Unlocking the hidden potential of Mexican teosinte seeds: revealing plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal biocontrol agents by Esaú De-la-Vega-Camarillo, Juan Alfredo Hernández-García, Lourdes Villa-Tanaca, César Hernández-Rodríguez

“…The bacterial component of plant holobiont maintains valuable interactions that contribute to plants’ growth, adaptation, stress tolerance, and antagonism to some phytopathogens. …”
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Environmental shaping of sponge associated archaeal communities. by Aline S Turque, Daniela Batista, Cynthia B Silveira, Alexander M Cardoso, Ricardo P Vieira, Fernando C Moraes, Maysa M Clementino, Rodolpho M Albano, Rodolfo Paranhos, Orlando B Martins, Guilherme Muricy

“…The presence of archaeal amoA genes in Porifera suggests that Archaea are involved in the nitrogen cycle within the sponge holobiont, possibly increasing its resistance to anthropogenic impacts. …”
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Hyperspectral Distinction of Two Caribbean Shallow-Water Corals Based on Their Pigments and Corresponding Reflectance by Juan L. Torres-Pérez, Liane S. Guild, Roy A. Armstrong

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the total array of pigments found within the coral holobiont is reported. A total of 20 different pigments were identified including chlorophylls, carotenes and xanthophylls. …”
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Grape microbiome as a reliable and persistent signature of field origin and environmental conditions in Cannonau wine production. by Valerio Mezzasalma, Anna Sandionigi, Ilaria Bruni, Antonia Bruno, Gianni Lovicu, Maurizio Casiraghi, Massimo Labra

“…For these reasons, a reliable wine genotyping should include the entire holobiont (plant and all its symbionts), and bioprospecting activities on grape microbiota could lead to improved viticulture yields and wine quality.…”
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Physiological and biogeochemical traits of bleaching and recovery in the mounding species of coral Porites lobata: implications for resilience in mounding corals. by Stephen J Levas, Andréa G Grottoli, Adam Hughes, Christopher L Osburn, Yohei Matsui

“…However, no study to date has determined the underlying physiological and biogeochemical trait(s) that are responsible for mounding coral holobiont resilience to bleaching. Furthermore, the potential of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as a source of fixed carbon to bleached corals has never been determined. …”
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Microbiota Associated with Different Developmental Stages of the Dry Rot Fungus <i>Serpula lacrymans</i> by Julia Embacher, Sigrid Neuhauser, Susanne Zeilinger, Martin Kirchmair

“…Our results provide first insights for a better understanding of the holobiont <i>S. lacrymans</i> and give hints that bacteria influence the behavior of <i>S. lacrymans</i> in culture.…”
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Mucus sugar content shapes the bacterial community structure in thermally stressed Acropora muricata by Sonny T.M. Lee, Simon K. Davy, Sen-Lin eTang, Paul S Kench

“…This, in turn, has the potential to impact the physiological function of the coral holobiont.…”
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Responses of the metabolism of the larvae of Pocillopora damicornis to ocean acidification and warming. by Emily B Rivest, Gretchen E Hofmann

“…To explore this scenario, we used metabolic rate, at holobiont and molecular levels, as an index for assessing the physiological plasticity of Pocillopora damicornis larvae from this site to conditions of ocean acidity and warming. …”
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Subregional pedoclimatic conditions with contrasted UV-radiation shape host-microbiome and metabolome phenotypes in the grape berry by Viviana Martins, Cécile Abdallah, António Teixeira, Carolina Moreira, Márcio Nóbrega, Arnaud Lanoue, Hernâni Gerós

“…This study used integrative omics to address the response of key elements of the grapevine holobiont to contrasted pedoclimatic conditions found in distinct subregions of Douro Valley (Portugal). …”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…The introduction of the holobiont concept has triggered scientific interest in depicting the structural and functional diversity of animal microbial symbionts, which has resulted in an unprecedented wealth of such cross-domain biological associations. …”
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Microscale sampling of the coral gastrovascular cavity reveals a gut-like microbial community by Elena Bollati, David J. Hughes, David J. Suggett, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Michael Kühl

