Effects of life history strategy on the diversity and composition of the coral holobiont communities of Sabah, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Coral-associated microbes have essential roles in promoting and regulating host function and health. As climate change advances and other environmental perturbations increasingly impact corals, it is becoming ever more important that we understand the composition of the microbial communities hosted. Without this baseline it is impossible to assess the magnitude and direction of any future changes in microbial community structure. Here, we characterised both the bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities in four coral species (Diploastrea heliopora, Porites lutea, Pachyseris speciosa, and Pocillopora acuta) collected from Sabah, Malaysia. Our findings reveal distinct microbial communities associated with different coral species tending to reflect the varied life history strategies of their h

SUBMITTER: Rabbani G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802840 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature