S.-L. Tang

Microbial mat compositions and localization patterns explain the virulence of black band disease in corals

This study shows that microbial composition and spatial distribution in black band disease coral mats correlate with disease migration rates and virulence.

The soil microbiome may offer solutions to ginger cultivation

This study investigates the soil microbiome of ginger cultivation in Taitung, Taiwan, to identify microbial differences between diseased and healthy soils and assess the impact of biocontrol agents and fungicides on microbial communities and ginger productivity.

Microbiome restructuring: dominant coral bacterium Endozoicomonas species display differential adaptive capabilities to environmental changes

This study examines how dominant coral bacteria, Endozoicomonas species, adapt to environmental changes through a reciprocal transplant experiment and genomic analysis.

Prevalence, complete genome and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota

The paper identifies a novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota, characterizes its genome and metabolic potential, and proposes a new genus and species.

Response of Endozoicomonas montiporae to heat stress and coral host lysates

This study investigates how E. montiporae responds to heat stress and coral host lysates by analyzing protein expression changes.

Complete and high-quality genomes of novel microbial species from a meromictic lake using a workflow combining long- and short-read sequencing platforms

This paper develops a workflow combining long- and short-read sequencing to reconstruct high-quality MAGs from a meromictic lake, recovering 154 novel species and demonstrating the method's effectiveness in genome-centric metagenomics.

A genomic view of coral-associated Prosthecochloris and a companion sulfate-reducing bacterium

This study identifies and characterizes novel genomes of coral-associated Prosthecochloris and a sulfate-reducing bacterium, revealing their genomic and metabolic traits and a potential syntrophic relationship in coral endolithic communities.

Population Differentiation of Rhodobacteraceae Along Coral Compartments

This study examines how different coral compartments shape microbial evolution by analyzing genome sequences of Rhodobacteraceae in mucus and skeleton, identifying genetic adaptations to compartment-specific environments.

A universal subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific

This study identifies a universal bacterial symbiont, COTS27, found in the subcuticular space of crown-of-thorns starfish across the Indo-Pacific, suggesting an ancient symbiotic relationship.

Aquatic microbial community is partially functionally redundant: insights from an in situ reciprocal transplant experiment

This study uses an in situ reciprocal transplant experiment to show that microbial communities in freshwater lakes show partial functional redundancy, with functions aligning to the incubating lake's profile.

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

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

Comparative genomics: Dominant coral bacterium Endozoicomonas acroporae metabolizes Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP)

This study identifies and functionally characterizes DMSP metabolism in Endozoicomonas acroporae, confirming its role in the coral sulfur cycle.