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Day-night cycle as a key environmental factor affecting coral-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Interpreting the coral-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis in light of the day-night cycle may provide missing links in understanding the function of endosymbiosis.
Sanqiang Gong +7 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Coral ingestion by crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is an important cause of coral reef degradation, although the impacts of COTS feeding on coral-associated microbial communities are not well understood.
Zhenjun Qin +7 more
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Defining Coral Bleaching as a Microbial Dysbiosis within the Coral Holobiont [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 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 breakdown of the symbiosis between the host and its dinoflagellate algae (that is, “bleaching”), is one of the most devastating outcomes for reef ecosystems.
Aurélie Boilard +5 more
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Adaptive strategies of Caribbean sponge holobionts beyond the mesophotic zone
MicrobiomeBackground Marine sponges and their microbiomes function together as holobionts, playing essential roles in ecosystem dynamics and exhibiting remarkable adaptability across depth gradients.
Benoît Paix +6 more
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Octocorals in the Gulf of Aqaba exhibit high photosymbiont fidelity
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Symbiotic associations, widespread in terrestrial and marine ecosystems, are of considerable ecological importance. Many tropical coral species are holobionts, formed by the obligate association between a cnidarian host and endosymbiotic dinoflagellates ...
Ronen Liberman +4 more
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Evidence for phosphonate usage in the coral holobiont [PDF]
The ISME Journal, 2009 Abstract Phosphonates are characterized by a stable carbon–phosphorus bond and commonly occur as lipid conjugates in invertebrate cell membranes. Phosphonoacetate hydrolase encoded by the phnA gene, catalyses the cleavage of phosphonoacetate to acetate and phosphate.
Thomas, S. +8 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Scleractinian corals form symbiotic relationships with a variety of microorganisms, including endosymbiotic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae, and with bacteria, which are collectively termed coral holobionts.
Toshiyuki Takagi +6 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Although the importance of coral holobionts is widely accepted, the relationship between the flexibility of the microbial structure and the coral host is very complicated.
Wentao Zhu +15 more
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Nitric oxide production rather than oxidative stress and cell death is associated with the onset of coral bleaching in Pocillopora acuta [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Elevated seawater temperatures associated with climate change lead to coral bleaching. While the ultimate causes of bleaching are well understood, the proximate physiological mechanisms underlying the bleaching response are not as well defined.
Christopher P. Jury +4 more
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Coral holobionts and biotechnology: from Blue Economy to coral reef conservation
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 Corals are of ecological and economic importance, providing habitat for species and contributing to coastal protection, fisheries, and tourism. Their biotechnological potential is also increasingly recognized. Particularly, the production of pharmaceutically interesting compounds by corals and their microbial associates stimulated natural product-based
Jeroen AJM van de Water +3 more
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