Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment

R Vega Thurber, LD Mydlarz, M Brandt… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …

Help me, symbionts, you're my only hope: Approaches to accelerate our understanding of coral holobiont interactions

CB Bove, MV Ingersoll… - … and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Tropical corals construct the three-dimensional framework for one of the most diverse
ecosystems on the planet, providing habitat to a plethora of species across taxa. However …

Stony coral tissue loss disease intervention with amoxicillin leads to a reversal of disease‐modulated gene expression pathways

MS Studivan, RJ Eckert, E Shilling… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) remains an unprecedented disease outbreak due
to its high mortality rate and rapid spread throughout Florida's Coral Reef and wider …

Gene Expression Response to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Transmission in M. cavernosa and O. faveolata From Florida

N Traylor-Knowles, MT Connelly, BD Young… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since 2014, corals within Florida's Coral Reef have been dying at an unprecedented rate
due to stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Here we describe the transcriptomic …

Variation in symbiont density is linked to changes in constitutive immunity in the facultatively symbiotic coral, Astrangia poculata

I Changsut, HR Womack, A Shickle… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Scleractinian corals are essential ecosystem engineers, forming the basis of coral reef
ecosystems. However, these organisms are in decline globally, in part due to rising disease …

Increased Algal Symbiont Density Reduces Host Immunity in a Threatened Caribbean Coral Species, Orbicella faveolata

LE Fuess, AM Palacio-Castro, CC Butler… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Scleractinian corals are the principal builders of coral reefs. These megadiverse ecosystems
are declining due to coral mortality from a variety of stressors, including disease. Corals are …

Indications of symbiotic state influencing melanin-synthesis immune response in the facultative coral Astrangia poculata

TE Harman, DJ Barshis, BH Salas… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2022 - int-res.com
Increased ocean warming is causing detrimental impacts to tropical corals worldwide.
Compounding the effects of heat stress, incidences of tropical coral disease have risen …

Photosymbiont Density Is Correlated with Constitutive And Induced Immunity in The Facultatively Symbiotic Coral, Astrangia Poculata

IV Changsut, EM Borbee, HR Womack… - Integrative and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Scleractinian corals, essential ecosystem engineers that form the base of coral reef
ecosystems, have faced unprecedented mortality in recent decades due to climate-change …

Growth and Cyclin-E Expression in the Stony Coral Species Orbicella faveolata Post-Microfragmentation

DM Soper, N Villafranca… - The Biological …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Coral growth is critical to reef health, resilience under rapidly changing environmental
conditions, and restoration efforts. Although fragmenting coral has been occurring for many …

Education and Research: A Symbiosis to Better Understand a Novel Coral Disease

DM Soper - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ongoing ecological events, such as new and emerging diseases, provide an important
platform for education and research. Field courses and undergraduate research projects can …