By Associate Professor Tracy Ainsworth

Journal articles

Wada N; Ishimochi M; Matsui T; Pollock FJ; Tang SL; Ainsworth TD; Willis BL; Mano N; Bourne DG, 2019, 'Characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) within tissues of the coral Acropora hyacinthus', Scientific Reports, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49651-7

Cooke I; Mead O; Whalen C; Boote C; Moya A; Ying H; Robbins S; Strugnell JM; Darling A; Miller D; Voolstra CR; Adamska M; Ainsworth T; Andrade NR; Arnold AE; Ball E; Bourne D; Bosch TCG; Butterfield NJ; Chan CX; Cowman PF; Davy SK; Fabricius K; Fortunato S; Fraune S; Hernandez A; Hoogenboom M; Jaspers C; Mohamed A; Pita L; Ragan MA; Sakamaki K; Schoepf V; Seemann T; Shinzato C; Stolarski J; Takahashi S; Tang S-L; Webster N; Whitelaw B, 2019, 'Molecular techniques and their limitations shape our view of the holobiont', ZOOLOGY, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2019.125695

Trevathan-Tackett SM; Sherman CDH; Huggett MJ; Campbell AH; Laverock B; Hurtado-McCormick V; Seymour JR; Firl A; Messer LF; Ainsworth TD; Negandhi KL; Daffonchio D; Egan S; Engelen AH; Fusi M; Thomas T; Vann L; Hernandez-Agreda A; Gan HM; Marzinelli EM; Steinberg PD; Hardtke L; Macreadie PI, 2019, 'A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3, pp. 1509 - 1520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0999-7

Leggat WP; Camp EF; Suggett DJ; Heron SF; Fordyce AJ; Gardner S; Deakin L; Turner M; Beeching LJ; Kuzhiumparambil U; Eakin CM; Ainsworth TD, 2019, 'Rapid Coral Decay Is Associated with Marine Heatwave Mortality Events on Reefs', Current Biology, 29, pp. 2723 - 2730.e4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.077

Page CE; Leggat W; Heron SF; Choukroun SM; Lloyd J; Ainsworth TD, 2019, 'Seeking Resistance in Coral Reef Ecosystems: The Interplay of Biophysical Factors and Bleaching Resistance under a Changing Climate: The Interplay of a Reef's Biophysical Factors Can Mitigate the Coral Bleaching Response', BioEssays, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201800226

Vergés A; McCosker E; Mayer-Pinto M; Coleman MA; Wernberg T; Ainsworth T; Steinberg PD, 2019, 'Tropicalisation of temperate reefs: Implications for ecosystem functions and management actions', Functional Ecology, 33, pp. 1000 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13310

Jaspers C; Fraune S; Arnold AE; Miller DJ; Bosch TCG; Voolstra CR; Adamska M; Ainsworth T; Ball E; Boote C; Bourne D; Butterfield NJ; Chan CX; Cooke I; Cowman PF; Darling A; Davy SK; Mohamed A; Fabricius K; Fortunato S; Hernandez A; Hoogenboom M; Moya A; Pita L; Ragan MA; Robbins SJ; Andrade NR; Sakamaki K; Schoepf V; Seemann T; Shinzato C; Stolarski J; Strugnell J; Takahashi S; Tang S-L; Webster N; Whitelaw B; Ying H, 2019, 'Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework combining reductionist and integrative approaches', ZOOLOGY, 133, pp. 81 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2019.02.007

Hernandez-Agreda A; Leggat W; Ainsworth TD, 2019, 'A place for taxonomic profiling in the study of the coral prokaryotic microbiome', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz063

Fordyce AJ; Ainsworth TD; Heron SF; Leggat W, 2019, 'Marine heatwave hotspots in coral reef environments: Physical drivers, ecophysiological outcomes and impact upon structural complexity', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00498

Page CE; Leggat W; Heron SF; Choukroun SM; Lloyd J; Ainsworth TD, 2019, 'BioEssays 7∕2019', BioEssays, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201970071

Wada N; Ishimochi M; Matsui T; Pollock J; Tang S-L; Ainsworth T; Willis B; Mano N; Bourne D, 2019, 'Characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) within tissues of the coralAcropora hyacinthus', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/576488

Hernandez-Agreda A; Leggat W; Ainsworth TD, 2018, 'A comparative analysis of microbial DNA preparation methods for use with massive and branching coral growth forms', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02146

Hernandez-Agreda A; Leggat W; Bongaerts P; Herrera C; Ainsworth TD, 2018, 'Rethinking the coral microbiome: Simplicity exists within a diverse microbial biosphere', mBio, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00812-18

