Do the shuffle: Changes in Symbiodinium consortia throughout juvenile coral development

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 2; p. e0171768
• Main Authors: Reich, Hannah G, Robertson, Deborah L, Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.02.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acropora; Adults; Amino acids; Animals; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - growth & development; Anthozoa - microbiology; Anthozoa - parasitology; Aquariums; Atlantic Islands; Bermuda; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Biota - genetics; Caribbean Region; Consortia; Coral Reefs; Corals; Dinoflagellida - classification; Dinoflagellida - genetics; Dinoflagellida - growth & development; Dinoflagellida - physiology; Earth Sciences; Environment; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Juveniles; Laboratories; Microorganisms; People and Places; Population; Porites astreoides; Primers; Reefs; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Stony corals; Symbiodinium; Symbionts; Symbiosis - physiology; Zooxanthellae; United States > US; Massachusetts; Bermuda

Previous studies of symbiotic associations between scleractinians corals and Symbiodinium have demonstrated that the consortium of symbionts can change in response to environmental conditions. However, less is known about symbiont shuffling during early coral development, particularly in brooding sp...