Coral microbiomes are critical to holobiont health and functioning, but the stability of host–
microbial interactions is fragile, easily shifting from eubiosis to dysbiosis. The heat-induced …

Corals are the visible indicators of the disasters induced by global climate change and
anthropogenic activities and have become a highly vulnerable ecosystem on the verge of …

Evolutionary rescue of populations depends on their ability to produce phenotypic variation
that is heritable and adaptive. DNA mutations are the best understood mechanisms to create …

A growing number of studies have provided insights into the diversity of coral-associated
bacteria and their function in the coral holobiont. Yet, information about spatial heterogeneity …

Coral microbiomes, the complex microbial communities associated with the different
anatomic compartments of the coral, provide important functions for the host's survival, such …

Metagenomic and electron microscopy studies confirm that the coral microbiome contains a
rich diversity and abundance of viruses. While there have been no definitive tests of disease …

Under homoeostatic conditions, the relationship between the coral Pocillopora damicornis
and Vibrio coralliilyticus is commensal. An increase in temperature, or in the abundance of …

The coral is a holobiont formed by the close interaction between the coral animal and a
diverse community of microorganisms, including dinoflagellates, bacteria, archaea, fungi …

The critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is affected by white pox disease
(WPX) throughout the Florida Reef Tract and wider Caribbean. The bacterium Serratia …

Background The architecturally important coral species Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata
were historically common in the Caribbean, but have declined precipitously since the early …