Limited contributions of bacteria and fungi to coral nutrition revealed by amino acid δ

Qifang Wang, Jiachen Li, Xijie Zhou, Lingfeng Huang, Tuo Shi, Tiantian Tang, Jonathan Y S Leung, Xinqing Zheng

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Qifang WangKey Laboratory of Marine Ecology Conservation and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China.

Jiachen LiState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Xijie ZhouKey Laboratory of Marine Ecology Conservation and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China.

Lingfeng HuangKey Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Tuo ShiMarine Genomics and Biotechnology Program, Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.

Tiantian TangState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. tiantian.tang@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1700-9581

Jonathan Y S LeungGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, Shantou University, Shantou, China. jonathanleung@stu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3401

Xinqing ZhengKey Laboratory of Marine Ecology Conservation and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China. zhengxinqing@tio.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-4520

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Abstract

Corals often form reef ecosystems that support diverse marine life, but they are sensitive to environmental fluctuations that can affect their nutrient acquisition. While coral-associated microbes (e.g., Symbiodiniaceae, bacteria and fungi) may supplement nutrients to coral hosts via metabolite translocation and nutrient recycling, the extent to which these microbial partners contribute to coral autotrophy or heterotrophy remains unclear. Here, we seasonally measure the carbon isotopes of amino acids (δ

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Amino AcidsAnthozoaBacteriaCarbon IsotopesFungiAnimalsBayes TheoremCoral ReefsSeasonsAmino AcidsCarbon Isotopes

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PMID41145668

DOI10.1038/s42003-025-08888-x

PMCPMC12559213

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