Controlled temperature-induced dormancy leads to predictable microbial recovery in the temperate coral microbiome
Anya L. Brown, Meriel J. McGovern, Alicia Schickle, Koty H Sharp, Amy Apprill · 2026
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Brown, McGovern, Schickle, Sharp, and Apprill studied coral microbes in this paper from twenty twenty-six. A temperate coral off the United States East Coast sleeps through winter each year. Its microbe community is thought to help manage that dormancy. The team chilled corals in the lab to trigger the sleep state.
Two coral populations were tracked through dormancy and the days of waking. Microbe shifts followed a consistent, predictable pattern in both groups. The pattern held during the sleep and through recovery. One bacterial genus, also key in tropical corals, seemed to help early rebuilding of the community. The authors suggest the tidy cycle can inform work on stressed tropical reefs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anya L. Brown, Meriel J. McGovern, Alicia Schickle, Koty H Sharp, Amy Apprill |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |