Steroid hormones produced by coral-associated Endozoicomonas prime the coral immune response during thermal stress
A. R. Mohamed, M. Ochsenkuhn, T. D. Haydon, S. Abdelrazig, L. S. Coe, G. Mochales-Riano, W. S. Jo, A. Healy, D. Abrego, J.-B. Raina, J. Burt, S. A. Amin
This study shows that Endozoicomonas bacteria convert cholesterol to steroids during thermal stress, which primes the coral immune response and enhances survival.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology