受全球气侯变化和区域环境压力的双重影响，全球珊瑚正面临生存危机。珊瑚微生物学旨在阐释珊瑚及其共生微生物的互作关系，并运用相关知识提升珊瑚健康，相关的研究近年来备受关注。本文综述了珊瑚微生物组参与维持共生体健康的作用原理，如提供营养物质、促进生长发育、抵御病原微生物、缓解环境压力等。探讨了珊瑚微生物组工程通过精准、可控的微生物组操纵以提升珊瑚在动态环境条件下的耐受力和恢复力的可行性。尽管珊瑚微生物组工程仍处于发展初期，近期的突破性进展已表明它是保护和修复珊瑚礁生态系统的有效手段。为明确未来的研究目标，本文综述了微生物组工程的基本原理，并援引其在提升人类健康和促进农业增产方面的应用，提出了珊瑚微生物组工程的发展方向。最后，我们讨论了珊瑚微生物组工程应用于珊瑚礁保护与修复所面临的挑战，并提出了相应的建议。

The world’s coral reefs are threatened by the cumulative impacts of global climate change and local stressors. Driven largely by a desire to understand the interactions between corals and their symbiotic microorganisms, and to use this knowledge to eventually improve coral health, interest in coral microbiology and the coral microbiome has increased in recent years. In this review, we summarize the role of the coral microbiome in maintaining a healthy metaorganism by providing nutrients, support for growth and development, protection against pathogens, and mitigation of environmental stressors. We explore the concept of coral microbiome engineering, that is, precise and controlled manipulation of the coral microbiome to aid and enhance coral resilience and tolerance in the changing oceans. Although coral microbiome engineering is clearly in its infancy, several recent breakthroughs indicate that such engineering is an effective tool for restoration and preservation of these valuable ecosystems. To assist with identifying future research targets, we have reviewed the common principles of microbiome engineering and its applications in improving human health and agricultural productivity, drawing parallels to where coral microbiome engineering can advance in the not-too-distant future. Finally, we end by discussing the challenges faced by researchers and practitioners in the application of microbiome engineering in coral reefs and provide recommendations for future work.