Lysogens are common at high bacterial densities, an observation that contrasts with the
prevailing view of lysogeny as a low‐density refugium strategy. Here, we review the …

Exposure to deoxygenation from climate warming and pollution is emerging as a
contributing factor of coral bleaching and mortality. However, the combined effects of heating …

Marine bacterioplankton underpin the health and function of coral reefs and respond in a
rapid and sensitive manner to environmental changes that affect reef ecosystem stability …

Sea star wasting (SSW) disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in
significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following a mass mortality event in 2013 …

Viruses, microbes, and host macroorganisms form ecological units called holobionts. Here,
a combination of metagenomic sequencing, metabolomic profiling, and epifluorescence …

Urban lakes represent important land-water and nature-human dual interfaces that promote
the cycling of elements from terrestrials to sediments and consequently modulating the …

Background Bacteriophages encode genes that modify bacterial functions during infection.
The acquisition of phage-encoded virulence genes is a major mechanism for the rise of …

Temperate phages can associate with their bacterial host to form a lysogen, often modifying
the phenotype of the host. Lysogens are dominant in the microbially dense environment of …

Background Predation pressure and herbivory exert cascading effects on coral reef health
and stability. However, the extent of these cascading effects can vary considerably across …

Coral reefs are subject to degradation by multiple environmental stressors which are
predicted to intensify. Stress can alter ecosystem composition, with shifts from hard coral to …