Gene Expression of Coral Parasite Under Nutrient Enrichment in Acropora cervicornis

A 59.3 KB CSV file from figshare, last updated April 2026. It contains gene expression data for the bacterial parasite Candidatus Aquirickettsia rohweri within the critically endangered coral Acropora cervicornis under ambient and nutrient-enriched conditions. The dataset was authored by Lauren Speare to investigate how nutrient enrichment influences parasite physiology and disease susceptibility.

Use Cases

• Analyze shifts in parasite metabolic strategy based on gene expression profiles mentioned in the description
• Model the relationship between nutrient enrichment and parasitic virulence factors described in the study
• Compare gene expression for cell maintenance versus growth/exploitation strategies under different conditions
• Investigate host-parasite interaction mechanisms based on upregulated genes associated with host interaction

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0
• Focus on a specific, critically endangered coral species (Acropora cervicornis) and its associated parasite
• Experimental design includes controlled ambient and nutrient-enriched conditions

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is small (59.3 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Gene expression analysis from coral tissue samples, as described in the associated study

Time Range

Experimental timeframe not specified

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 05:16:37; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Caribbean region, given the focus on Acropora cervicornis, but not explicitly stated