Coral probiotics: premise, promise, prospects

RS Peixoto, M Sweet, HDM Villela… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMCs) has been proposed recently as a
tool for the improvement of coral health, with knowledge in this research topic advancing …

Avenues of reef-building coral acclimatization in response to rapid environmental change

HM Putnam - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
The swiftly changing climate presents a challenge to organismal fitness by creating a
mismatch between the current environment and phenotypes adapted to historic conditions …

Genomic exploration of coral-associated bacteria: identifying probiotic candidates to increase coral bleaching resilience in Galaxea fascicularis

T Doering, K Tandon, SH Topa, SJ Pidot, LL Blackall… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Reef-building corals are acutely threatened by ocean warming, calling for
active interventions to reduce coral bleaching and mortality. Corals associate with a wide …

Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

A research review of interventions to increase the persistence and resilience of coral reefs

National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth… - 2019 - books.google.com
Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s,
averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result …

The molecular language of the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis

SL Rosset, CA Oakley, C Ferrier-Pagès, DJ Suggett… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
The cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis is of huge importance as it underpins the success of
coral reefs, yet we know very little about how the host cnidarian and its dinoflagellate …

Biodegradable zein-based biocomposite films for underwater delivery of curcumin reduce thermal stress effects in corals

M Contardi, M Fadda, V Isa, YD Louis… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Massive coral bleaching episodes induced by thermal stress are one of the first causes of
coral death worldwide. Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been …

Corals in the hottest reefs in the world exhibit symbiont fidelity not flexibility

EJ Howells, AG Bauman, GO Vaughan… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reef‐building corals are at risk of extinction from ocean warming. While some corals can
enhance their thermal limits by associating with dinoflagellate photosymbionts of superior …

Coral bleaching response is unaltered following acclimatization to reefs with distinct environmental conditions

KL Barott, AS Huffmyer, JM Davidson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Urgent action is needed to prevent the demise of coral reefs as the climate crisis leads to an
increasingly warmer and more acidic ocean. Propagating climate change–resistant corals to …

Symbiodiniaceae photophysiology and stress resilience is enhanced by microbial associations

JL Matthews, L Hoch, JB Raina, M Pablo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Symbiodiniaceae form associations with extra-and intracellular bacterial symbionts, both in
culture and in symbiosis with corals. Bacterial associates can regulate Symbiodiniaceae …