Octocorals are one of the most ubiquitous benthic organisms in marine ecosystems from the
shallow tropics to the Antarctic deep sea, providing habitat for numerous organisms as well …

Marine invertebrates and their associated microorganisms are rich sources of bioactive
compounds. Among them, coral and its associated microorganisms are promising providers …

Scleractinian corals' microbial symbionts influence host health, yet how coral microbiomes
assembled over evolution is not well understood. We survey bacterial and archaeal …

The global decline of coral reefs heightens the need to understand how corals respond to
changing environmental conditions. Corals are metaorganisms, so-called holobionts, and …

Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Dominant coral-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria species are hypothesized to play a
role in the coral sulfur cycle by metabolizing dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) into …

Abstract Background In octocorals (Cnidaria Octocorallia), the functional relationship
between host health and its symbiotic consortium has yet to be determined. Here, we …

Background Climate change has accelerated the occurrence and severity of heatwaves in
the Mediterranean Sea and poses a significant threat to the octocoral species that form the …

Microbes perform critical functions in corals, yet most knowledge is derived from the photic
zone. Here, we discover two mollicutes that dominate the microbiome of the deep-sea …

Bacterial diseases of marine fish inflict significant economic damage to fisheries and
aquaculture and pose an increasing risk to public health. When addressing fish disease, an …