AssessingSymbiodiniumdiversity in scleractinian corals via next-generation sequencing-based genotyping of the ITS2 rDNA region

New insights into the dynamics between reef corals and their associated dinoflagellate endosymbionts from population genetic studies

(2014) Iliana B. Baums et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

ExploringSymbiodiniumdiversity and host specificity inAcroporacorals from geographical extremes of Western Australia with 454 amplicon pyrosequencing

(2014) L. Thomas et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Ecologically differentiated stress-tolerant endosymbionts in the dinoflagellate genusSymbiodinium(Dinophyceae) Clade D are different species

(2014) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   PHYCOLOGIA

Deep-Sequencing Method for Quantifying Background Abundances of Symbiodinium Types: Exploring the Rare Symbiodinium Biosphere in Reef-Building Corals

(2014) Kate M. Quigley et al.   PLoS One

Quantifying crypticSymbiodiniumdiversity withinOrbicella faveolataandOrbicella franksiat the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico

(2014) Elizabeth A. Green et al.   PeerJ

Distribution-Based Clustering: Using Ecology To Refine the Operational Taxonomic Unit

(2013) Sarah P. Preheim et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

HOST-SPECIALIST LINEAGES DOMINATE THE ADAPTIVE RADIATION OF REEF CORAL ENDOSYMBIONTS

(2013) Daniel J. Thornhill et al.   EVOLUTION

Genetics and Morphology Characterize the DinoflagellateSymbiodinium voratum, n. sp., (Dinophyceae) as the Sole Representative ofSymbiodiniumClade E

(2013) Hae Jin Jeong et al.   JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY

Population genetic data of a model symbiotic cnidarian system reveal remarkable symbiotic specificity and vectored introductions across ocean basins

(2013) Daniel J. Thornhill et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Host-Specific Interactions with Environmental Factors Shape the Distribution of Symbiodinium across the Great Barrier Reef

(2013) Linda Tonk et al.   PLoS One

The Effect of Primer Choice and Short Read Sequences on the Outcome of 16S rRNA Gene Based Diversity Studies

(2013) Jonas Ghyselinck et al.   PLoS One

The Chloroplast Genome of a Symbiodinium sp. Clade C3 Isolate

(2013) Adrian C. Barbrook et al.   PROTIST

The distribution of the thermally tolerant symbiont lineage (Symbiodiniumclade D) in corals from Hawaii: correlations with host and the history of ocean thermal stress

(2013) Michael Stat et al.   Ecology and Evolution

SymbioGBR: a web-based database of Symbiodinium associated with cnidarian hosts on the Great Barrier Reef

(2013) Linda Tonk et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

A genetics-based description ofSymbiodinium minutumsp. nov. andS. psygmophilumsp. nov. (Dinophyceae), two dinoflagellates symbiotic with cnidaria

(2012) Todd C. Lajeunesse et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Identifying and Characterizing Alternative Molecular Markers for the Symbiotic and Free-Living Dinoflagellate Genus Symbiodinium

(2012) Xavier Pochon et al.   PLoS One

Endosymbiotic flexibility associates with environmental sensitivity in scleractinian corals

(2012) H. M. Putnam et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Assessing and Improving Methods Used in Operational Taxonomic Unit-Based Approaches for 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis

(2011) Patrick D. Schloss et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

(2011) Robert C. Edgar et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Removing Noise From Pyrosequenced Amplicons

(2011) Christopher Quince et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Genotypic diversity and spatial-temporal distribution of Symbiodinium clones in an abundant reef coral

(2011) DANIEL T. PETTAY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

GeoSymbio: a hybrid, cloud-based web application of global geospatial bioinformatics and ecoinformatics for Symbiodinium-host symbioses

(2011) ERIK C. FRANKLIN et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Variation in Symbiodinium ITS2 Sequence Assemblages among Coral Colonies

(2011) Michael Stat et al.   PLoS One

Improved Resolution of Reef-Coral Endosymbiont (Symbiodinium) Species Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution through psbA Non-Coding Region Genotyping

(2011) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   PLoS One

Preservation of corals in salt-saturated DMSO buffer is superior to ethanol for PCR experiments

(2010) M. R. Gaither et al.   CORAL REEFS

Local endemicity and high diversity characterise high-latitude coral–Symbiodinium partnerships

(2010) L. C. Wicks et al.   CORAL REEFS

Long-standing environmental conditions, geographic isolation and host-symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of coral endosymbionts in the genusSymbiodinium

(2010) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Specificity and stability in high latitude eastern Pacific coral-algal symbioses

(2010) T. C. LaJeunesse et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Novel algal symbiont (Symbiodinium spp.) diversity in reef corals of Western Australia

(2010) RN Silverstein et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Relative Significance of Host–Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium

(2010) J. Christine Finney et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Multiple marker parallel tag environmental DNA sequencing reveals a highly complex eukaryotic community in marine anoxic water

(2010) THORSTEN STOECK et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities

(2009) P. D. Schloss et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Massively parallel tag sequencing reveals the complexity of anaerobic marine protistan communities

(2009) Thorsten Stoeck et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Understanding diversity in coral-algal symbiosis: a cluster-based approach to interpreting fine-scale genetic variation in the genus Symbiodinium

(2009) A. M. S. Correa et al.   CORAL REEFS

Specificity in communities of Symbiodinium in corals from Johnston Atoll

(2009) M Stat et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cohesive molecular genetic data delineate species diversity in the dinoflagellate genusSymbiodinium

(2009) E. M. SAMPAYO et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A Method for Studying Protistan Diversity Using Massively Parallel Sequencing of V9 Hypervariable Regions of Small-Subunit Ribosomal RNA Genes

(2009) Linda A. Amaral-Zettler et al.   PLoS One

Outbreak and persistence of opportunistic symbiotic dinoflagellates during the 2005 Caribbean mass coral 'bleaching' event

(2009) T. C. LaJeunesse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

MICROSATELLITE GENOTYPING OF SINGLE CELLS OF THE DINOFLAGELLATE SPECIESLINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM(DINOPHYCEAE): A NOVEL APPROACH FOR MARINE MICROBIAL POPULATION GENETIC STUDIES1

(2008) Jörg C. Frommlet et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Latitudinal symbiont zonation in Stylophora pistillata from southeast Africa

(2008) Angus H. H. Macdonald et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Error-correcting barcoded primers for pyrosequencing hundreds of samples in multiplex

(2008) Micah Hamady et al.   NATURE METHODS