Shuffling between Cladocopium and Durusdinium extensively modifies the physiology of each symbiont without stressing the coral host.
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16190
Abstract: As sea surface temperatures increase, many coral species that used to harbor symbionts of the genus Cladocopium have become colonized with the thermally tolerant genus, Durusdinium. Here, we asked how gene expression in the symbionts… read more here.
Keywords: symbiont; physiology; host; cladocopium durusdinium ... See more keywords