Coral probiotics: premise, promise, prospects

RS Peixoto, M Sweet, HDM Villela… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMCs) has been proposed recently as a
tool for the improvement of coral health, with knowledge in this research topic advancing …

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 …

Adapting with microbial help: microbiome flexibility facilitates rapid responses to environmental change

CR Voolstra, M Ziegler - BioEssays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Animals and plants are metaorganisms and associate with microbes that affect their
physiology, stress tolerance, and fitness. Here the hypothesis that alteration of the …

Systematic review of cnidarian microbiomes reveals insights into the structure, specificity, and fidelity of marine associations

M McCauley, TL Goulet, CR Jackson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Microorganisms play essential roles in the health and resilience of cnidarians.
Understanding the factors influencing cnidarian microbiomes requires cross study …

Intracellular bacteria are common and taxonomically diverse in cultured and in hospite algal endosymbionts of coral reefs

J Maire, SK Girvan, SE Barkla… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Corals house a variety of microorganisms which they depend on for their survival, including
endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) and bacteria. While cnidarian …

Genomic exploration of coral-associated bacteria: identifying probiotic candidates to increase coral bleaching resilience in Galaxea fascicularis

T Doering, K Tandon, SH Topa, SJ Pidot, LL Blackall… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Reef-building corals are acutely threatened by ocean warming, calling for
active interventions to reduce coral bleaching and mortality. Corals associate with a wide …

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 …

Defining coral bleaching as a microbial dysbiosis within the coral holobiont

A Boilard, CE Dubé, C Gruet, A Mercière… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Diverse roles of microbial indole compounds in eukaryotic systems

P Kumar, JH Lee, J Lee - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Indole and its derivatives are widespread across different life forms, functioning as signalling
molecules in prokaryotes and with more diverse roles in eukaryotes. A majority of indoles …

Greater functional diversity and redundancy of coral endolithic microbiomes align with lower coral bleaching susceptibility

A Cárdenas, JB Raina, C Pogoreutz… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The skeleton of reef-building coral harbors diverse microbial communities that could
compensate for metabolic deficiencies caused by the loss of algal endosymbionts, ie, coral …