Larval transcriptomic responses of a stony coral, Acropora tenuis, during initial contact with the native symbiont, Symbiodinium microadriaticum

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2854 - 11
• Main Authors: Yoshioka, Yuki, Yamashita, Hiroshi, Suzuki, Go, Shinzato, Chuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.02.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/337; 631/80; Acropora tenuis; Animals; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - physiology; Apoptosis; Coral Reefs; Corals; Dinoflagellida - physiology; Ecosystem; Gene expression; Humanities and Social Sciences; Inoculation; Larva - genetics; Larva - physiology; Larvae; Molecular modelling; multidisciplinary; Mutualism; Pattern recognition; Pattern recognition receptors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species; Symbiodinium microadriaticum; Symbionts; Symbiosis - genetics; Symbiosis - physiology; Transcriptome; Transcriptomics

Although numerous dinoflagellate species (Family Symbiodiniaceae) are present in coral reef environments, Acropora corals tend to select a single species, Symbiodinium microadriaticum, in early life stages, even though this species is rarely found in mature colonies. In order to identify molecular m...