A5088175495- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine and coastal plant biology
The University of Texas at Arlington
2021-2024
Michigan State University
2024
University of Miami
2022
Abstract Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent diseases on record, affects over 22 species reef-building is decimating reefs throughout Caribbean. To understand how different their algal symbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) respond to this disease, we examine gene expression profiles colonies five from a SCTLD transmission experiment. The included vary in purported susceptibilities SCTLD, use inform analyses both animal Symbiodiniaceae. We identify...
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are evolutionarily ancient and crucial components of innate immunity, recognizing danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) activating host defenses. Basal non-bilaterian animals such as cnidarians must rely solely on immunity to defend themselves from pathogens. By investigating cnidarian PRR repertoires we can gain insight into the evolution in these basal animals. Here utilize increasing amount available genomic resources within Cnidaria survey...
Mutualistic relationships with photosynthetic organisms are common in cnidarians, which form an intracellular symbiosis dinoflagellates the family Symbiodiniaceae. The establishment and maintenance of these symbionts associated suppression key host immune factors. Because this, there potential trade-offs between nutrition that cnidarian hosts gain from their ability to successfully defend themselves pathogens. To investigate trade-offs, we utilized facultatively symbiotic polyps upside-down...
Synopsis Melanin is an essential product that plays important role in innate immunity a variety of organisms across the animal kingdom. synthesis performed by many using tyrosine metabolism pathway, general pathway utilizes type-three copper oxidase protein, called PO-candidates (phenoloxidase candidates). While melanin well-characterized like arthropods and humans, it not as well-understood non-model such cnidarians. With rising anthropomorphic climate change influence on marine ecosystems,...
Abstract Gene expression, especially in multispecies experiments, is used to gain insight into the genetic basis of how organisms adapt and respond changing environments. However, evolutionary processes that can influence gene expression patterns between species such as presence paralogues which arise from duplication events are rarely accounted for. Paralogous transcripts alter transcriptional output a gene, thus exclusion these obscure important biological differences species. To address...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background: </bold>Anthropogenic climate change has had devastating effects on the Florida and Caribbean reef systems, primarily due to increased disease outbreaks. Climate contributes rising frequency of marine diseases by expanding pathogen ranges heightening host susceptibility environmental stress. Specifically, there been a stark rise in events targeting multiple coral species, resulting high mortality rates declining biodiversity. Although many these...
ABSTRACT Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) remains a substantial threat to reef diversity already threatened by global climate change. Restoration efforts and effective treatment of SCTLD requires an in-depth understanding its pathogenesis in the holobiont as well mechanisms resistance. Here, we present supervised machine learning framework describe progression major reef-building coral, Montastraea cavernosa , dominant algal endosymbiont, Cladocopium goreaui . Utilizing support vector...
Abstract Scleractinians, or stony corals, are colonial animals that possess a high regenerative capacity and highly diverse innate immune system. As such they present the opportunity to investigate interconnection between regeneration immunity in animal. Understanding relationship corals is of further interest as it has major implications for coral reef health. One method understanding role scleractinian situ hybridization using RNA probes. Here we describe protocol adult digoxigenin...
Abstract Gene family complexity and its influence on expression dynamics has long been theorized to be an important source of adaptation in natural systems through providing novel genetic material influencing gene dosage. There is now growing empirical support for this theory; however, process only demonstrated a limited number typically using recently diverged species or populations. In particular, examples how operates basal animals with deeper splits not well explored. To address issue,...