Article
Limnology
Peter J. Edmunds
Summary: The study found that coral recruitment is influenced by seawater temperature and varies spatially and temporally. Therefore, relying solely on consecutive years' recruitment data is not informative for long-term trends. Recruitment showed linear and quadratic associations with mean annual temperature and daily temperature variation.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Amy Apprill, Yogesh Girdhar, T. Aran Mooney, Colleen M. Hansel, Matthew H. Long, Yaqin Liu, W. Gordon Zhang, Jason Kapit, Konrad Hughen, Jeff Coogan, Austin Greene
Summary: Coral reefs are facing threats from climate change and human impacts, but monitoring their status and health is important for conservation and intervention efforts. Current diver-based surveys have limitations, so there is a need for advanced and automated reef monitoring techniques. This research aims to integrate interdisciplinary measurements for select reefs worldwide and develop a scalable suite of sensors to evaluate and categorize reef health.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Amy Apprill, Yogesh Girdhar, T. Aran Mooney, Colleen M. Hansel, Matthew H. Long, Yaqin Liu, W. Gordon Zhang, Jason Kapit, Konrad Hughen, Jeff Coogan, Austin Greene
Summary: Coral reefs, which have high biodiversity and economic value, are facing threats from climate change and human impacts. Traditional diver-based surveys are used for reef monitoring but have limitations, thus there is a need for advanced and standardized reef monitoring techniques. This article presents advances in diver-based and autonomous reef monitoring and proposes integration of interdisciplinary measurements to understand the complex nature of reefs. The goal is to develop scalable and standardized sensors to assess reef health and support restoration and intervention activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ruoxuan Zhao, Congwei Gu, Xiaoxia Zou, Mingde Zhao, Wudian Xiao, Manli He, Lvqin He, Qian Yang, Yi Geng, Zehui Yu
Summary: Members of the family Iridoviridae have global impacts on aquaculture and wildlife. This study identified core genes and a more suitable similarity threshold for iridovirids taxonomy, providing a convenient and economical method for classification and research.
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lauren T. Toth, Travis A. Courtney, Michael A. Colella, Rob R. Ruzicka
Summary: SCTLD has had an unprecedented impact on the western Atlantic coral-reef ecosystems, causing a decline in reef-accretion potential and altering the composition of coral assemblages. The loss of reef-building corals has significantly decreased carbonate production, leading to a decline in their capacity for growth.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christian R. Voolstra, Kate M. Quigley, Sarah W. Davies, John Everett Parkinson, Raquel S. Peixoto, Manuel Aranda, Andrew C. Baker, Adam R. Barno, Daniel J. Barshis, Francesca Benzoni, Victor Bonito, David G. Bourne, Carol Buitrago-Lopez, Tom C. L. Bridge, Cheong Xin Chan, David J. Combosch, Jamie Craggs, Joerg C. Frommlet, Santiago Herrera, Andrea M. Quattrini, Till Roethig, James D. Reimer, Esther Rubio-Portillo, David J. Suggett, Helena Villela, Maren Ziegler, Michael Sweet
Summary: Coral research is transitioning to the genomic era, where effective pairing of high-quality genomes with taxonomic characterizations and ecological relevance is needed. Lack of a formal framework calls for consensus guidelines to reconcile different types of data, especially for the metaorganism nature of the coral holobiont. While exhaustive taxonomic characterization of all coral holobiont member species is currently not feasible, guidelines on minimal, recommended, and ideal-case descriptions will aid in future referencing and comparative studies.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mark T. Gibbs, Maxine Newlands
Summary: The allocation and management of spatially-bound property rights is crucial in natural resource management, especially in high-income countries. The rapid expansion of coral reef restoration activities globally requires adaptation of management regimes, which may clash with traditional approaches in low-income nations hosting coral reefs. Communities must carefully consider how to manage increasing activities in order to avoid unintended consequences of western governance and management instruments.
