Diversity and function of prevalent symbiotic marine bacteria in the genus Endozoicomonas

MJ Neave, A Apprill, C Ferrier-Pagès… - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Endozoicomonas bacteria are emerging as extremely diverse and flexible symbionts of
numerous marine hosts inhabiting oceans worldwide. Their hosts range from simple …

Associations and dynamics of Vibrionaceae in the environment, from the genus to the population level

AF Takemura, DM Chien, MF Polz - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The Vibrionaceae, which encompasses several potential pathogens, including V. cholerae,
the causative agent of cholera, and V. vulnificus, the deadliest seafood-borne pathogen, are …

Coral bacterial community structure responds to environmental change in a host-specific manner

M Ziegler, CGB Grupstra, MM Barreto, M Eaton… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The global decline of coral reefs heightens the need to understand how corals respond to
changing environmental conditions. Corals are metaorganisms, so-called holobionts, and …

Metaorganisms as the new frontier

TCG Bosch, MJ McFall-Ngai - Zoology, 2011 - Elsevier
Because it appears that almost all organisms are part of an interdependent metaorganism,
an understanding of the underlying host–microbe species associations, and of evolution and …

Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment

R Vega Thurber, LD Mydlarz, M Brandt… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …

Unseen players shape benthic competition on coral reefs

KL Barott, FL Rohwer - Trends in microbiology, 2012 - cell.com
Recent work has shown that hydrophilic and hydrophobic organic matter (OM) from algae
disrupts the function of the coral holobiont and promotes the invasion of opportunistic …

Bacterial associates of two Caribbean coral species reveal species-specific distribution and geographic variability

KM Morrow, AG Moss, NE Chadwick… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Scleractinian corals harbor microorganisms that form dynamic associations with the coral
host and exhibit substantial genetic and ecological diversity. Microbial associates may …

Bacterial assemblages differ between compartments within the coral holobiont

MJ Sweet, A Croquer, JC Bythell - Coral Reefs, 2011 - Springer
It is widely accepted that corals are associated with a diverse and host species-specific
microbiota, but how they are organized within their hosts remains poorly understood …

Stable and sporadic symbiotic communities of coral and algal holobionts

ER Hester, KL Barott, J Nulton, MJA Vermeij… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Coral and algal holobionts are assemblages of macroorganisms and microorganisms,
including viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, protists and fungi. Despite a decade of research, it …

Biology and ecology of coral mucus release

JC Bythell, C Wild - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2011 - Elsevier
There has been an exponential increase in coral mucus research over the last 5years,
attracting attention from coral biologists and reef ecologists. The most active area has been …