Diseases, resulting in mass mortality events, have significantly impacted red coral populations in the Mediterranean Sea. The health of cnidarians is highly dependent on the microbes associated with t
This study aimed to elucidate the composition of the microbiome associated with the precious red coral Corallium rubrum. The core microbiome was stable on a spatial scale of >1100 km and consisted of
Corallium rubrum (family Coralliidae), the precious red coral used in jewelry, is an octocoral primarily found in the western Mediterranean Sea. It plays a key role in the well-known Mediterranean cor
