Microbialization

The DDAM (Dissolve Organic Matter (DOM), Disease, Algae, and Microbes) Negative Feedback Loop

Need to include research here from:

• Barott, K. L. & Rohwer, F. L. Unseen players shape benthic competition on coral reefs. Trends Microbiol. 20, 621–628 (2012). [1]
• McDole, T. et al. Assessing coral reefs on a pacific-wide scale using the microbialization score. PLoS One 7, e43233 (2012). [2]
• Haas, A. F. et al. Global microbialization of coral reefs. Nat. Microbiol 1, 1–7 (2016).[3]
• Sparagon, W.J., Arts, M.G.I., Quinlan, Z.A. et al. Coral thermal stress and bleaching enrich and restructure reef microbial communities via altered organic matter exudation. Commun Biol 7, 160 (2024). [4]