Genome-Based Analyses of Six Hexacorallian Species Reject the “Naked Coral” Hypothesis
Year: 2017
Authors: Wang Xin, Drillon Guénola, Ryu Taewoo, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel
  • Naked Corals
  • Scleractinia
  • Corallimorpharia
  • Phylogenomics
  • Evolution
  • Calcification
High Salinity Conveys Thermotolerance in the Coral Model Aiptasia
Year: 2017
Authors: Gegner Hagen M., Ziegler Maren, Rädecker Nils, Buitrago-López Carol, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Climate Change
  • Symbiosis
  • Thermotolerance
  • Resilience
  • Symbiodinium
  • Bleaching
  • Heat Stress
Comparative Analysis of the Genomes of Stylophora Pistillata and Acropora Digitifera Provides Evidence for Extensive Differences between Species of Corals
Year: 2017
Authors: Voolstra Christian R., Li Yong, Liew Yi Jin, Baumgarten Sebastian, Zoccola Didier, Flot Jean-François, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis, Aranda Manuel
  • Stylophora
  • Acropora
  • Comparative Genomics
Evidence for Mirna-Mediated Modulation of the Host Transcriptome in Cnidarian–Dinoflagellate Symbiosis
Year: 2017 ISSN:0962-1083
Authors: Baumgarten Sebastian, Cziesielski Maha J., Thomas Ludivine, Michell Craig T., Esherick Lisl Y., Pringle John R., Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Aiptasia Anemone Argonaute Coral Cross-linking Immunoprecipitation
Recent Expansion of Heat-Activated Retrotransposons in the Coral Symbiont Symbiodinium Microadriaticum
Year: 2017
Authors: Chen Jit Ern, Cui Guoxin, Wang Xin, Liew Yi Jin, Aranda Manuel
  • Retrotransposon
  • Symbiodinium
  • Expansion Events
Hologenome analysis of two marine sponges with different microbiomes
Year: 2016
Authors: Ryu Taewoo, Seridi Loqmane, Moitinho-Silva Lucas, Oates Matthew, Liew Yi Jin, Mavromatis Charalampos, Wang Xiaolei, Haywood Annika, Lafi Feras F., Kupresanin Marija, Sougrat Rachid, Alzahrani Majed A., Giles Emily, Ghosheh Yanal, Schunter Celia, Baumgarte
  • Sponge
  • Stylissa Carteri
  • Xestospongia Testudinaria
  • Innate Immune System
  • Host-Microbial Symbionts
  • Hologenome
miRNA Repertoires of Demosponges Stylissa carteri and Xestospongia testudinaria
Year: 2016
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Ryu Taewoo, Aranda Manuel, Ravasi Timothy
  • miRNA
  • Sponges
  • Biogenesis
Comparative genomics explains the evolutionary success of reef-forming corals
Year: 2016
Authors: Bhattacharya Debashish, Agrawal Shobhit, Aranda Manuel, Baumgarten Sebastian, Belcaid Mahdi, Drake Jeana L., Erwin Douglas, Foret Sylvian, Gates Ruth D., Gruber David F., Kamel Bishoy, Lesser Michael P., Levy Oren, Liew Yi Jin, MacManes Matthew, Mass Tali
  • Corals
  • Biomineralization
  • Stress Response
  • Symbiotsis
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer
Draft genome of an iconic Red Sea reef fish, the blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus): current status and its characteristics
Year: 2016
Authors: DiBattista Joseph D., Wang Xin, Saenz-Agudelo Pablo, Piatek Marek J., Aranda Manuel, Berumen Michael L.
Reefgenomics.Org - a Repository for Marine Genomics Data
Year: 2016
Authors: LiewYi Jin, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Repository
  • Database
  • Website
Genomes of coral dinoflagellate symbionts highlight evolutionary adaptations conducive to a symbiotic lifestyle
Year: 2016
Authors: Aranda M., Li Y., Liew Y. J., Baumgarten S., Simakov O., Wilson M. C., Piel J., Ashoor H., Bougouffa S., Bajic V. B., Ryu T., Ravasi T., Bayer T., Micklem G., Kim H., Bhak J., LaJeunesse T. C., Voolstra C. R.
