ArticlemSphere2024
Changes in the diversity and functionality of viruses that can bleach healthy coral.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Acetate utilization strategy in chain-elongating bacteria determines butyrate versus medium-chain carboxylate production.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Unveiling the hidden viral biodiversity and potential ecological functions with global coral holobiont virome database.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
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Abstract
Coral microbiomes play a crucial role in maintaining the health and functionality of holobionts. Disruption in the equilibrium of holobionts, including bacteria, fungi, and archaea, can result in the bleaching of coral. However, little is known about the viruses that can infect holobionts in coral, especially bacteriophages. Here, we employed a combination of amplicon and metagenomic analyses on IMPORTANCE: Viruses, especially bacteriophages, outnumber other microorganisms by approximately 10-fold and represent the most abundant members of coral holobionts. Corals represent a model system for the study of symbiosis, the influence of viruses on organisms inhabiting healthy coral reef, the role of rapid horizontal gene transfer, and the expression of auxiliary metabolic genes. However, the least studied component of coral holobiont are viruses. Therefore, there is a critical need to investigate the viral community of viruses, and their functionality, in healthy and bleached coral. Here, we compared the composition and functionality of viruses in healthy and bleached corals and found that viruses may participate in the induction of coral bleaching by enhancing the expression of virulence genes and other auxiliary metabolic functions.
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