43. SUKANYA DAYAL
Information acquired: 2025
SUKANYA DAYAL is an academic who published a paper in 2023 entitled Characterizing host-pathogen interactions between Zostera marina and Labyrinthula zosterae. SUKANYA DAYAL published this work as part of a team: Venkataraman, Yaamini R.. Here is a description of this work: Int,,oduction: Seagrass meadows serve as an integral component of coastal ecosystems but are declining rapidly due to numerous anthropogenic stressors including climate change. Eelgrass wasting disease, caused by opportunistic Labyrinthula spp. is an increasing concern with rising seawater temperature. To better understand the host-pathogen interaction, we paired whole organism physiological assays with dual transcriptomic analysis of the infected host and parasite. Methods: Eelgrass (Zostera marina) shoots were placed in one of two temperature treatments, 11° C or 18° C, acclimated for 10 days, and exposed to a waterborne inoculation containing infectious Labyrinthula zosterae (Lz) or sterile seawater. At two, and five-days post-exposure, pathogen load, visible disease signs, whole leaf phenolic content, and both host, and pathogen, transcriptomes.