Publications by authors named "Gael J Lecellier"
Background: Different parts of the tree L. (nuts, leaves, roots, bark, fruits, nut oil and resin) are used as traditional medicines and cosmetics in most of the Pacific Islands. The oil efficiency as a natural cure and in traditional cosmetics has been largely described throughout the South Pacific, which led us to investigate s chemical and genetic diversity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn updated assessment of spp. that associate with common scleractinian corals from Moorea (French Polynesia) reveals high diversity among background symbionts and a novel finding of clade B.
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January 2017
Article Synopsis
- The adaptive bleaching hypothesis (ABH) suggests that coral bleaching can positively influence coral survival by allowing corals to switch their algal symbionts based on environmental conditions.
- Researchers employed quantitative PCR (qPCR) technology to analyze five coral species from Moorea, discovering each species had a primary algal clade but also associated with additional clades at low levels.
- Notably, clade B was identified as a coral symbiont for the first time in the region, indicating a greater diversity of symbiotic relationships and suggesting that corals in French Polynesia may strategically maintain multiple clades for better environmental adaptability.
Temperature can modify membrane fluidity and thus affects cellular functions and physiological activities. This study examines lipid remodelling in the marine symbiotic organism, Tridacna maxima, during a time series of induced thermal stress, with an emphasis on the morphology of their symbiont Symbiodinium First, we show that the French Polynesian giant clams harbour an important proportion of saturated fatty acids (SFA), which reflects their tropical location. Second, in contrast to most marine organisms, the total lipid content in giant clams remained constant under stress, though some changes in their composition were shown.
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