Compared to tropical corals, much less is known about deep-sea coral biology and ecology. This study characterizes the bacterial community associated with a deep-sea coral, Lophelia pertusa. Samples o
Tissue samples of octocorals and antipatharian soft corals were collected from geological features, including sea mounts and mineral seeps, in the Great Australian Bight at depths between 1000-3000 m,
Metagenome sequencing of coral microbial communities from various locations to study how coral hosts communicate with their associated microbial community
