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 …

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 …

Heat-evolved microalgal symbionts increase coral bleaching tolerance

P Buerger, C Alvarez-Roa, CW Coppin, SL Pearce… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Coral reefs worldwide are suffering mass mortalities from marine heat waves. With the aim of
enhancing coral bleaching tolerance, we evolved 10 clonal strains of a common coral …

Symbiodiniaceae‐bacteria interactions: rethinking metabolite exchange in reef‐building corals as multi‐partner metabolic networks

JL Matthews, JB Raina, T Kahlke… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The intimate relationship between scleractinian corals and their associated microorganisms
is fundamental to healthy coral reef ecosystems. Coral‐associated microbes …

Virus–host interactions and their roles in coral reef health and disease

RV Thurber, JP Payet, AR Thurber… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Coral reefs occur in nutrient-poor shallow waters, constitute biodiversity and productivity
hotspots, and are threatened by anthropogenic disturbance. This Review provides an …

Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems

B Glasl, NS Webster, DG Bourne - Marine Biology, 2017 - Springer
Microorganisms play a fundamental role in the functioning and stability of coral reef
ecosystems. However, environmental disturbances can trigger alterations to the natural …

Comparative analysis of the genomes of Stylophora pistillata and Acropora digitifera provides evidence for extensive differences between species of corals

CR Voolstra, Y Li, YJ Liew, S Baumgarten, D Zoccola… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Stony corals form the foundation of coral reef ecosystems. Their phylogeny is characterized
by a deep evolutionary divergence that separates corals into a robust and complex clade …

Disease resistance in coral is mediated by distinct adaptive and plastic gene expression profiles

NJ MacKnight, BA Dimos, KM Beavers, EM Muller… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to coral reefs, resulting in altered community
structure and hindering the functional contributions of disease-susceptible species. We …

Thermal and pCO2 Stress Elicit Divergent Transcriptomic Responses in a Resilient Coral

SW Davies, A Marchetti, JB Ries… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic as a result of rising atmospheric p CO2.
Transcriptome plasticity may facilitate marine organisms' acclimation to thermal and …

Microbiome engineering: enhancing climate resilience in corals

HE Epstein, HA Smith, G Torda… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The world's coral reefs are under unparalleled pressure due to climate change, stimulating
research focused on preventing further damage and loss in these ecosystems. The coral …