Lisa Coe

Abstract Homarine (N-methylpicolinic acid) is a ubiquitous marine metabolite produced by phytoplankton and noted for its infochemical properties among marine animals, yet its microbial degradation pathways are uncharacterized. Here we identify a conserved operon (homABCDER) that mediates homarine catabolism in bacteria using comparative transcriptomics, mutagenesis and targeted knockouts.

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Abstract Rising temperatures are devastating coral populations throughout the globe1. The coral microbiome is believed to play a critical role in sustaining corals and enabling their adaptation to environmental changes, particularly thermal stress. A ubiquitous group of coral-associated bacteria, known as Endozoicomonas, are hypothesized to provide their host with essential metabolites.