The coral microbiome: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of coral-microbiota interactions.

ABSTRACT: Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms, some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against climate change. However, knowledge gaps and technical challenges limit our understanding of the nature and functional significance of complex symbiotic relationships within corals. Here, we provide an overview of the complexity of the coral microbiome focusing on taxonomic diversity and functions of well-studied and cryptic microbes. Mining the coral literature indicate that while corals collectively harbour a third of all marine bacterial phyla, known bacterial symbionts and antagonists of corals represent a minute fraction of this diversity and that these taxa cluster into select genera, suggesting selective e

SUBMITTER: Mohamed AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10045912 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature