Prevalent and persistent viral infection in cultures of the coral algal endosymbiont Symbiodinium
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DOI: 10.1007/s00338-017-1568-7
Abstract: Reef corals are under threat from bleaching and disease outbreaks that target both the host animal and the algal symbionts within the coral holobiont. A viral origin for coral bleaching has been hypothesized, but direct… read more here.
Keywords: persistent viral; prevalent persistent; viral infection; infection cultures ... See more keywords
Intra-genomic variation in Symbiodinium correlates negatively with photosynthetic efficiency and coral host performance
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DOI: 10.1007/s00338-018-1693-y
Abstract: Reef-building corals are nutritionally dependent on the symbiotic alga Symbiodinium and may therefore select for high-performing symbiont lineages. However, the effects of fine-scale genetic variation within symbiont populations on host performance are not well understood.… read more here.
Keywords: variation; host performance; performance; efficiency ... See more keywords
Photophysiological and thermal tolerance of various genotypes of the coral endosymbiont Symbiodinium sp. (Dinophyceae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1127-1
Abstract: Dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium, the endosymbiont of reef corals, play an important role in coral-bleaching events which can be induced by prolonged enhanced seawater temperature anomalies, and which are predicted to occur at increasing… read more here.
Keywords: thermal tolerance; response; photophysiological thermal; symbiodinium genotypes ... See more keywords
Worldwide Occurrence and Activity of the Reef-Building Coral Symbiont Symbiodinium in the Open Ocean
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.024
Abstract: The dinoflagellate microalga Symbiodinium sustains coral reefs, one of the most diverse ecosystems of the biosphere, through mutualistic endosymbioses with a wide diversity of benthic hosts [1]. Despite its ecological and economic importance, the presence… read more here.
Keywords: activity reef; occurrence activity; worldwide occurrence; symbiodinium open ... See more keywords
Symbiodinium genomes reveal adaptive evolution of functions related to coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0098-3
Abstract: Symbiosis between dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium and reef-building corals forms the trophic foundation of the world’s coral reef ecosystems. Here we present the first draft genome of Symbiodinium goreaui (Clade C, type C1: 1.03 Gbp),… read more here.
Keywords: draft; symbiosis; genomes reveal; biology ... See more keywords
Latitudinal variation in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium of the common reef zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa on the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12795
Abstract: Aim The Red Sea presents an ideal setting to explore the variability of Symbiodinium over environmental, latitudinal and geographical gradients. We used sequences from two molecular markers to examine genetic diversity of Symbiodinium associated with… read more here.
Keywords: sea; palythoa tuberculosa; red sea; symbiodinium ... See more keywords
Biogeography and molecular diversity of coral symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium around the Arabian Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12913
Abstract: Abstract Aim Coral reefs rely on the symbiosis between scleractinian corals and intracellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium making the assessment of symbiont diversity critical to our understanding of ecological resilience of these ecosystems.… read more here.
Keywords: arabian peninsula; around arabian; diversity; genus symbiodinium ... See more keywords
Thermal regime and host clade, rather than geography, drive Symbiodinium and bacterial assemblages in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis sensu lato
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0423-6
Abstract: BackgroundAlthough the term holobiont has been popularized in corals with the advent of the hologenome theory of evolution, the underlying concepts are still a matter of debate. Indeed, the relative contribution of host and environment… read more here.
Keywords: geography; host; pocillopora damicornis; thermal regime ... See more keywords
Transcriptomic analyses highlight the likely metabolic consequences of colonization of a cnidarian host by native or non-native Symbiodinium species
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DOI: 10.1242/bio.038281
Abstract: ABSTRACT Reef-building corals and some other cnidarians form symbiotic relationships with members of the dinoflagellate family Symbiodinaceae. As Symbiodinaceae is a highly diverse taxon, the physiological interactions between its members and their hosts are assumed… read more here.
Keywords: homologous symbiont; colonization; host; transcriptomic analyses ... See more keywords
Marine Invertebrate Larvae Associated with Symbiodinium: A Mutualism from the Start?
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00056
Abstract: Symbiodinium are dinoflagellate photosynthetic algae that associate with a diverse array of marine invertebrates, and these relationships are comprehensively documented for adult animal hosts. Conversely, comparatively little is known about the associations during larval development… read more here.
Keywords: larvae associated; animal hosts; host; associated symbiodinium ... See more keywords
Temperature-Driven Local Acclimatization of Symbiodnium Hosted by the Coral Galaxea fascicularis at Hainan Island, China
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02487
Abstract: The success of coral reef ecosystems largely depends on mutualistic symbiosis between scleractinian corals and the dinoflagellate photosymbiont Symbiodinium spp. However, further investigation is needed to elucidate the flexibility of coral-algae associations in response to… read more here.
Keywords: fascicularis; galaxea fascicularis; hainan island; symbiodinium ... See more keywords