Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMC): proposed mechanisms for coral health and resilience

RS Peixoto, PM Rosado, DCA Leite… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate
partner Symbiodinium is central to the success of corals. However, an array of other …

Marine sponges and their microbial symbionts: love and other relationships

NS Webster, MW Taylor - Environmental microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many marine sponges harbour dense and diverse microbial communities of considerable
ecological and biotechnological importance. While the past decade has seen tremendous …

Sunscreens cause coral bleaching by promoting viral infections

R Danovaro, L Bongiorni, C Corinaldesi… - Environmental …, 2008 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Coral bleaching (ie, the release of coral symbiotic zooxanthellae) has negative
impacts on biodiversity and functioning of reef ecosystems and their production of goods …

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 …

Metagenomic analysis of the microbial community associated with the coral Porites astreoides

L Wegley, R Edwards… - Environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The coral holobiont is a dynamic assemblage of the coral animal, zooxanthellae, endolithic
algae and fungi, Bacteria, Archaea and viruses. Zooxanthellae and some Bacteria form …

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 …

Impact of inorganic UV filters contained in sunscreen products on tropical stony corals (Acropora spp.)

C Corinaldesi, F Marcellini, E Nepote, E Damiani… - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most coral reefs worldwide are threatened by natural and anthropogenic impacts. Among
them, the release in seawater of sunscreen products commonly used by tourists to protect …

Viral-like particles are associated with endosymbiont pathology in Florida corals affected by stony coral tissue loss disease

TM Work, TM Weatherby, JH Landsberg… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first documented in 2014 near the Port of
Miami, Florida, and has since spread north and south along Florida's Coral Reef, killing …

Status and progress in coral reef disease research

E Weil, G Smith, DL Gil-Agudelo - Diseases of aquatic organisms, 2006 - int-res.com
Recent findings on the ecology, etiology and pathology of coral pathogens, host resistance
mechanisms, previously unknown disease/syndromes and the global nature of coral reef …

Bacterial assemblages differ between compartments within the coral holobiont

MJ Sweet, A Croquer, JC Bythell - Coral Reefs, 2011 - Springer
It is widely accepted that corals are associated with a diverse and host species-specific
microbiota, but how they are organized within their hosts remains poorly understood …