Article
Geology
Tara R. Clark, George Roff, Tess Chapman, Hannah Markham-Summers, Nicholas M. Hammerman, Faye Liu, Yuexing Feng, John M. Pandolfi, Jian-xin Zhao
Summary: The overall status of many reefs in the Great Barrier Reef is uncertain due to the lack of detailed broad-scale studies. The relative role of various threats in impacting individual reefs is generally unclear. A novel approach using uranium-thorium dating of dead corals was adopted to reconstruct historical disturbance events at Rib and Davies Reefs, providing a reliable benchmark to assess recovery and monitor coral communities effectively.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jessica M. Hayes, Nana-Hawwa Abdul-Rahman, Michael J. Gerdes, Rabi A. Musah
Summary: Using DART-HRMS technology, rapid identification of chemical composition differences between different coral genera can be achieved, without the need for sample preparation, making the approach efficient and accurate.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Zhong, Qi Li, Ren Wang, Ting Yao
Summary: This study examined the interactions between CO2, seawater, and coral reef limestone, and analyzed the dissolution of the rock and changes in its physical properties during the experiment.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Biology
Carlos Leiva, Rocio Perez-Portela, Sarah Lemer
Summary: Research shows that coral adaptation to ocean acidification is a comprehensive process involving multiple components of the coral holobiont. Corals may adapt to acidification by regulating specific genes, which is independent of genetic differentiation in dinoflagellate photosymbionts and shifts in microbial composition. Certain coral holobionts from future ocean conditions may possess beneficial genetic variants that enable rapid adaptation to ocean acidification.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrzej Witkowski, Catherine Riaux-Gobin, Adrian Kryk, Tomasz Plocinski, Izabela Zglobicka, Krzysztof Kurzydlowski
Summary: A new diatom species, Xenobennettella coralliensis, was discovered during a survey of benthic diatoms from coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It shares similarities with the Bennettella genus but differs in certain internal structures, such as the shape of the cavum and the direction of the raphe endings.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bo Da, Yan Chen, Hongfa Yu, Haiyan Ma, Da Chen, Zhangyu Wu, Jinwen Liu, Yipeng Li
Summary: This research focuses on the preparation technology, mechanical properties, and chloride ion diffusion behavior of coral aggregate seawater concrete (CASC) in the background of island-reef engineering construction in the South China Sea. It also discusses the corrosion behavior of steel bars in CASC as well as the reliability analysis of its service life. The study provides a low-cost and high-durability CASC and its application technology for island-reef engineering. The research findings show that CASC can achieve a cube compressive strength of C80. Furthermore, the study establishes the high Cl- diffusion characteristics in CASC, which can easily result in steel bars corrosion. It suggests using organic newly coated steel bars, a concrete protective cover thickness greater than 5.5 cm, and the slow-release effect of micropump of coral aggregate to reduce steel bars corrosion.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yaeli Rosenberg, Noa Simon-Blecher, Maya Lalzar, Ruth Yam, Aldo Shemesh, Shahar Alon, Gabriela Perna, Anny Cardenas, Christian R. Voolstra, David J. Miller, Oren Levy
Summary: This study examines the impact of urbanization on coral reefs and finds that coral in urban environments experience extensive disruptions to their natural biorhythms and environmental sensory systems. The study also reveals poor symbiont performance, disturbance to gametogenic cycles, and altered seasonality patterns in vital biological processes. The microbiomes of the urban coral population also showed changes in seasonality patterns, highlighting the impact of urbanization on the holobiont.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Asa Oren, Ofer Berman, Reem Neri, Ezri Tarazi, Haim Parnas, Offri Lotan, Majeed Zoabi, Noam Josef, Nadav Shashar
Summary: This study examines reef fishes' behavior and reactions to three-dimensional-printed (3DP) corals and finds that 3DP corals can be a suitable substitute for live corals for certain types of reef fish services.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
F. H. Coutinho, F. A. B. von Meijenfeldt, J. M. Walter, J. M. Haro-Moreno, M. Lopez-Perez, M. C. van Verk, C. C. Thompson, C. A. N. Cosenza, L. Appolinario, R. Paranhos, A. Cabral, B. E. Dutilh, F. L. Thompson
Summary: The microbiome of the South Atlantic Ocean has unique taxonomic and functional composition at different depths, driven by physical and chemical parameters. Genomes obtained from various depth zones include poorly characterized taxa of Bacteria and Archaea. The viral communities in the water column vary in response to shifts in microbial counterparts, targeting different hosts.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jose Mendez-Romero, Ricardo Reyes-Diaz, Lourdes Santiago-Lopez, Adrian Hernandez-Mendoza, Belinda Vallejo-Cordoba, Sonia G. Sayago-Ayerdi, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Aaron F. Gonzalez-Cordova
Summary: The study characterized the physicochemical and microbiota composition of artisanal Fresco cheese from Sonora, showing differences in composition among dairies and clustering of 66% of dairies based on principal component analysis. The most abundant microbiota were Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and lactic acid bacteria, providing insights into the characterization of Fresco cheese from Sonora.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DAIRY TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Iliana Guardiola-Avila, Leonor Sanchez-Buso, Evelia Acedo-Felix, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Manuel Zuniga-Cabrera, Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas, Lorena Noriega-Orozco
Summary: This study analyzed the genome composition of nine V. mimicus strains, revealing the core and accessory genes as well as phylogenetic relationships. The main virulence genes and categories were identified in different chromosomes, shedding light on the diversity and virulence potential of V. mimicus.
Article
Microbiology
Tooba Varasteh, Diogo Tschoeke, Gizele Garcia, Arthur Silva Lima, Ana Paula B. Moreira, Cristiane Thompson, Fabiano Thompson
Summary: Aquimarina litoralis CCMR20, originating from the coral Mussismilia braziliensis, has a genome size of 6.3 Mb, 32.6% GC, and 5513 genes. Genomic analysis revealed genes related to symbiosis, including heterotrophic carbon metabolism, CAZymes, B-vitamins, carotenoid pigment, and antioxidant molecules production. The genetic evidence suggests a potential relevance of this symbiont in the health of Mussismilia holobionts.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Amanda Barreto Campos, Leticia Costa Cavalcante, Arthur R. de Azevedo, Miguel Loiola, Amaro Emiliano Trindade Silva, Anderson Ara, Pedro Milet Meirelles
Summary: Studying coral microbial communities is crucial for estimating impacts and providing environmental management strategies. Coral genera are the main factor shaping microbial communities, and rare CPR and DPANN phyla significantly contribute to this.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ernesto Larios-Soriano, Roberto Carrillo Zavala, Lus M. Lopez, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Dariel Tovar Ramirez, Samuel Sanchez, Karla Canales, Mario A. Galaviz
Summary: The study demonstrated that SPC modulated the accessory bacteria communities and caused slight effects on the liver and gut of totoaba. This is the first study to analyze the effects of SPC on the allochthonous microbiota of subadult totoaba through new generation techniques.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Virology
Jean Pierre Gonzalez-Gomez, Osvaldo Lopez-Cuevas, Nohelia Castro-del Campo, Irvin Gonzalez-Lopez, Celida Isabel Martinez-Rodriguez, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Cristobal Chaidez
Summary: Two lytic Vibrio phages (vB_VpaP_AL-1 and vB_VpaS_AL-2) isolated from estuary water in Sinaloa, Mexico were found to be potential biocontrol agents against AHPND-causing V. parahaemolyticus.
Article
Virology
Blanca Taboada, Selene Zarate, Rodrigo Garcia-Lopez, Jose Esteban Munoz-Medina, Alejandro Sanchez-Flores, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Celia Boukadida, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Nelly Selem Mojica, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera, Angel Gustavo Salas-Lais, Rosa Maria Gutierrez-Rios, Antonio Loza, Xaira Rivera-Gutierrez, Joel Armando Vazquez-Perez, Margarita Matias-Florentino, Marissa Perez-Garcia, Santiago Avila-Rios, Juan Manuel Hurtado, Carla Ivon Herrera-Najera, Jose de Jesus Nunez-Contreras, Brenda Sarquiz-Martinez, Victor Eduardo Garcia-Arias, Maria Guadalupe Santiago-Mauricio, Bernardo Martinez-Miguel, Julissa Enciso-Ibarra, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, Pavel Isa, Rosa Maria Wong-Chew, Maria-Eugenia Jimenez-Corona, Susana Lopez, Carlos F. Arias
Summary: In this study, the sequences of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant isolates in Mexico were analyzed. The dominant sublineages were AY.20, AY.26, and AY.100, which may have originated in Mexico. These sublineages showed different geographical distributions in the country. The study highlights the importance of genomic surveillance for timely identification of emerging variants.
