Kshitij Tandon

Unravelling microalgal-bacterial interactions in aquatic ecosystems through 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence networks.

BLD Uthpala Pushpakumara, Kshitij Tandon, Anusuya Willis, Heroen Verbruggen

Journal article  |  2023  |  Sci Rep

Interactions between microalgae and bacteria can directly influence the global biogeochemical cycles but the majority of such inte..

Every refuge has its price: Ostreobium as a model for understanding how algae can live in rock and stay in business.

Kshitij Tandon, Marisa M Pasella, Cintia Iha, Francesco Ricci, Juntong Hu, Charles J O'Kelly, Mónica Medina, Michael Kühl, Heroen Verbruggen

Journal article  |  2023  |  Semin Cell Dev Biol

Ostreobium is a siphonous green alga in the Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta) that burrows into calcium carbonate (CaCO3) substrates. In ..

Cellular mechanisms underlying extraordinary sulfide tolerance in a crustacean holobiont from hydrothermal vents.

Pei-Hsuan Chou, Marian Y Hu, Ying-Jey Guh, Guan-Chung Wu, Shan-Hua Yang, Kshitij Tandon, Yi-Ta Shao, Li-Yih Lin, Chi Chen, Kuang-Yu Tseng, Min-Chen Wang, Cheng-Mao Zhang, Bor-Cheng Han, Ching-Chun Lin, Sen-Lin Tang, Ming-Shiou Jeng, Ching-Fong Chang, Yung-Che Tseng

Journal article  |  2023  |  Proc Biol Sci

The shallow-water hydrothermal vent system of Kueishan Island has been described as one of the world's most acidic and sulfide-ric..

Genomic view of the diversity and functional role of archaea and bacteria in the skeleton of the reef-building corals Porites lutea and Isopora palifera.

Kshitij Tandon, Francesco Ricci, Joana Costa, Mónica Medina, Michael Kühl, Linda L Blackall, Heroen Verbruggen

Journal article  |  2022  |  Gigascience

At present, our knowledge on the compartmentalization of coral holobiont microbiomes is highly skewed toward the millimeter-thin c..

High-resolution spatial and genomic characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates in the coral Stylophora pistillata

Naohisa Wada, Ming-Tsung Hsu, Kshitij Tandon, Silver Sung-Yun Hsiao, Hsing-Ju Chen, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Pei-Wen Chiang, Sheng-Ping Yu, Chih-Ying Lu, Yu-Jing Chiou, Yung-Chi Tu, Xuejiao Tian, Bi-Chang Chen, Der-Chuen Lee, Hideyuki Yamashiro, David G Bourne, Sen-Lin Tang

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENCE ADVANCES

Bacteria commonly form aggregates in a range of coral species [termed coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs)], although the..

Microbiome Restructuring: Dominant Coral Bacterium Endozoicomonas Species Respond Differentially to Environmental Changes

Kshitij Tandon, Yu-Jing Chiou, Sheng-Ping Yu, Hernyi Justin Hsieh, Chih-Ying Lu, Ming-Tsung Hsu, Pei-Wen Chiang, Hsing-Ju Chen, Naohisa Wada, Sen-Lin Tang

Journal article  |  2022  |  MSYSTEMS

Bacteria in the coral microbiome play a crucial role in determining coral health and fitness, and the coral host often restructure..

Host Traits and Phylogeny Contribute to Shaping Coral-Bacterial Symbioses

Francesco Ricci, Kshitij Tandon, Jay R Black, Kim-Anh Le Cao, Linda L Blackall, Heroen Verbruggen

Journal article  |  2022  |  MSYSTEMS

The success of tropical scleractinian corals depends on their ability to establish symbioses with microbial partners. Host phyloge..

A First Insight Into the Heat-Induced Changes in Proteomic Profiles of the Coral Symbiotic Bacterium Endozoicomonas montiporae

Ya-Fan Chan, Chia-Yu Chen, Chih-Ying Lu, Yung-Chi Tu, Kshitij Tandon, Shinya Shikina, Sen-Lin Tang

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Endozoicomonas, a core bacterial group in corals, may also be a coral symbiont. Endozoicomonas communities often decrease rapidly ..

Detection of Pathogenic and Beneficial Microbes for Roselle Wilt Disease

Chih-Wei Wang, Yu-Hsiang Yu, Chun-Yao Wu, Ru-Ying Feng, Kshitij Tandon, Ying-Lien Chen, Sen-Lin Tang

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Wilt disease of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is common in Taiwan; however, the causative agent remains unknown. The stems of w..

Aquatic microbial community is partially functionally redundant: Insights from an in situ reciprocal transplant experiment

Kshitij Tandon, Min-Tao Wan, Chia-Chin Yang, Shan-Hua Yang, Bayanmunkh Baatar, Chih-Yu Chiu, Jeng-Wei Tsai, Wen-Cheng Liu, Chen Siang Ng, Sen-Lin Tang

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microbial communities are considered to be functionally redundant, but few studies have tested this hypothesis empirically. In thi..