MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Steroid hormones produced by coral-associated Endozoicomonas prime the coral immune response during thermal stress
A. R. Mohamed, M. Ochsenkuhn, T. D. Haydon…·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.
DOI 10.1101/2023.09.19.558257