Article
Microbiology
Jose Antonio Magana-Lizarraga, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Jose Guadalupe Rendon-Maldonado, Francisco Delgado-Vargas, Ines Fernando Vega-Lopez, Maria Elena Baez-Flores
Summary: This study presents the first detection and genomic profiling of high-risk lineages of E. coli ST410 and ST617 from surface water in Mexico. The findings emphasize the role of surface water as a reservoir for critical pathogenic and multidrug-resistant E. coli clones, highlighting the need for surveillance and monitoring of aquatic environments using whole-genome sequencing from the One Health perspective.
Article
Microbiology
Irvin Gonzalez-Lopez, Jose Andres Medrano-Felix, Nohelia Castro-Del Campo, Osvaldo Lopez-Cuevas, Jean Pierre Gonzalez-Gomez, Jose Benigno Valdez-Torres, Jose Roberto Aguirre-Sanchez, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Bertram G. Lee, Beatriz Quinones, Cristobal Chaidez
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence, levels, and genotypic diversity of Salmonella in major rivers in a significant agricultural region in northwestern Mexico. The results revealed seasonal variations in Salmonella prevalence in river water, with pH, salinity, and temperature affecting its levels. Molecular subtyping identified diverse Salmonella serovars in the river water samples.
Article
Microbiology
Osvaldo Lopez-Cuevas, Jean P. Gonzalez-Gomez, Jose R. Aguirre-Sanchez, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Edith H. Torres-Montoya, Jose A. Medrano-Felix, Celida Martinez-Rodriguez, Nohelia Castro-del Campo, Cristobal Chaidez
Summary: Researchers isolated and identified 22 bacteria and 12 bacteriophages from mosquito midgut, and found that these bacteriophages have the potential for biocontrol. However, further research is needed to confirm their effect on bacterial hosts and mosquito control.
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Rodrigo Garcia-Lopez, Xaira Rivera-Gutierrez, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera, Selene Zarate, Jose Esteban Munoz-Medina, Benjamin Roche, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Alejandro Sanchez-Flores, Blanca Taboada, Carlos F. Arias
Summary: The BW.1 and its descendant BW.1.1 variants emerged in Southeast Mexico and likely originated during the fifth wave of COVID-19 in July 2022. These variants share similar immune escape mutations with the BQ.1 variant, which may contribute to their rapid spread.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Felipe A. S. Barbosa, Leonardo A. S. Brait, Felipe Hernandes Coutinho, Camilo M. Ferreira, Eduardo Freitas Moreira, Lucas de Queiroz Salles, Pedro Milet Meirelles
Summary: Aquifers are of great importance for society, economy, and ecology as they provide a significant portion of the world's freshwater supply. Analyzing microbial communities in different aquifers can help detect and predict environmental impacts. It was found that aquifer categories and low-abundant candidate taxa are strong predictors of microbial community structure.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Jorge Luis Batista-Roche, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Gertrud Lund, Cesar Alejandro Berlanga-Robles, Alejandra Garcia-Gasca
Summary: This study found differences in global m6A levels among SARS-CoV-2 variants, particularly a significant decrease in m6A levels in VOC delta and omicron-positive individuals compared to non-infected individuals. Individuals with complete vaccination schemes also showed significantly lower m6A levels than unvaccinated individuals.
Article
Microbiology
Carla Simone Vizzotto, Julianna Peixoto, Stefan Joshua Green, Fabyano Alvares C. Lopes, Marcelo Henrique S. Ramada, Osmindo R. Pires Junior, Otavio Henrique B. Pinto, Marcos Rogerio Totola, Fabiano Lopes Thompson, Ricardo Henrique Kruger
Summary: Strain K001 was isolated from a cyanobacterial culture in Abrolhos, South Atlantic Ocean, Brazil. It belongs to the genus Muricauda and has specific growth conditions and lipid components.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