Ainsworth TD; Fordyce AJ; Camp EF, 2017, 'The Other Microeukaryotes of the Coral Reef Microbiome', Trends in Microbiology, 25, pp. 980 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.007

Putnam HM; Barott KL; Ainsworth TD; Gates RD, 2017, 'The Vulnerability and Resilience of Reef-Building Corals', Current Biology, 27, pp. R528 - R540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.047

Hernandez-Agreda A; Gates RD; Ainsworth TD, 2017, 'Defining the Core Microbiome in Corals’ Microbial Soup', Trends in Microbiology, 25, pp. 125 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.11.003

Bonesso JL; Leggat W; Ainsworth TD, 2017, 'Exposure to elevated sea-surface temperatures below the bleaching threshold impairs coral recovery and regeneration following injury', PeerJ, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3719

Fordyce AJ; Camp EF; Ainsworth TD, 2017, 'Polyp bailout in Pocillopora damicornis following thermal stress', F1000Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11522.2

Prazeres M; Ainsworth T; Roberts TE; Pandolfi JM; Leggat W, 2017, 'Symbiosis and microbiome flexibility in calcifying benthic foraminifera of the great Barrier Reef', Microbiome, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/S40168-017-0257-7

Bonesso JL; Leggat W; Ainsworth TD, 2017, 'Exposure to elevated sea-surface temperatures below the bleaching threshold impairs coral recovery and regeneration following injury', , http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2949v1

Hernandez-Agreda A; Leggat W; Bongaerts P; Ainsworth TD, 2016, 'The microbial signature provides insight into the mechanistic basis of coral success across reef habitats', mBio, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00560-16

Ainsworth TD; Gates RD, 2016, 'Corals' microbial sentinels: The coral microbiome will be key to future reef health', Science, 352, pp. 1518 - 1519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aad9957

Ainsworth TD; Heron SF; Ortiz JC; Mumby PJ; Grech A; Ogawa D; Eakin CM; Leggat W, 2016, 'Climate change disables coral bleaching protection on the Great Barrier Reef', Science, 352, pp. 338 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aac7125

Cinner JE; Pratchett MS; Graham NAJ; Messmer V; Fuentes MMPB; Ainsworth T; Ban N; Bay LK; Blythe J; Dissard D; Dunn S; Evans L; Fabinyi M; Fidelman P; Figueiredo J; Frisch AJ; Fulton CJ; Hicks CC; Lukoschek V; Mallela J; Moya A; Penin L; Rummer JL; Walker S; Williamson DH, 2016, 'A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social–ecological systems', Regional Environmental Change, 16, pp. 1133 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-015-0832-z

Correa AMS; Ainsworth TD; Rosales SM; Thurber AR; Butler CR; Vega Thurber RL, 2016, 'Viral outbreak in corals associated with an in situ bleaching event: Atypical herpes-like viruses and a new megavirus infecting symbiodinium', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00127

Kelly LA; Heintz T; Lamb JB; Ainsworth TD; Willis BL, 2016, 'Ecology and pathology of novel plaque-like growth anomalies affecting a reef-building coral on the great barrier reef', Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00151

Wada N; Pollock FJ; Willis BL; Ainsworth T; Mano N; Bourne DG, 2016, 'In situ visualization of bacterial populations in coral tissues: Pitfalls and solutions', PeerJ, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2424

Ainsworth TD; Knack B; Ukani L; Seneca F; Weiss Y; Leggat W, 2015, 'In situ hybridisation detects pro-apoptotic gene expression of a Bcl-2 family member in white syndrome-affected coral', Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 117, pp. 155 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao02882

Ainsworth TD; Krause L; Bridge T; Torda G; Raina JB; Zakrzewski M; Gates RD; Padilla-Gamiño JL; Spalding HL; Smith C; Woolsey ES; Bourne DG; Bongaerts P; Hoegh-Guldberg O; Leggat W, 2015, 'The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts', ISME Journal, 9, pp. 2261 - 2274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.39

van de Water JAJM; Leggat W; Bourne DG; van Oppen MJH; Willis BL; Ainsworth TD, 2015, 'Elevated seawater temperatures have a limited impact on the coral immune response following physical damage', Hydrobiologia, 759, pp. 201 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2243-z

Casey JM; Connolly SR; Ainsworth TD, 2015, 'Coral transplantation triggers shift in microbiome and promotion of coral disease associated potential pathogens', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11903

Van De Water JAJM; Ainsworth TD; Leggat W; Bourne DG; Willis BL; Van Oppen MJH, 2015, 'The coral immune response facilitates protection against microbes during tissue regeneration', Molecular Ecology, 24, pp. 3390 - 3404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13257

Hess S; Wenger AS; Ainsworth TD; Rummer JL, 2015, 'Exposure of clownfish larvae to suspended sediment levels found on the Great Barrier Reef: Impacts on gill structure and microbiome', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10561

Bourne DG; Ainsworth TD; Pollock FJ; Willis BL, 2015, 'Towards a better understanding of white syndromes and their causes on Indo-Pacific coral reefs', Coral Reefs, 34, pp. 233 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1239-x

Li X; Gorle AK; Ainsworth TD; Heimann K; Woodward CE; collins J; Richard Keene F, 2015, 'RNA and DNA binding of inert oligonuclear ruthenium( ii ) complexes in live eukaryotic cells', Dalton Trans., 44, pp. 3594 - 3603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4DT02575J

Casey JM; Ainsworth TD; Choat JH; Connolly SR, 2014, 'Farming behaviour of reef fishes increases the prevalence of coral disease associated microbes and black band disease', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1032

Ogawa D; Bobeszko T; Ainsworth T; Leggat W, 2013, 'The combined effects of temperature and CO2 lead to altered gene expression in Acropora aspera', Coral Reefs, 32, pp. 895 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-013-1046-9

Weiss Y; Forêt S; Hayward DC; Ainsworth T; King R; Ball EE; Miller DJ, 2013, 'The acute transcriptional response of the coral Acropora millepora to immune challenge: Expression of GiMAP/IAN genes links the innate immune responses of corals with those of mammals and plants', BMC Genomics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-400

Ainsworth TD; Wasmund K; Ukani L; Seneca F; Yellowlees D; Miller D; Leggat W, 2011, 'Defining the tipping point. A complex cellular life/death balance in corals in response to stress', Scientific Reports, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00160

Gates RD; Ainsworth TD, 2011, 'The nature and taxonomic composition of coral symbiomes as drivers of performance limits in scleractinian corals', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 408, pp. 94 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.029

Leggat W; Seneca F; Wasmund K; Ukani L; Yellowlees D; Ainsworth TD, 2011, 'Differential responses of the coral host and their algal symbiont to thermal stress', PLoS ONE, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026687

Bay LK; Cumbo VR; Abrego D; Kool JT; Ainsworth TD; Willis BL, 2011, 'Infection dynamics vary between Symbiodinium Types and cell surface treatments during establishment of endosymbiosis with coral larvae', Diversity, 3, pp. 356 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d3030356

Andersen SB; Vestergaard ML; Ainsworth TD; Hoegh-Guldberg O; Kühl M, 2010, 'Acute Tissue Death (white syndrome) Affects the Microenvironment of Tabular Acropora Corals', Aquatic Biology, 10, pp. 99 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ab00270

Brooker RM; Munday PL; Ainsworth TD, 2010, 'Diets of coral-dwelling fishes of the genus Gobiodon with evidence of corallivory', Journal of Fish Biology, 76, pp. 2578 - 2583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02644.x

Ainsworth TD; Thurber RV; Gates RD, 2010, 'The future of coral reefs: a microbial perspective', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25, pp. 233 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.11.001

Kvennefors ECE; Leggat W; Kerr CC; Ainsworth TD; Hoegh-Guldberg O; Barnes AC, 2010, 'Analysis of evolutionarily conserved innate immune components in coral links immunity and symbiosis', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 34, pp. 1219 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2010.06.016

Olson ND; Ainsworth TD; Gates RD; Takabayashi M, 2009, 'Diazotrophic bacteria associated with Hawaiian Montipora corals: Diversity and abundance in correlation with symbiotic dinoflagellates', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 371, pp. 140 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.012

Ainsworth TD; Hoegh-Guldberg O, 2008, 'Bacterial communities closely associated with coral tissues vary under experimental and natural reef conditions and thermal stress', Aquatic Biology, 4, pp. 289 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ab00102

Ainsworth TD; Hoegh-Guldberg O; Heron SF; Skirving WJ; Leggat W, 2008, 'Early cellular changes are indicators of pre-bleaching thermal stress in the coral host', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 364, pp. 63 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.032

Ainsworth TD; Hoegh-Guldberg O, 2008, 'Cellular processes of bleaching in the Mediterranean coral Oculina patagonica', Coral Reefs, 27, pp. 593 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-008-0355-x

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