Increased sulfate-reducing bacteria can drive microbial dysbiosis in bleached corals
Coral bleaching may be associated with significant shifts in microbial communities, including increased SRB abundance, which may disrupt microbial balance and contribute to bleaching.
Authors
- Sumbal Sajid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-9869)
- Lianguo Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-7842)
- James Kar‐Hei Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2969-7978)
- Guoqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-1157)
- Lin Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-2011)
- Yishan Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-4323)
- Zongyao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8341-2614)
- Baohua Xiao
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Hydrobiology (CN)
- Guangdong Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf043
- Primary Topic
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00