Phylosymbiosis was recently formulated to support a hypothesis-driven framework for the
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …

Seaweeds are broadly distributed and represent an important source of secondary
metabolites (eg, halogenated compounds, polyphenols) eliciting various pharmacological …

Eukaryotic organisms evolved in a microbial world and often have intimate associations with
diverse bacterial groups. Kelp, brown macroalgae in the order Laminariales, play a vital role …

Host-associated microbiota composition can be conserved over evolutionary time scales.
Indeed, closely related species often host similar microbiota; ie, the composition of their …

Kelp forests are known as key habitats for species diversity and macroalgal productivity;
however, we know little about how these biogenic habitats interact with seawater chemistry …

Canopy-forming kelps create underwater forests that are among the most productive marine
ecosystems. On the Pacific coast of North America, two canopy-forming kelps with …

When studying the effects of climate change on eukaryotic organisms we often oversee a
major ecological process: the interaction with microbes. Eukaryotic hosts and microbes form …

Kelp forests are experiencing broad scale declines in abundance and shifts in latitudinal
ranges in many areas of the world due to numerous environmental stressors, especially …

Large eukaryotes support diverse communities of microbes on their surface—epibiota—that
profoundly influence their biology. Alternate factors known to structure complex patterns of …

Marine bacteria play important roles in the degradation and cycling of algal polysaccharides.
However, the dynamics of epiphytic bacterial communities and their roles in algal …