Prior heat stress increases pathogen susceptibility in the model cnidarian Exaiptasia diaphana.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic climate change has significantly altered terrestrial and marine ecosystems globally, often in the form of climate-related events such as thermal anomalies and disease outbreaks. Although the isolated effects of these stressors have been well documented, a growing body of literature suggests that stressors often interact, resulting in complex effects on ecosystems. This includes coral reefs where sequential associations between heat stress and disease have had profound impacts. Here we used the model cnidarian Exaiptasia diaphana to investigate mechanisms linking prior heat stress to increased disease susceptibility. We examined anemone pathogen susceptibility and physiology (symbiosis, immunity, and energetics) following recovery from heat stress. We observed significantly in

SUBMITTER: Diaz de Villegas SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480339 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature