Denis Allemand

Diversity, host-specificity, and environmental drivers of the coral reef eukaryome

The paper characterizes the eukaryotic diversity in coral reef environments, revealing high diversity and identifying environmental drivers shaping these communities.

HIDDEN APICOMPLEXAN PARASITE DIVERSITY LINKS CORAL AND PLANKTON MICROBIOMES ACROSS REEF SEASCAPES

The paper investigates the diversity and distribution of Apicomplexa across marine environments using metabarcoding data, revealing previously unknown diversity and biogeographic patterns.

Ocean-scale transcriptomic analysis of corallicolids (Apicomplexa) reveals their ubiquity and molecular interactions with Pocillopora corals.

The paper analyzes corallicolid parasites in Pocillopora corals across the Pacific Ocean, finding their widespread presence and linking their abundance to environmental factors and host immune responses.

Genome-resolved diversity and biosynthetic potential of the coral reef microbiome

This study assesses the microbial biosynthetic potential of reef-building corals using genome-resolved metagenomics, revealing host-specific microbiomes with high biotechnological value.

Emergent patterns of patchiness reflect decoupling between ocean physics and biology

The paper analyzes global ocean data to show that physical and biological patchiness are decoupled, using variance slope to quantify spatial patterns.

Disparate patterns of genetic divergence in three widespread corals across a pan-Pacific environmental gradient highlights species-specific adaptation trajectories.

The paper analyzes genetic divergence in three coral species across a Pacific environmental gradient, showing species-specific evolutionary patterns despite similar environments.

Pervasive tandem duplications and convergent evolution shape coral genomes

The paper reports higher gene counts in two coral genomes due to tandem duplications, suggesting a role in immune system and disease resistance.

Comparative analysis of the genomes of Stylophora pistillata and Acropora digitifera provides evidence for extensive differences between species of corals

This study compares the genomes of two coral species, Stylophora pistillata and Acropora digitifera, revealing significant differences in gene expansion and function related to symbiosis and stress response.