Symbiodinium clade content drives host transcriptome more than thermal stress in the coral Montastraea faveolata part 2

ABSTRACT: A mutualistic relationship between reef-building corals and endosymbiotic algae (Symbiodinium spp.) forms the basis for the existence of coral reefs. Genotyping tools for Symbiodinium spp. have added a new level of complexity to studies concerning cnidarian growth, nutrient acquisition, and stress. For example, the response of the coral holobiont to thermal stress is connected to the host-Symbiodinium genotypic combination, as different partnerships can have different bleaching susceptibilities. If, and to what extent, differences in algal symbiont clade contents can exert effects on the coral host transcriptome is currently unknown. In this study, we monitored algal physiological parameters and profiled the coral host transcriptional responses in acclimated, thermally stressed, and recove

ORGANISM(S): Montastraea faveolata

SUBMITTER: Michael DeSalvo 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-15253 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress