The coral microbiome: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of coral–microbiota interactions

AR Mohamed, MA Ochsenkühn… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 …

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 …

Gene expression associated with white syndromes in a reef building coral, Acropora hyacinthus

RM Wright, GV Aglyamova, E Meyer, MV Matz - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Corals are capable of launching diverse immune defenses at the site of direct
contact with pathogens, but the molecular mechanisms of this activity and the colony-wide …

Whole transcriptome analysis reveals changes in expression of immune-related genes during and after bleaching in a reef-building coral

JH Pinzón, B Kamel, CA Burge… - Royal Society …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change is negatively affecting the stability of natural ecosystems, especially coral
reefs. The dissociation of the symbiosis between reef-building corals and their algal …

Comparative analysis of the Pocillopora damicornis genome highlights role of immune system in coral evolution

R Cunning, RA Bay, P Gillette, AC Baker… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Comparative analysis of the expanding genomic resources for scleractinian corals may
provide insights into the evolution of these organisms, with implications for their continued …

Production of extracellular reactive oxygen species by marine biota

CM Hansel, JM Diaz - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced ubiquitously across the tree of life. Far from
being synonymous with toxicity and harm, biological ROS production is increasingly …

Meta‐analysis of the coral environmental stress response: Acropora corals show opposing responses depending on stress intensity

G Dixon, E Abbott, M Matz - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As climate change progresses, reef‐building corals must contend more often with
suboptimal conditions, motivating a need to understand coral stress response. Here, we test …

Disease resistance in coral is mediated by distinct adaptive and plastic gene expression profiles

NJ MacKnight, BA Dimos, KM Beavers, EM Muller… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to coral reefs, resulting in altered community
structure and hindering the functional contributions of disease-susceptible species. We …

Phylogenetic, genomic, and biogeographic characterization of a novel and ubiquitous marine invertebrate-associated Rickettsiales parasite, Candidatus …

JG Klinges, SM Rosales, R McMinds… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial symbionts are integral to the health and homeostasis of invertebrate hosts.
Notably, members of the Rickettsiales genus Wolbachia influence several aspects of the …

A unique approach to monitor stress in coral exposed to emerging pollutants

D Stien, M Suzuki, AMS Rodrigues, M Yvin… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Metabolomic profiling of the hexacoral Pocillopora damicornis exposed to solar filters
revealed a metabolomic signature of stress in this coral. It was demonstrated that the …