  • Dinoflagellate Symbionts
  • Adaptation
  • Comparative Genomics
Distinct Bacterial Communities Associated with the Coral Model Aiptasia in Aposymbiotic and Symbiotic States with Symbiodinium
Year: 2016
Authors: Röthig Till, Costa Rúben M., Simona Fabia, Baumgarten Sebastian, Torres Ana F., Radhakrishnan Anand, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • coral reef
  • Cnidarian-dinoflagellate Symbiosis
  • Microbial Community Profiling
  • 16S rRNA Gene
  • Functional Profiling
Structural Molecular Components of Septate Junctions in Cnidarians Point to the Origin of Epithelial Junctions in Eukaryotes
Year: 2015
Authors: Ganot Philippe, Zoccola Didier, Tambutté Eric, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel, Allemand Denis, Tambutté Sylvie
  • Epitheliozoa
  • Claudin
  • Neurexin
  • Contactin
  • Neuroglian
  • Coracle
  • MAGUK
  • Na+/K+ ATPase Transporter
  • DSCAM
  • Nbl4
  • Para-cellular Pathway
  • Permselectivity
  • Corals
  • Ctenophores
  • Poriferans
  • Monosiga
  • Capsaspora
Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification
Year: 2015
Authors: Zoccola Didier, Ganot Philippe, Bertucci Anthony, Caminiti-Segonds Natacha, Techer Nathalie, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel, Tambutté Eric, Allemand Denis, Casey Joseph R., Tambutté Sylvie
  • Biocarbonate Transporters
  • Calcification
  • Stylophora
Microbiome structure of the fungid coral Ctenactis echinata aligns with environmental differences
Year: 2015
Authors: Roder Cornelia, Bayer Till, Aranda Manuel, Kruse Maren, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Ecological Niche
  • Holobiont
  • Metaorganism
  • Microbiome
  • Symbiosis
The Genome of Aiptasia, a Sea Anemone Model for Coral Symbiosis
Year: 2015
Authors: Baumgarten S., Simakov O., Esherick L. Y., Liew Y. J., Lehnert E. M., Michell C. T., Li Y., Hambleton E. A., Guse A., Oates M. E., Gough J., Weis V. M., Aranda M., Pringle J. R., Voolstra C. R., Knowlton N.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Endosymbiosis
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer
  • Dinoflagellate
  • Pattern-recognition Receptors
Identification of MicroRNAs in the Coral Stylophora pistillata
Year: 2014
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Aranda Manuel, Carr Adrian, Baumgarten Sebastian, Zoccola Didier, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis, Micklem Gos, Voolstra Christian R.
  • miRNA
  • Coral Calcification
  • Symbiosis
Bacteria of the genus Endozoicomonas dominate the microbiome of the Mediterranean gorgonian coral Eunicella cavolini
Year: 2013
Authors: Bayer T., Arif C., Ferrier-Pagès C., Zoccola D., Aranda M., Voolstra C. R.
  • Microbial Communities
  • Gorgonian
  • Eunicella Cavolini
  • 16S Tag Sequencing
In-situ Effects of Eutrophication and Overfishing on Physiology and Bacterial Diversity of the Red Sea Coral Acropora hemprichii
Year: 2013
Authors: Jessen Christian, Villa Lizcano Javier Felipe, Bayer Till, Roder Cornelia, Aranda Manuel, Wild Christian, Voolstra Christian R.
  • 16S Based
  • Bacterial Community
  • Eutrophication
The microbiome of the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata is dominated by tissue-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria
Year: 2013
Authors: Bayer Till, Neave Matthew J., Alsheikh-Hussain Areej, Aranda Manuel, Yum Lauren K., Mincer Tracy, Hughen Konrad, Apprill Amy, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral
  • Endozoicomonas
  • Phylogeny