By Professor Torsten Thomas

Journal articles

Ribeiro B; Duarte G; Thomas T; Reeves S; Suggett DJ; Peixoto RS, 2026, 'Exploring the transformative potential of multi-trophic strategies to enhance coral restoration and mitigate disease', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences, 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0323

Graham BJ; Davy SK; Woods L; Thomas T; Rodolfo-Metalpa R; Bell JJ, 2026, 'High thermotolerance to extreme marine heatwaves for four New Caledonian sponges', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.119138

Broadribb M; Rogers A; Thomas T; Micaroni V; Strano F; Bell J, 2026, 'Differing temperature regimes have no impact on the heat stress response of shallow and upper-mesophotic populations of a temperate calcareous sponge', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1103

Majzoub M; Thomas T; Willcox M; Coroneo M; Ozkan J, 2026, 'Exploring the potential for microbial transfer from exhaled breath to the ocular surface: a comparative analysis of respiratory and ocular microbiota', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102581

Thomas T; Garritano AN, 2026, 'Symbiotic Ammonia Oxidation in the Marine Environment', Annual Review of Marine Science, 18, pp. 409 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-040824-032008

Gilbert JA; Scholz AH; Bello MGD; Korsten L; Berg G; Singh BK; Boetius A; Wang F; Greening C; Wrighton K; Bordenstein SR; Jansson J; Lennon JT; Souza V; Allard SM; Thomas T; Cowan D; Crowther TW; Nguyen N; Harper L; Haraoui LP; Ishaq SL; McFall-Ngai M; Redford KH; Peixoto R, 2025, 'Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature', Msystems, 10, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01505-25

Modolon F; N. Garritano A; J. Hill L; Duarte G; Bendia A; de Moura R; Pellizari V; Thomas T; Peixoto RS, 2025, 'Putative promiscuous symbionts in deep-sea corals and crinoids may contribute to nitrogen cycling', Microbiome, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02229-0

Gilbert JA; Scholz AH; Dominguez Bello MG; Korsten L; Berg G; Singh BK; Boetius A; Wang F; Greening C; Wrighton K; Bordenstein SR; Jansson J; Lennon JT; Souza V; Allard SM; Thomas T; Cowan D; Crowther TW; Nguyen N; Harper L; Haraoui LP; Ishaq SL; McFall-Ngai M; Redford KH; Peixoto R, 2025, 'Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaf107

Gilbert JA; Scholz AH; Bello MGD; Korsten L; Berg G; Singh BK; Boetius A; Wang F; Greening C; Wrighton K; Bordenstein SR; Jansson J; Lennon JT; Souza V; Allard SM; Thomas T; Cowan D; Crowther TW; Nguyen N; Harper L; Haraoui L-P; Ishaq SL; McFall-Ngai M; Redford KH; Peixoto R, 2025, 'Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature', Sustainable Microbiology, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sumbio/qvaf024

Gilbert JA; Peixoto RS; Scholz AH; Dominguez Bello MG; Korsten L; Berg G; Singh B; Boetius A; Wang F; Greening C; Wrighton K; Bordenstein S; Jansson JK; Lennon JT; Souza V; Thomas T; Cowan D; Crowther TW; Nguyen N; Harper L; Haraoui LP; Ishaq SL; Redford K, 2025, 'Launching the IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity', Nature Microbiology, 10, pp. 2359 - 2360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02113-5

Qi S; Chen D; Yan M; Huang Z; Yu H; Ren G; Xiong H; Fu W; Zhao B; Dai Z; Du D; Thomas T, 2025, 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance glyphosate resistance in an invasive weed: Implications for eco-environmental risks', Applied Soil Ecology, 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106203

Del Olmo G; Ruiz P; Nappi J; Thomas T; Egan S; Cremades J; Pintado J, 2025, 'Optimizing Ulva-Phaeobacter co-culture: A two-phase light intensity approach for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture applications', Journal of Applied Phycology, 37, pp. 1227 - 1240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-025-03461-9

Santoro EP; Cárdenas A; Villela HDM; Vilela CLS; Ghizelini AM; Duarte GAS; Perna G; Saraiva JP; Thomas T; Voolstra CR; Peixoto RS, 2025, 'Inherent differential microbial assemblages and functions associated with corals exhibiting different thermal phenotypes', Science Advances, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq2583

Song W; Zhang S; Perez M; Li J; Ma H; Thomas T; Qiu JW; Qian PY, 2025, 'Distinct patterns of microbial association across deep-sea corals from the Western Pacific Magellan Seamounts', Microbiology Spectrum, 14, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02093-25

Araujo G; Montoya JM; Thomas T; Webster NS; Lurgi M, 2025, 'A mechanistic framework for complex microbe-host symbioses', Trends in Microbiology, 33, pp. 96 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2024.08.002

