Publications
Selected work
Three papers that tell the story so far, followed by the full list. For citation counts, see Guoxin's Google Scholar profile.
Nature Communications2023
A carbon–nitrogen negative feedback loop underlies the repeated evolution of cnidarian–Symbiodiniaceae symbioses
In distantly related cnidarians, the host uses sugar from its algae to capture ammonium and so limits their growth. The same mechanism appears wherever this symbiosis evolved.
Read the paper Science Advances2023Molecular insights into the Darwin paradox of coral reefs from the sea anemone Aiptasia
How symbiosis helps reef animals make the most of scarce nutrients, studied in a model anemone. It is one answer to why reefs flourish in nutrient-poor seas.
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Nature Communications2026
Algal symbiosis adaptively restructures the cnidarian microbiome to enhance holobiont metabolism
Taking up algae reshapes the host's bacterial community in ways that raise the metabolic output of the whole holobiont: animal, algae and microbes together.
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