A5077600562- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
University of California, Irvine
2020
Australian Institute of Marine Science
2008-2011
James Cook University
2008-2011
Townsville Hospital
2011
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2008-2010
AIMS@JCU
2010
Patterns in the diversity of bacterial communities associated with three species Acropora (Acropora millepora, tenuis and valida) were compared at two locations (Magnetic Island Orpheus Island) on Great Barrier Reef to better understand nature specificity coral-microbial symbioses. Three culture-independent techniques demonstrated consistent among replicate samples each coral species, confirming that corals associate specific microbiota. Profiles also conserved all within location,...
Understanding the effects of elevated seawater temperatures on each member coral holobiont (the complex comprised polyps and associated symbiotic microorganisms, including Bacteria, viruses, Fungi, Archaea endolithic algae) is becoming increasingly important as evidence accumulates that microbial members contribute to overall health, particularly during thermal stress. Here we use a metagenomic approach identify metabolic taxonomic shifts in communities with hard Acropora millepora...
This study compared the effect of heat stress on coral-associated bacterial communities among juveniles coral, Acropora tenuis, hosting different Symbiodinium types. In comparison to a control temperature treatment (28 degrees C), we documented dramatic changes in associates juvenile corals harbouring ITS 1 type D when placed high (32 C) treatment. particular, there was marked increase number retrieved Vibrio affiliated sequences, which coincided with 44% decline photochemical efficiency...
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area study, but despite significant advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying proximate causes disease outbreaks remains difficult. The dynamics infectious wildlife diseases are known to be influenced by shifting interactions among host, pathogen, other members microbiome, a collective body work clearly demonstrates that this also case for main foundation species on reefs, corals. Yet, wildlife, coral stand out as...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 389:45-59 (2009) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08180 Bacterial communities of juvenile corals infected with different Symbiodinium (dinoflagellate) clades Raechel A. Littman1,2, Bette L. Willis2, David G. Bourne1,* 1Australian Institute Science, PMB 3 Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia 2ARC Centre...