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Virus–host interactions and their roles in coral reef health and disease

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Bacterial community dynamics are linked to patterns of coral heat tolerance

(2017) Maren Ziegler et al.   Nature Communications

Insights into the Coral Microbiome: Underpinning the Health and Resilience of Reef Ecosystems

(2016) David G. Bourne et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Diversity and function of prevalent symbiotic marine bacteria in the genus Endozoicomonas

(2016) Matthew J. Neave et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cyanobacterial and microeukaryotic profiles of healthy, diseased, and dead Millepora alcicornis from the South Atlantic

(2016) HF Santos et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef-building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures

(2016) Emily J. Howells et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Differential specificity between closely related corals and abundant Endozoicomonas endosymbionts across global scales

(2016) Matthew J Neave et al.   ISME Journal

Exploring the Symbiodinium rare biosphere provides evidence for symbiont switching in reef-building corals

(2016) Nadine M Boulotte et al.   ISME Journal

The microbiome of coral surface mucus has a key role in mediating holobiont health and survival upon disturbance

(2016) Bettina Glasl et al.   ISME Journal

Prevalence of potential nitrogen-fixing, green sulfur bacteria in the skeleton of reef-building coralIsopora palifera

(2016) Shan-Hua Yang et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Caribbean corals house shared and host-specific microbial symbionts over time and space

(2016) Nathaniel D. Chu et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

The Microbial Signature Provides Insight into the Mechanistic Basis of Coral Success across Reef Habitats

(2016) Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda et al.   mBio

Comparative genomics explains the evolutionary success of reef-forming corals

(2016) Debashish Bhattacharya et al.   eLife

Microbial Dysbiosis: Rethinking Disease in Marine Ecosystems

(2016) Suhelen Egan et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Mucus Sugar Content Shapes the Bacterial Community Structure in Thermally Stressed Acropora muricata

(2016) Sonny T. M. Lee et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Genomic Insight into the Host–Endosymbiont Relationship of Endozoicomonas montiporae CL-33T with its Coral Host

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Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

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Multi-Partner Interactions in Corals in the Face of Climate Change

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Coral community response to bleaching on a highly disturbed reef

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Genomes of coral dinoflagellate symbionts highlight evolutionary adaptations conducive to a symbiotic lifestyle

(2016) M. Aranda et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluation of soil bioremediation techniques in an aged diesel spill at the Antarctic Peninsula

(2015) Hugo E. de Jesus et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plant Pathogenic Microbial Communication Affected by Elevated Temperature in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum

(2015) N. D. Saha et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts

(2015) Tracy D Ainsworth et al.   ISME Journal

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(2015) Melissa Garren et al.   ISME Journal

Microbiome shifts and the inhibition of quorum sensing by Black Band Disease cyanobacteria

(2015) Julie L Meyer et al.   ISME Journal

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(2015) Eric R Hester et al.   ISME Journal

Probiotic potential of selected lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from Brazilian kefir grains

(2015) A.M.O. Leite et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Seasonal variation in dinitrogen fixation and oxygen fluxes associated with two dominant zooxanthellate soft corals from the northern Red Sea

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Coral-the world's most diverse symbiotic ecosystem

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Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution

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Functional significance of dinitrogen fixation in sustaining coral productivity under oligotrophic conditions

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A unified initiative to harness Earth's microbiomes

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Nitrogen cycling in corals: the key to understanding holobiont functioning?

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Coral bleaching under unconventional scenarios of climate warming and ocean acidification

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Evidence for Autoinduction and Quorum Sensing in White Band Disease-Causing Microbes on Acropora cervicornis

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Impact of oil spills on coral reefs can be reduced by bioremediation using probiotic microbiota

(2015) Henrique Fragoso ados Santos et al.   Scientific Reports

Symbiodinium thermophilum sp. nov., a thermotolerant symbiotic alga prevalent in corals of the world's hottest sea, the Persian/Arabian Gulf

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Microbes in the coral holobiont: partners through evolution, development, and ecological interactions

(2015) Janelle R. Thompson et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Seasonal variation in dinitrogen fixation and oxygen fluxes associated with two dominant zooxanthellate soft corals from the northern Red Sea

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Age-Related Shifts in Bacterial Diversity in a Reef Coral

(2015) Alex D. Williams et al.   PLoS One

Microbial diversity and hydrocarbon depletion in low and high diesel-polluted soil samples from Keller Peninsula, South Shetland Islands

(2014) Juliano C. Cury et al.   ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Myths and Mechanisms

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Defining dysbiosis and its influence on host immunity and disease

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Climate change affects key nitrogen-fixing bacterial populations on coral reefs

