C. R. Voolstra

A standalone reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase (rDsr) pathway enables sulfur oxidation under oxygen limitation

This study shows that the reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase (rDsr) pathway can independently oxidize thiosulfate under low oxygen conditions, supporting its ecological role in marine sediments.

Short-term heat stress assays provide a standardized screening tool to assess impacts of microbiome manipulation on Aiptasia thermal stress tolerance

The paper establishes short-term heat stress assays using Aiptasia to assess microbiome manipulation impacts on thermal stress tolerance, showing reproducible and host-specific effects.

Algal symbioses with fire corals demonstrate host genotype specificity and niche adaptation at subspecies resolution

This study identifies host genotype-specific algal symbionts in fire corals at subspecies resolution, showing that algal associations are tightly linked to host genetics and environmental niche adaptation.

Coupled carbon and nitrogen cycling regulates the cnidarian-algal symbiosis

The paper investigates how carbon and nitrogen cycling regulate cnidarian-algal symbiosis by altering carbon availability and measuring metabolic responses in Aiptasia.

From genome wide SNPs to genomic islands of differentiation: the quest for species diagnostic markers in two scleractinian corals, Pocillopora and Porites

The paper develops a genotyping method called 'Divergent Fragment' to accurately assign coral samples to species within two genera, using sequencing of a diagnostic genomic fragment from metagenomic data.

Rapid Speciation Characterized by Incomplete Lineage Sorting in the Globally Distributed Bacterium Sulfitobacter

The paper identifies incomplete lineage sorting in Sulfitobacter, a marine bacterium, showing rapid speciation driven by ancestral polymorphism retention rather than adaptive selection.

Open science resources from the Tara Pacific expedition across coral reef and surface ocean ecosystems

The paper describes the Tara Pacific expedition's sampling methodology and provides access to datasets from coral reef and surface ocean ecosystems.

Diatom Modulation of Microbial Consortia Through Use of Two Unique Secondary Metabolites

This study shows diatoms use two unique secondary metabolites to promote beneficial bacteria and inhibit harmful ones in their microbial communities.

Ecological specificity of the metagenome in a set of lower termite species supports contribution of the microbiome to adaptation of the host

The paper examines the microbiome of lower termites to determine how ecological differences influence microbial gene composition and function.

mtDNA recombination indicative of hybridization suggests a role of the mitogenome in the adaptation of reef building corals to extreme environments

The paper reports mtDNA recombination in reef-building corals as evidence of hybridization, linking mitochondrial introgression to adaptation in extreme environments.

DNA methylation regulates transcriptional homeostasis of algal endosymbiosis in the coral model Aiptasia

The paper investigates DNA methylation's role in maintaining transcriptional homeostasis during algal endosymbiosis in Aiptasia, finding it reduces transcriptional noise and regulates symbiosis-related processes.

Aiptasia as a model to study metabolic diversity and specificity in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbioses

This study uses Aiptasia to investigate metabolic diversity and specificity in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis, finding that nutrient assimilation depends on symbiotic partner identity and that carbon fixation affects only the host.

Coral reef carbonate budgets and ecological drivers in the naturally high temperature and high alkalinity environment of the Red Sea

The paper measures carbonate budgets and growth dynamics of coral reefs in the Red Sea, finding that total alkalinity strongly correlates with reef growth despite high temperatures.

Epigenome-associated phenotypic acclimatization to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral

This study shows DNA methylation in corals reduces transcriptional noise and enables phenotypic acclimatization to ocean acidification by altering cell and polyp sizes.