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 …

Microalgal and nitrogen-fixing bacterial consortia: from interaction to biotechnological potential

A Llamas, E Leon-Miranda, M Tejada-Jimenez - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are used in various biotechnological processes, such as biofuel production due
to their high biomass yields, agriculture as biofertilizers, production of high-value-added …

Heat stress reduces the contribution of diazotrophs to coral holobiont nitrogen cycling

N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz, HM Gegner… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Efficient nutrient cycling in the coral-algal symbiosis requires constant but limited nitrogen
availability. Coral-associated diazotrophs, ie, prokaryotes capable of fixing dinitrogen, may …

Antibiotics reduce Pocillopora coral‐associated bacteria diversity, decrease holobiont oxygen consumption and activate immune gene expression

MT Connelly, G Snyder, AM Palacio‐Castro… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Corals are important models for understanding invertebrate host–microbe interactions;
however, to fully discern mechanisms involved in these relationships, experimental …

Excess labile carbon promotes diazotroph abundance in heat-stressed octocorals

N Xiang, A Meyer, C Pogoreutz… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nitrogen limitation is the foundation of stable coral-algal symbioses. Diazotrophs,
prokaryotes capable of fixing N2 into ammonia, support the productivity of corals in …

Presence of algal symbionts affects denitrifying bacterial communities in the sea anemone Aiptasia coral model

N Xiang, N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz… - ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The coral-algal symbiosis is maintained by a constant and limited nitrogen availability in the
holobiont. Denitrifiers, ie, prokaryotes reducing nitrate/nitrite to dinitrogen, could contribute to …

Regulation of the Coral-Associated Bacteria and Symbiodiniaceae in Acropora valida Under Ocean Acidification

R Ge, J Liang, K Yu, B Chen, X Yu, C Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ocean acidification is one of many stressors that coral reef ecosystems are currently
contending with. Thus, understanding the response of key symbiotic microbes to ocean …

Phototrophic sponge productivity may not be enhanced in a high CO2 world

JJ Bell, M Shaffer, HM Luter, R Mana… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sponges are major components of benthic communities across the world and have been
identified as potential “winners” on coral reefs in the face of global climate change as result …

Acidification and hypoxia drive physiological trade-offs in oysters and partial loss of nutrient cycling capacity in oyster holobiont

DA Hemraj, LJ Falkenberg, K Cheung… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Reef building oysters provide vast ecological benefits and ecosystem services.
A large part of their role in driving ecological processes is mediated by the microbial …

Endozoicomonas provides corals with steroid hormones during thermal stress

MA Ochsenkühn, AR Mohamed, TD Haydon, LSY Coe… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Paragraph Rising temperatures are devastating coral populations throughout the globe. The
coral microbiome is believed to play a critical role in sustaining corals and enabling their …