(2014) Henrique F Santos et al.   ISME Journal

Radiative energy budget reveals high photosynthetic efficiency in symbiont-bearing corals

(2014) K. E. Brodersen et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Effects of environmental factors on dimethylated sulfur compounds and their potential role in the antioxidant system of the coral holobiont

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Community Shifts in the Surface Microbiomes of the Coral Porites astreoides with Unusual Lesions

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Marine Tubeworm Metamorphosis Induced by Arrays of Bacterial Phage Tail-Like Structures

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Functional and phylogenetic assembly of microbial communities in the human microbiome

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Diversity and antimicrobial potential of culturable heterotrophic bacteria associated with the endemic marine spongeArenosclera brasiliensis

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Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

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The Microbiome of the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata Is Dominated by Tissue-Associated Endozoicomonas Bacteria

(2013) Till Bayer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium sp.) of corals are parasites and mutualists

(2013) M. P. Lesser et al.   CORAL REEFS

Coral Bleaching Independent of Photosynthetic Activity

(2013) Dimitri Tolleter et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Historical thermal regimes define limits to coral acclimatization

(2013) Emily J. Howells et al.   ECOLOGY

Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching

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Description of Endozoicomonas euniceicola sp. nov. and Endozoicomonas gorgoniicola sp. nov., bacteria isolated from the octocorals Eunicea fusca and Plexaura sp., and an emended description of the genus Endozoicomonas

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Top-down controls on bacterial community structure: microbial network analysis of bacteria, T4-like viruses and protists

(2013) Cheryl-Emiliane T Chow et al.   ISME Journal

Marine microbial symbiosis heats up: the phylogenetic and functional response of a sponge holobiont to thermal stress

(2013) Lu Fan et al.   ISME Journal

Microbiological and chemical characteristics of Brazilian kefir during fermentation and storage processes

(2013) A.M.O. Leite et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

DMSP biosynthesis by an animal and its role in coral thermal stress response

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Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile

(2013) Els van Nood et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Effect of Sugarcane Burning or Green Harvest Methods on the Brazilian Cerrado Soil Bacterial Community Structure

(2013) Caio T. C. C. Rachid et al.   PLoS One

16SrDNA Pyrosequencing of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Paramuricea clavata Reveals a Link among Alterations in Bacterial Holobiont Members, Anthropogenic Influence and Disease Outbreaks

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Combined Amplicon Pyrosequencing Assays Reveal Presence of the Apicomplexan “type-N” (cf. Gemmocystis cylindrus) and Chromera velia on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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(2013) Daniel J. Barshis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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(2013) Margaret McFall-Ngai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Coral-associated micro-organisms and their roles in promoting coral health and thwarting diseases

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Coral Diseases Cause Reef Decline

(2013) C. S. Rogers et al.   SCIENCE

Emerging importance of holobionts in evolution and in probiotics

(2013) Yadvir Singh et al.   Gut Pathogens

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and root system functioning

(2013) Jordan Vacheron et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Corals Form Characteristic Associations with Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

(2012) Kimberley A. Lema et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A Review of Reef Restoration and Coral Propagation Using the Threatened Genus Acropora in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic

(2012) CN Young et al.   BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE

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Evidence that glucose is the major transferred metabolite in dinoflagellate-cnidarian symbiosis

(2012) M. S. Burriesci et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Autotrophic carbon budget in coral tissue: a new 13C-based model of photosynthate translocation

(2012) P. Tremblay et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Geographic Specific Coral-Associated Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in the Northern Gulf of Eilat (Red Sea)

(2012) Nachshon Siboni et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Cell Biology of Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis

(2012) S. K. Davy et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

The 27-year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes

(2012) G. De'ath et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Unseen players shape benthic competition on coral reefs

(2012) Katie L. Barott et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Phage therapy treatment of the coral pathogenVibrio coralliilyticus

(2012) Yossi Cohen et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Efficient soil microorganisms: A new dimension for sustainable agriculture and environmental development

(2011) Jay Shankar Singh et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

(2011) Scott C. Doney et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Biological and chemical characteristics of the coral gastric cavity

(2011) S. Agostini et al.   CORAL REEFS

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(2011) Heroen Verbruggen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Beyond the Venn diagram: the hunt for a core microbiome

(2011) Ashley Shade et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

New directions in coral reef microbial ecology

(2011) Melissa Garren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Signaling-mediated cross-talk modulates swarming and biofilm formation in a coral pathogen Serratia marcescens

(2011) Ali Alagely et al.   ISME Journal

Bacterial structure and characterization of plant growth promoting and oil degrading bacteria from the rhizospheres of mangrove plants

