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Mar Eco Progress Ser 243:1–10
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Shnit-Orland M, Kushmaro A (2009) Coral mucus-associated bacteria: a possible first line of
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Sneed JM, Sharp KH, Ritchie KB et al (2014) The chemical cue tetrabromopyrrole from a biofilm
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Solanki MK, Singh RK, Srivastava S et al (2014) Isolation and characterization of siderophore
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Acropora millepora by tetrabromopyrrole isolated from a Pseudoalteromonas bacterium. PLoS
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evolution, development, and ecological interactions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 4:176
Thurber RV, Willner-Hall D, Rodriguez-Mueller B et al (2009) Metagenomic analysis of stresses
coral holobionts. Environ Microbiol 11:2148–2163
Tout J, Jeffries TC, Webster NS et al (2014) Variability in microbial community composition and
function between different niches within a coral reef. Microbiol Ecol 67:540–552
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Prevost G, Jaulhac B, Piemont Y (1992) DNA fingerprinting by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
is more effective than ribotyping in distinguishing among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus isolates. J Clin Microbiol 30:967–973
Quinn RA, Vermeij MJA, Hartmann AC et al (2016) Metabolomics of reef benthic interactions
reveals a bioactive lipid involved in coral defence. Proc Biol Sci R Soc 283:20160469
Raina JB, Tapiolas D, Willis BL et al (2009) Coral-associated bacteria and their role in the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:3492–3501
Raina JB, Tapiolas D, Motti CA et al (2016) Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by
bacteria associated with reef-building corals. Peer J 4:2275
Ransome E, Munn CB, Halliday N et al (2014a) Diverse profiles of N-acyl-homoserine lactone
molecules found in cnidarians. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 87:315–329
Ransome E, Rowley SJ, Thomas S et al (2014b) Disturbance to conserved bacterial communities
in the cold-water gorgonian coral Eunicella verrucosa. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 90:404–416
Reaka-Kudla ML, Wilson DE, Wilson EO (1997) Biodiversity II: understanding and protecting our
biological resources. J Insect Conserv 1(1997):247–250
Reshef L, Koren O, Loya Y et al (2006) The coral probiotic hypothesis. Environ Microbiol
8:2068–2073
Ritchie KB (2006) Regulation of microbial populations by coral surface mucus and mucusassociated bacteria. Mar Ecol Progress Ser 322:1–14
Roder C, Arif C, Daniels C et al (2014) Bacterial profiling of White Plague Disease across corals
and oceans indicates a conserved and distinct disease microbiome. Mol Ecol 23:965–974
Rohwer F, Seguritan V, Azam F et al (2002) Diversity and distribution of coral-associated bacteria.
Mar Eco Progress Ser 243:1–10
Rosenberg E, Falkovitz L (2004) The Vibrio shiloi/Oculina patagonica model system of coral
bleaching. Annu Rev Microbiol 58:143–159
Rosenberg E, Koren O, Reshef L et al (2007) The role of microorganisms in coral health, disease
and evolution. Nat Rev Microbiol 5:355–362
Rypien KL, Ward JR, Azam F (2010) Antagonistic interactions among coral‐associated bacteria.
Environ Microbiol 12(1):28–39
Shikuma NJ, Pilhofer M, Weiss GL et al (2014) Marine tubeworm metamorphosis induced by
arrays of bacterial phage tail-like structures. Science 343:529–533
Shnit-Orland M, Kushmaro A (2009) Coral mucus-associated bacteria: a possible first line of
defense. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 67:371–380
Smith JE, Shaw M, Edwards RA et al (2006) Indirect effects of algae on coral: Algae-mediated,
microbe-induced coral mortality. Ecol Lett 9:835–845
Sneed JM, Sharp KH, Ritchie KB et al (2014) The chemical cue tetrabromopyrrole from a biofilm
bacterium induces settlement of multiple Caribbean corals. Proc R Soc 281:1–9
Solanki MK, Singh RK, Srivastava S et al (2014) Isolation and characterization of siderophore
producing antagonistic rhizobacteria against Rhizoctonia solani. J Basic Microbiol 54:585–596
Spalding M, Ravilious C, Green E (2001) World atlas of coral reefs. University of California Press,
Berkeley, CA
Sweet MJ, Croquer A, Bythell JC (2011) Bacterial assemblages differ between compartments
within the coral holobiont. Coral Reefs 30:39–52
Tebben J, Tapiolas DM, Motti CA et al (2011) Induction of larval metamorphosis of the coral
Acropora millepora by tetrabromopyrrole isolated from a Pseudoalteromonas bacterium. PLoS
One 6:19082
Teplitski M, Ritchie K (2009) How feasible is the biological control of coral diseases? Trends Ecol
Evol 24:378–385
Thompson JR, Rivera HE, Closek CJ et al (2014) Microbes in the coral holobiont: partners through
evolution, development, and ecological interactions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 4:176
Thurber RV, Willner-Hall D, Rodriguez-Mueller B et al (2009) Metagenomic analysis of stresses
coral holobionts. Environ Microbiol 11:2148–2163
Tout J, Jeffries TC, Webster NS et al (2014) Variability in microbial community composition and
function between different niches within a coral reef. Microbiol Ecol 67:540–552
N.P. Patel et al.