …

Greater functional diversity and redundancy of coral endolithic microbiomes align with lower coral bleaching susceptibility

A Cárdenas, JB Raina, C Pogoreutz… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The skeleton of reef-building coral harbors diverse microbial communities that could
compensate for metabolic deficiencies caused by the loss of algal endosymbionts, ie, coral …

Metagenomics approaches for the detection and surveillance of emerging and recurrent plant pathogens

E Piombo, A Abdelfattah, S Droby, M Wisniewski… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globalization has a dramatic effect on the trade and movement of seeds, fruits and
vegetables, with a corresponding increase in economic losses caused by the introduction of …

Multi-marker metabarcoding of coral skeletons reveals a rich microbiome and diverse evolutionary origins of endolithic algae

VR Marcelino, H Verbruggen - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Bacteria, fungi and green algae are common inhabitants of coral skeletons. Their diversity is
poorly characterized because they are difficult to identify with microscopy or environmental …

Environment and host identity structure communities of green algal symbionts in lichens

F Dal Grande, G Rolshausen, PK Divakar… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An understanding of how biotic interactions shape species' distributions is central to
predicting host–symbiont responses under climate change. Switches to locally adapted …

Intraspecific differences in molecular stress responses and coral pathobiome contribute to mortality under bacterial challenge in Acropora millepora

RM Wright, CD Kenkel, CE Dunn, EN Shilling… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Disease causes significant coral mortality worldwide; however, factors responsible for
intraspecific variation in disease resistance remain unclear. We exposed fragments of eight …

Effect of iron and magnesium addition on population dynamics and high value product of microalgae grown in anaerobic liquid digestate

H Ermis, U Guven-Gulhan, T Cakir, M Altinbas - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In this study, FeSO4 supplementation ranging from 0 to 4.5 mM, and MgSO4
supplementation ranging from 0 to 5.1 mM were investigated to observe the effect on the …

The critical importance of rhodoliths in the life cycle completion of both macro-and microalgae, and as holobionts for the establishment and maintenance of marine …

S Fredericq, S Krayesky-Self, T Sauvage… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Rhodoliths are the main hard substrata for the attachment of benthic macroalgae in the NW
Gulf of Mexico rubble habitats that are associated with salt domes, unique deep bank …