“…The microbiome harboured in GVCs is therefore likely key to holobiont fitness, but remains severely understudied due to challenges of working in these small compartments. …”
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Disentangling the effect of host-genotype and environment on the microbiome of the coral Acropora tenuis by Bettina Glasl, Caitlin E. Smith, David G. Bourne, Nicole S. Webster

“…Although no signs of stress were evident in the coral holobiont and the vast majority of ASVs remained stable across treatments, a microbial indicator approach identified 26 ASVs belonging to Vibrionaceae, Rhodobacteraceae, Hahellaceae, Planctomycetes, Phylobacteriaceae, Flavobacteriaceae, and Cryomorphaceae that were significantly enriched in corals exposed to single and cumulative stressors. …”
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Coral-Associated Bacterial Diversity is Conserved Across Two Deep-Sea Anthothela Species by Stephanie Nichole Lawler, Christina A Kellogg, Scott C France, Rachel W Clostio, Sandra D Brooke, Steve W Ross

“…These bacteria provide essential biological functions within coral holobionts, facilitating increased nutrient utilization and production of antimicrobial compounds. …”
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Mesophotic coral depth acclimatization is a function of host-specific symbiont physiology by Maren eZiegler, Maren eZiegler, Maren eZiegler, Cornelia eRoder, Claudia eBüchel, Christian Robert Voolstra

“…Here, the mechanisms of coral holobiont photoacclimatization over a 60 m depth gradient in the central Red Sea were examined for the four coral genera Porites, Leptoseris, Pachyseris, and Podabacia. …”
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Short-term improvement of heat tolerance in naturally growing Acropora corals in Okinawa by Tanya Singh, Kazuhiko Sakai, Jun Ishida-Castañeda, Akira Iguchi

“…The present results suggest that either genetic or epigenetic changes in coral hosts and/or algal symbionts, or the shifting or switching of microbes other than endosymbionts, may have improved coral holobiont heat tolerance.…”
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Genome-wide transcriptomics revealed carbon source-mediated gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) production in a probiotic, Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 9D3 by Nachon Raethong, Pitakthai Chamtim, Roypim Thananusak, Kanyawee Whanmek, Chalat Santivarangkna

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Geography, Climate, and Habitat Shape the Microbiome of the Endangered Rock Gnome Lichen (<i>Cetradonia linearis</i>) by Julianna Paulsen, Jessica L. Allen, Nathan Morris, Jenna Dorey, Jenifer B. Walke, S. Elizabeth Alter

“…Despite management shifts at the ecosystem level, microbial communities are often neglected in discussions of holobiont conservation in favor of the primary members of a symbiosis. …”
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Diversity and distribution of Actinobacteria associated with reef coral Porites lutea by Weiqi eKuang, Weiqi eKuang, Jie eLi, Si eZhang, Lijuan eLong

“…Actinobacteria is a ubiquitous major group in coral holobiont. The diversity and spatial and temporal distribution of actinobacteria have been rarely documented. …”
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Metagenomic analysis of the microbiota from the crop of an invasive snail reveals a rich reservoir of novel genes. by Alexander M Cardoso, Janaína J V Cavalcante, Maurício E Cantão, Claudia E Thompson, Roberto B Flatschart, Arnaldo Glogauer, Sandra M N Scapin, Youssef B Sade, Paulo J M S I Beltrão, Alexandra L Gerber, Orlando B Martins, Eloi S Garcia, Wanderley de Souza, Ana Tereza R Vasconcelos

“…Furthermore, this work is a major step toward the understanding of the unique genetic profile of the land snail holobiont.…”
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Importance of depth and temperature variability as drivers of coral symbiont composition despite a mass bleaching event by Mariana Rocha de Souza, Carlo Caruso, Lupita Ruiz-Jones, Crawford Drury, Ruth D. Gates, Robert J. Toonen

“…We hypothesize that the plasticity of symbiont composition in corals may be constrained to adaptively match the long-term environmental conditions surrounding the holobiont, despite an individual coral’s stress and bleaching response.…”
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