The synergistic negative effects of combined acidification and warming on the coral host and its symbiotic association with Symbiodiniaceae indicated by RNA-Seq differential expression analysis

Editorial: Marine microbial symbioses: host-microbe interaction, holobiont's adaptation to niches and global climate change

“…Global warming, ocean acidification and pollutants lead to increasingly serious problems of marine ecosystems (Gong et al, 2019 ; Li et al, 2023 ; Wu et al, 2023 ; Chai et al, 2024 ). Sponges are one of the major ecosystem engineers on the seafloor.…”

“…Corals are important components of coral reef system and easily influenced by ocean warming (Gong et al, 2019 ; Li et al, 2023 ; Wu et al, 2023 ; Xiao et al, 2024 ). Coral bleaching is often accompanied by structural abnormalities of coral symbiotic microbiota, among which Vibrio is highly concerned.…”

“…This Research Topic brings together 11 articles that highlight the association of microbial symbionts with marine sponges(Esposito et al; Pérez-Llano et al; Raijman-Nagar et al), corals (Nie et al; Sun et al; Vimercati et al; Zhang et al), polychaete (Menabit et al), shrimps (Qi et al) and fishes (Fiedleret al; Shankregowda et al), and their adaptation to environment changes, providing novel insights into the marine microbial symbioses in regard to host-microbe interaction, holobiont's adaptation to niches and global climate change. Meanwhile, the crucial need to elucidate the underlying mechanisms governing the interactions between the marine microbial symbionts and their hosts is suggested.Global warming, ocean acidification and pollutants lead to increasingly serious problems of marine ecosystems(Gong et al, 2019;Li et al, 2023;Wu et al, 2023;Chai et al, 2024). Sponges are one of the major ecosystem engineers on the seafloor.…”