Gilbert JA; Scholz AH; Dominguez Bello MG; Korsten L; Berg G; Singh BK; Boetius A; Wang F; Greening C; Wrighton K; Bordenstein SR; Jansson J; Lennon JT; Souza V; Allard SM; Thomas T; Cowan D; Crowther TW; Nguyen N; Harper L; Haraoui LP; Ishaq SL; McFall-Ngai M; Redford KH; Peixoto R, 2025, 'Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature', Isme Journal, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wraf239

Vadillo Gonzalez S; Jongen R; Thomas T; Marzinelli EM; Gribben PE, 2025, 'Seagrass–microbe interactions: a systematic review of current research trends and mapping of the core microbiome', Biological Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/brv.70126

Marangon E; Ramsby BD; Luter HM; Bell SC; Laffy P; Webster NS; Hentschel U; Fiore C; Oatley G; Thomas T; Sinclair E; Aunin E; Gettle N; Santos C; Paulini M; Niu H; McKenna V; O’Brien R, 2025, 'The chromosomal genome sequence of the sponge Cliona cf. orientalis Thiele (1900) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences', Wellcome Open Research, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.24304.1

Coffey M; van Dorst J; Pushpakumara B; Hudson J; Halim J; Day A; Oliver M; Ranganathan S; Wainwright C; Selvadurai H; Thomas T; Jaffe A; Ooi C, 2025, '121 Probiotics and the EARly Life effects on intestinal bacteria and inflammation in children with cystic fibrosis (PEARL-CF) study', Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 24, pp. S70 - S71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1569-1993(25)01740-0

Coffey MJ; van Dorst J; Pushpakumara BU; Hudson J; Halim J; Day AS; Oliver M; Ranganathan S; Wainwright C; Selvadurai H; Thomas T; Jaffe A; Ooi CY, 2025, 'WS19.06 Probiotics and the EARly Life effects on intestinal bacteria and inflammation in children with Cystic Fibrosis (PEARL-CF) Study', Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 24, pp. S35 - S36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2025.03.676

Villela LB; da Silva-Lima AW; Moreira APB; Aiube YRA; Ribeiro FDV; Villela HDM; Majzoub ME; Amario M; de Moura RL; Thomas T; Peixoto RS; Salomon PS, 2024, 'Bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities’ variation in corals with distinct traits and geographical distribution', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70121-2

Wang W; Song W; Majzoub ME; Feng X; Xu B; Tao J; Zhu Y; Li Z; Qian PY; Webster NS; Thomas T; Fan L, 2024, 'Decoupling of strain- and intrastrain-level interactions of microbiomes in a sponge holobiont', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52464-6

Zhang S; Song W; Marinos G; Waschina S; Zimmermann J; Kaleta C; Thomas T, 2024, 'Genome-scale metabolic modelling reveals interactions and key roles of symbiont clades in a sponge holobiont', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55222-w

Ribeiro B; N. Garritano A; Raimundo I; Delgadillo-Ordoñez N; Nappi J; Garcias-Bonet N; Villela H; Thomas T; Klautau M; Peixoto RS, 2024, 'Not only for corals: exploring the uptake of beneficial microorganisms for corals by sponges', Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00584-8

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Khan M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2024, 'The Effect of Face Mask Wear on the Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Microbiome', Eye and Contact Lens, 50, pp. 467 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001122

Majzoub ME; Luu LDW; Haifer C; Paramsothy S; Borody TJ; Leong RW; Thomas T; Kaakoush NO, 2024, 'Refining microbial community metabolic models derived from metagenomics using reference-based taxonomic profiling', Msystems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00746-24

Bell JJ; Micaroni V; Strano F; Ryan KG; Mitchell K; Mitchell P; Wilkinson S; Thomas T; Batchiar R; Smith RO, 2024, 'Marine heatwave-driven mass mortality and microbial community reorganisation in an ecologically important temperate sponge', Global Change Biology, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17417

Marzinelli EM; Thomas T; Vadillo Gonzalez S; Egan S; Steinberg PD, 2024, 'Seaweeds as holobionts: Current state, challenges, and potential applications', Journal of Phycology, 60, pp. 785 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13485

Li J; Saha M; Majzoub ME; Yang T; Chu H; Thomas T; Weinberger F; Egan S, 2024, 'Non-selective microbiota reduction after the elicitation of a seaweed's immune response', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13268

Cardoso PM; Hill LJ; Villela HDM; Vilela CLS; Assis JM; Rosado PM; Rosado JG; Chacon MA; Majzoub ME; Duarte GAS; Thomas T; Peixoto RS, 2024, 'Localization and symbiotic status of probiotics in the coral holobiont', Msystems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00261-24

Hill LJ; Messias CSMDA; Vilela CLS; Garritano AN; Villela HDM; do Carmo FL; Thomas T; Peixoto RS, 2024, 'Bacteria associated with the in hospite Symbiodiniaceae's phycosphere', Iscience, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109531

