Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species are two of the most critical
environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the disruption of various …

The global impacts of climate change are evident in every marine ecosystem. On coral reefs,
mass coral bleaching and mortality have emerged as ubiquitous responses to ocean …

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 …

The provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …

Health and resilience of the coral holobiont depend on diverse bacterial communities often
dominated by key marine symbionts of the Endozoicomonadaceae family. The factors …

The holobiont concept (ie, multiple living beings in close symbiosis with one another and
functioning as a unit) is revolutionizing our understanding of biology, especially in marine …

Symbiotic cnidarians such as corals and anemones form highly productive and biodiverse
coral reef ecosystems in nutrient-poor ocean environments, a phenomenon known as …

Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They support high biodiversity
of multicellular organisms that strongly rely on associated microorganisms for health and …