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B. L. Willis

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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D. G. Bourne· 2 shared F. J. Pollock· 2 shared A. O. Akinrinade· 1 shared C. S. Carpenter· 1 shared D. Sonett· 1 shared H. E. Epstein· 1 shared J. B. Lamb· 1 shared J. R. Zaneveld· 1 shared

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D. G. Bourne

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Evidence for microbially-mediated tradeoffs between growth and defense throughout coral evolution

H. E. Epstein, T. Brown, A. O. Akinrinade, R. McMinds, F. J. Pollock, D. Sonett, S. Smith, D. G. Bourne, C. S. Carpenter, R. Knight, B. L. Willis, M. Medina, J. B. Lamb, R. V. Thurber, J. R. Zaneveld

This study shows that microbial symbionts, particularly Endozoicomonas, influence coral growth and disease susceptibility across 425 million years of evolution.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) within tissues of the coral Acropora hyacinthus

N. Wada, M. Ishimochi, T. Matsui, F. J. Pollock, S.-L. Tang, T. D. Ainsworth, B. L. Willis, N. Mano, D. G. Bourne

The paper characterizes coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) in Acropora hyacinthus tissues, showing their distribution and density vary with distance from the coastline.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2019Microbiology