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 …

The evolution, assembly, and dynamics of marine Holobionts

RA González-Pech, VY Li, V Garcia… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The holobiont concept (ie, multiple living beings in close symbiosis with one another and
functioning as a unit) is revolutionizing our understanding of biology, especially in marine …

Harnessing the power of model organisms to unravel microbial functions in the coral holobiont

G Puntin, M Sweet, S Fraune, M Medina… - Microbiology and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Stony corals build the framework of coral reefs, ecosystems of immense ecological and
economic importance. The existence of these ecosystems is threatened by climate change …

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Facultative lifestyle drives diversity of coral algal symbionts

D Bhattacharya, TG Stephens, EE Chille… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
The photosynthetic symbionts of corals sustain biodiverse reefs in nutrient-poor, tropical
waters. Recent genomic data illuminate the evolution of coral symbionts under genome size …

Description of Freudenthalidium gen. nov. and Halluxium gen. nov. to Formally Recognize Clades Fr3 and H as Genera in the Family Symbiodiniaceae …

MR Nitschke, SC Craveiro, C Brandão… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Symbiodiniaceae are a family of marine dinoflagellates known mostly for their
endosymbiotic interactions with invertebrates and protists, but facultatively and exclusively …

Gene duplication is the primary driver of intraspecific genomic divergence in coral algal symbionts

S Shah, KE Dougan, Y Chen… - Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dinoflagellates in the order Suessiales include the family Symbiodiniaceae, which have
essential roles as photosymbionts in corals, and their cold-adapted sister group, Polarella …

A k-mer-Based Approach for Phylogenetic Classification of Taxa in Environmental Genomic Data

J Van Etten, TG Stephens, D Bhattacharya - Systematic biology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the age of genome sequencing, whole-genome data is readily and frequently generated,
leading to a wealth of new information that can be used to advance various fields of …

Genomic signatures of disease resistance in endangered staghorn corals

SV Vollmer, JD Selwyn, BA Despard, CL Roesel - Science, 2023 - science.org
White band disease (WBD) has caused unprecedented declines in the Caribbean Acropora
corals, which are now listed as critically endangered species. Highly disease-resistant …

Omics study of harmful algal blooms in China: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives

D Wang, S Zhang, H Zhang, S Lin - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, the frequency, scale, and scope of harmful algal blooms (HABs)
have increased significantly in the coastal waters of China. HABs have become a major …