Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms,
some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against …

Stony corals, the engines and engineers of reef ecosystems, face unprecedented threats
from anthropogenic environmental change. Corals are holobionts that comprise the …

Diseases are major drivers of the deterioration of coral reefs and are linked to major
declines in coral abundance, reef functionality, and reef-related ecosystems services. An …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent coral
diseases on record, affects over 22 species of reef-building coral and is decimating reefs …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has been causing significant whole colony mortality
on reefs in Florida and the Caribbean. The cause of SCTLD remains unknown, with the …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a widespread and deadly disease that affects
nearly half of Caribbean coral species. To understand the microbial community response to …

Many Caribbean coral reefs are near collapse due to various threats. An emerging threat,
stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), is spreading across the Western Atlantic and …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in 2014 near Virginia Key in
Miami-Dade County, Florida. Field sampling, lab experiments, and modeling approaches …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) remains an unprecedented disease outbreak due
to its high mortality rate and rapid spread throughout Florida's Coral Reef and wider …

Outbreaks of coral disease have been a dominant force shaping western Atlantic coral-reef
assemblages since the late 1970s. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is nonetheless …