Stony corals are poster child holobionts due to their intimate association with diverse
microorganisms from all domains of life. We are only beginning to understand the diverse …

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 climate crisis is one of the most significant threats to marine ecosystems. It is leading to
severe increases in sea surface temperatures and in the frequency and magnitude of marine …

This study initially investigated the coral status during the unexpected bleaching event in
three coastal areas in Northwest Hainan coastal areas and analyzed changes in coral …

Cold-water corals are threatened by global warming, especially in the Mediterranean Sea
where they live close to their upper known thermal limit (ie 13° C), yet their response to …

Abstract The symbiont “Candidatus Aquarickettsia rohweri” infects a diversity of aquatic
hosts. In the threatened Caribbean coral, Acropora cervicornis, Aquarickettsia proliferates in …

Nutrient pollution is linked to coral disease susceptibility and severity, but the mechanism
behind this effect remains underexplored. A recently identified bacterial species,'Ca …

Viruses can affect coral health by infecting their symbiotic dinoflagellate partners
(Symbiodiniaceae). Yet, viral dynamics in coral colonies exposed to environmental stress …

Bacteria in the coral microbiome play a crucial role in determining coral health and fitness,
and the coral host often restructures its microbiome composition in response to external …

Reef-building corals form complex relationships with a wide range of microbial partners,
including symbiotic algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae and various bacteria. These coral …