Metatranscriptome analysis of the reef-buidling coral Orbicella faveolata indicates holobiont response to coral disease

Metatranscriptome analysis of the reef-buidling coral Orbicella faveolata indicates holobiont response to coral disease

White Plague Disease (WPD) is implicated in coral reef decline in the Caribbean and is characterized by microbial community shifts in coral mucus and tissue. Studies thus far have focused on assessing microbial communities or the identification of specific pathogens, yet few have addressed holobiont...

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Main Authors: Camille eDaniels, Sebastian eBaumgarten, Lauren K Yum, Craig T MIchell, Till eBayer, Chatchanit eArif, Cornelia eRoder, Ernesto eWeil, Christian Robert Voolstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
metatranscriptomics
Symbiodinium
coral reef
coral disease
metaorganism
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00062/full

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