The symbioses that build a coral
Research Themes
Coral Holobiont
How corals and their symbiotic microbes function as an integrated biological system.
See projects →Microbial Diversity
Global patterns in the distribution of marine eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes.
See projects →Climate & Heat Stress
Molecular and ecological responses of coral holobionts to rising ocean temperatures.
See projects →Genomics & Bioinformatics
High-throughput sequencing and computational tools to decode microbial symbiosis.
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We are very happy to welcome Finja Sygo to the del Campo Lab, where she will carry out her Master’s thesis in bioinformatics. 🪸🦠
Our latest paper, led by Anthony Bonacolta and published in Microbiome, delivers the first single-cell transcriptomics of a bleaching coral and shows how the host, its two algal symbionts, bacteria, and protists all shift together as the symbiosis breaks down. 🪸🔥🦠
Networks & Initiatives
DEMON
European research consortium uncovering protist diversity across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments using metabarcoding and omics.
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MedRecover
Research initiative on the recovery and resilience of Mediterranean marine ecosystems in the face of climate change and tropicalization.
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Tara Coral
18-month expedition (2026–2028) through the Coral Triangle aboard the schooner Tara, studying coral resistance to global warming.
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Biogenoma
Catalan initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project, building a genomic catalog of eukaryotic biodiversity across Catalan-speaking territories.
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PR2 Database
Reference database of 18S rRNA sequences for protist metabarcoding, including PR2, PR2-primers, and metaPR2. Dr. del Campo is a core contributor.
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