Exposure to the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, and its associated brevetoxins induces ecophysiological and proteomic alterations in Porites astreoides

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 2; p. e0228414
• Main Authors: Reynolds, David A, Yoo, Mi-Jeong, Dixson, Danielle L, Ross, Cliff
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.02.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animals; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Brevetoxins; Cellular stress response; Chemical analysis; Chemical treatment; Coral reefs; Corals; Dinoflagellates; Dinoflagellida - pathogenicity; Earth Sciences; Ecological effects; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Energy metabolism; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Exposure; Fluorimetry; Fluorometry; Gene expression; Genomes; Harmful Algal Bloom - drug effects; Harmful Algal Bloom - physiology; Homeostasis; Karenia brevis; Larva - drug effects; Larva - growth & development; Larva - metabolism; Larvae; Marine toxins; Marine Toxins - toxicity; Metabolism; Microorganisms; Novels; Organic chemistry; Oxocins - toxicity; Oxygen; Peptides; Population studies; Porites astreoides; Protein folding; Protein turnover; Proteins; Proteome - analysis; Proteomics; Reactive oxygen species; Red tides; Research and Analysis Methods; Seawater; Tides; Time; Time dependence; Water analysis; Water pollution effects; Water quality; Florida Keys; Florida; United States > US

As reef-building corals are increasingly being exposed to persistent threats that operate on both regional and global scales, there is a pressing need to better understand the complex processes that diminish coral populations. This study investigated the impacts of the Florida red tide dinoflagellat...