Rahman Z; McLaws ML; Thomas T, 2024, 'Genomic characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli from urban wastewater in Australia', Microbiologyopen, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1403

Castro LC; Vergés A; Straub SC; Campbell AH; Coleman MA; Wernberg T; Steinberg P; Thomas T; Dworjanyn S; Cetina-Heredia P; Roughan M; Marzinelli EM, 2024, 'Effect of marine heatwaves and warming on kelp microbiota influence trophic interactions', Molecular Ecology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17267

Khan T; Song W; Nappi J; Marzinelli EM; Egan S; Thomas T, 2024, 'Functional guilds and drivers of diversity in seaweed-associated bacteria', FEMS Microbes, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad023

Syukur S; Richmond J; Majzoub ME; Nappi J; Egan S; Thomas T, 2024, 'Not all parents are the same: Diverse strategies of symbiont transmission in seaweeds', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16564

Garritano AN; Zhang Z; Jia Y; Allen MA; Hill LJ; Kuzhiumparambil U; Hinkley C; Raina JB; Peixoto RS; Thomas T, 2024, 'Simple Porifera holobiont reveals complex interactions between the host, an archaeon, a bacterium, and a phage', Isme Journal, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae197

Song W; Zhang S; Majzoub ME; Egan S; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T, 2024, 'The impact of interspecific competition on the genomic evolution of Phaeobacter inhibens and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during biofilm growth', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16553

Modolon F; Schultz J; Duarte G; Vilela CLS; Thomas T; Peixoto RS, 2023, 'In situ devices can culture the microbial dark matter of corals', Iscience, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108374

Nappi J; Goncalves P; Khan T; Majzoub ME; Grobler AS; Marzinelli EM; Thomas T; Egan S, 2023, 'Differential priority effects impact taxonomy and functionality of host-associated microbiomes', Molecular Ecology, 32, pp. 6278 - 6293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16336

Botté ES; Bennett H; Engelberts JP; Thomas T; Bell JJ; Webster NS; Luter HM, 2023, 'Future ocean conditions induce necrosis, microbial dysbiosis and nutrient cycling imbalance in the reef sponge Stylissa flabelliformis', Isme Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43705-023-00247-3

Pintado J; Del Olmo G; Guinebert T; Ruiz P; Nappi J; Thomas T; Egan S; Masaló I; Cremades J, 2023, 'Manipulating the Ulva holobiont: Co-culturing Ulva ohnoi with Phaeobacter bacteria as a strategy for disease control in fish-macroalgae IMTA-RAS aquaculture', Journal of Applied Phycology, 35, pp. 2017 - 2029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-02986-1

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2023, 'Ocular microbiome changes in dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction', Experimental Eye Research, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109615

Garritano AN; Majzoub ME; Ribeiro B; Damasceno T; Modolon F; Messias C; Vilela C; Duarte G; Hill L; Peixoto R; Thomas T, 2023, 'Species-specific relationships between deep sea sponges and their symbiotic Nitrosopumilaceae', Isme Journal, 17, pp. 1517 - 1519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01439-4

Nguyen VH; Wemheuer B; Song W; Bennett H; Webster N; Thomas T, 2023, 'Identification, classification, and functional characterization of novel sponge-associated acidimicrobiial species', Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126426

Mills JG; Selway CA; Thomas T; Weyrich LS; Lowe AJ, 2023, 'Schoolyard Biodiversity Determines Short-Term Recovery of Disturbed Skin Microbiota in Children', Microbial Ecology, 86, pp. 658 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02052-2

Strano F; Micaroni V; Thomas T; Woods L; Davy SK; Bell JJ, 2023, 'Marine heatwave conditions drive carryover effects in a temperate sponge microbiome and developmental performance', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2539

Rahman Z; Liu W; Stapleton L; Kenters N; Rasmika Dewi DAP; Gudes O; Ziochos H; Khan SJ; Power K; McLaws ML; Thomas T, 2023, 'Wastewater-based monitoring reveals geospatial-temporal trends for antibiotic-resistant pathogens in a large urban community', Environmental Pollution, 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121403

Li J; Weinberger F; de Nys R; Thomas T; Egan S, 2023, 'A pathway to improve seaweed aquaculture through microbiota manipulation', Trends in Biotechnology, 41, pp. 545 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.003

Nguyen VH; Wemheuer B; Song W; Bennett H; Palladino G; Burgsdorf I; Sizikov S; Steindler L; Webster NS; Thomas T, 2023, 'Functional characterization and taxonomic classification of novel gammaproteobacterial diversity in sponges', Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126401

McKay I; van Dorst J; Katz T; Doumit M; Prentice B; Owens L; Belessis Y; Chuang S; Jaffe A; Thomas T; Coffey M; Ooi CY, 2023, 'Diet and the gut-lung axis in cystic fibrosis–direct & indirect links', Gut Microbes, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2022.2156254

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