Publications by authors named "Dana Willner-Hall"
Environ Microbiol
August 2009
Article Synopsis
- The coral holobiont consists of a diverse community including metazoans, protists, and microbes, and its disruption can lead to coral disease.
- Research on Porites compressa exposed to stressors like increased temperature and lowered pH revealed that these factors heightened microbial genes associated with virulence and resistance.
- The healthy coral microbiome shifted to a more disease-associated community, indicating that even low-abundance microbes (like Vibrio spp.) can significantly impact coral health.