(2011) Flávia Lima do Carmo et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Regulation of Bacterial Communities Through Antimicrobial Activity by the Coral Holobiont

(2011) E. Charlotte E. Kvennefors et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial community assembly based on functional genes rather than species

(2011) C. Burke et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biofilms and Marine Invertebrate Larvae: What Bacteria Produce That Larvae Use to Choose Settlement Sites

(2010) Michael G. Hadfield   Annual Review of Marine Science

A decade of land use contributes to changes in the chemistry, biochemistry and bacterial community structures of soils in the Cerrado

(2010) R. S. Peixoto et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Changes in Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Demethylase Gene Assemblages in Response to an Induced Phytoplankton Bloom

(2010) Erinn C. Howard et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Plasticity of larval pre-competency in response to temperature: observations on multiple broadcast spawning coral species

(2010) A. J. Heyward et al.   CORAL REEFS

Intracellular Oceanospirillales bacteria inhabit gills of Acesta bivalves

(2010) Sigmund Jensen et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Coral-Associated Bacterial Assemblages: Current Knowledge and the Potential for Climate-Driven Impacts

(2010) Morgan E. Mouchka et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

A new Symbiodinium clade (Dinophyceae) from soritid foraminifera in Hawai’i

(2010) Xavier Pochon et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Do the organic sulfur compounds DMSP and DMS drive coral microbial associations?

(2010) Jean-Baptiste Raina et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bioremediation of Mangroves Impacted by Petroleum

(2010) Henrique F. Santos et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Quorum sensing signal production and inhibition by coral-associated vibrios

(2010) Karen Tait et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Network Architectures

(2009) Wai-Leung Ng et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

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(2009) Ben Lugtenberg et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Coral-Associated Bacteria and Their Role in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Sulfur

(2009) J.-B. Raina et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Plant–microbe interactions promoting plant growth and health: perspectives for controlled use of microorganisms in agriculture

(2009) Gabriele Berg   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Coral disease following massive bleaching in 2005 causes 60% decline in coral cover on reefs in the US Virgin Islands

(2009) J. Miller et al.   CORAL REEFS

Larval settlement preferences and post-settlement survival of the threatened Caribbean corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis

(2009) R. Ritson-Williams et al.   CORAL REEFS

Metagenomic analysis of stressed coral holobionts

(2009) Rebecca Vega Thurber et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antagonistic interactions among coral-associated bacteria

(2009) Krystal L. Rypien et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial functional structure ofMontastraea faveolata, an important Caribbean reef-building coral, differs between healthy and yellow-band diseased colonies

(2009) Nikole E. Kimes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular dissection of bacterial acrylate catabolism - unexpected links with dimethylsulfoniopropionate catabolism and dimethyl sulfide production

(2009) Jonathan D. Todd et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial community profiling for human microbiome projects: Tools, techniques, and challenges

(2009) M. Hamady et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis

(2009) E. J. Choi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Endozoicomonas montiporae sp. nov., isolated from the encrusting pore coral Montipora aequituberculata

(2009) C. S. Yang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

The opportunistic coral pathogen Aspergillus sydowii contains dddP and makes dimethyl sulfide from dimethylsulfoniopropionate

(2009) Mark Kirkwood et al.   ISME Journal

Diazotrophic bacteria associated with Hawaiian Montipora corals: Diversity and abundance in correlation with symbiotic dinoflagellates

(2009) N.D. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Pseudomonas fluorescensand closely-related fluorescent pseudomonads as biocontrol agents of soil-borne phytopathogens

(2009) O. Couillerot et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The future of coral reefs: a microbial perspective

(2009) Tracy D. Ainsworth et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Microbial disease and the coral holobiont

(2009) David G. Bourne et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Phage Therapy of Coral White Plague Disease: Properties of Phage BA3

(2008) Rotem Efrony et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BYSYMBIODINIUM(PYRRHOPHYTA) PHYLOTYPES WITH DIFFERENT THERMAL TOLERANCES1

(2008) David J. Suggett et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Antibacterial chemical defenses in Hawaiian corals provide possible protection from disease

(2008) DJ Gochfeld et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Species-specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

(2008) D. Abrego et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A community change in the algal endosymbionts of a scleractinian coral following a natural bleaching event: field evidence of acclimatization

(2008) A.M Jones et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Coral reef management and conservation in light of rapidly evolving ecological paradigms

(2008) P MUMBY et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Soil bacterial community structure and soil quality in a slash-and-burn cultivation system in Southeastern Brazil

(2007) Marcela C.R. Aboim et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY