Heatwave-driven persistent microbes threaten the resilience of Mediterranean coral holobionts

Abstract Background The climate crisis poses a serious threat to octocorals in the Mediterranean Sea as marine heatwaves (MHWs) not only impair coral metabolism but also disrupt the complex symbiosis between the coral host and its microbiome. Since octocorals are the foundation species of the Medite...

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Main Authors: Camille Prioux, Christine Ferrier-Pagès, Thibaut Lamarca, Denis Allemand, Romie Tignat-Perrier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:Environmental Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00765-8
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