Coral Restoration in the Omics Era: Development of Point‐of‐Care Tools for Monitoring Disease, Reproduction, and Thermal Stress
BioEssays,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 26, 2025
ABSTRACT
Coral
reef
degradation
has
captured
global
attention
from
governments,
conservationists,
and
researchers,
who
are
making
concerted
efforts
to
develop
sustainable
solutions
support
resilience
in
the
face
of
environmental
degradation.
The
goal
is
empower
local
community
for
effective
marine
resource
management.
However,
one
major
barriers
coral
conservation
lack
timely
affordable
population‐level
health
data,
which
can
delay
management
responses.
Although
progress
been
made
understanding
molecular
basis
outcomes,
more
translational
work
needed
cost‐effective,
point‐of‐care
(POC)
diagnostic
tools
real‐time
monitoring.
This
review
assesses
current
state
omics‐based
research
monitoring,
focusing
on
highlighting
key
gaps
actionable
next
steps
guide
implementation
effective,
field‐ready
monitoring
disease,
reproduction,
thermal
stress.
These
advancements
be
used
advance
urgent
needs
promote
by
communities.
Language: Английский
Contaminant or goldmine? In silico assessment of Symbiodiniaceae community using coral hologenomes
Frontiers in Protistology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2
Published: April 2, 2024
Endosymbiotic
dinoflagellates
of
the
family
Symbiodiniaceae
are
symbionts
essential
to
corals
and
other
marine
organisms.
A
coral
holobiont
consists
host,
Symbiodiniaceae,
microbes
that
together
sustain
overall
productivity
health.
Coral
hologenome
data,
generated
from
all
interacting
components
a
holobiont,
key
for
elucidating
molecular
mechanisms
underpin
resilience
changing
environments.
Although
data
often
dominated
by
host
genomic
sequences,
they
provide
an
avenue
recovering
sequences
in
hospite
.
Here,
we
review
recent
advances
approaches
assessing
community
diversity
data.
Using
case
study
based
on
existing
datasets
Acropora
kenti
coral,
highlight
how
large
numbers
can
useful
analysis
platform
their
function
holobionts.
Language: Английский
Multiomics data integration, limitations, and prospects to reveal the metabolic activity of the coral holobiont
FEMS Microbiology Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
100(5)
Published: April 10, 2024
Abstract
Since
their
radiation
in
the
Middle
Triassic
period
∼240
million
years
ago,
stony
corals
have
survived
past
climate
fluctuations
and
five
mass
extinctions.
Their
long-term
survival
underscores
inherent
resilience
of
corals,
particularly
when
considering
nutrient-poor
marine
environments
which
they
thrived.
However,
coral
bleaching
has
emerged
as
a
global
threat
to
survival,
requiring
rapid
advancements
research
understand
holobiont
stress
responses
allow
for
interventions
before
extensive
occurs.
This
review
encompasses
potential,
well
limits,
multiomics
data
applications
applied
holobiont.
Synopses
how
different
omics
tools
been
date
current
restrictions
are
discussed,
addition
ways
these
may
be
overcome,
such
recruiting
new
technology
studies,
utilizing
novel
bioinformatics
approaches,
generally
integrating
data.
Lastly,
this
presents
considerations
design
studies
support
lab-to-field
marker
monitoring
systems.
Although
much
mechanism
eluded
investigation
date,
multiomic
already
produced
key
findings
regarding
holobiont’s
response,
potential
advance
field
further.
Language: Английский