Symbiodinium transcriptome exposed to prolonged thermal stress

Symbiodinium clade F cultures were exposed to elevated temperatures (average 31°C) or control conditions (24.5°C) for a period of twenty-eight days. Whole transcriptome sequencing of Symbiodinium cells on days four, nineteen and twenty-eight was used to identify differentially expressed genes under prolonged thermal stress.The results indicate a shift in metabolism under prolonged thermal stress and has implications for coral-Symbiodinium associations at future predicted temperature conditions.