Opportunistic marine pathogens, like opportunistic terrestrial pathogens, are ubiquitous in
the environment (waters, sediments, and organisms) and only cause disease in immune …

In September of 2010, Brewer's Bay reef, located in St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands), was
simultaneously affected by abnormally high temperatures and the passage of a hurricane …

The impact of disease outbreaks on coral physiology represents an increasing concern for
the fitness and resilience of reef ecosystems. Predicting the tolerance of corals to disease …

Coral disease is a global problem. Diseases are typically named or described based on
macroscopic changes, but broad signs of coral distress such as tissue loss or discoloration …

Coral disease is a major threat to the resilience of coral reefs; thus, understanding linkages
between disease outbreaks and disturbances predicted to increase with climate change is …

Growth anomaly (GA) is a commonly observed coral disease that impairs biological
functions of the affected tissue. GA is prevalent at Wai 'ōpae tide pools, southeast Hawai 'i …

The present study reports coral mortality, driven primarily by coral diseases, around Shingle
Island, Gulf of Mannar (GOM), Indian Ocean. In total, 2910 colonies were permanently …

Colonies of the hydrocoral Millepora dichotoma along the Gulf of Eilat are exhibiting unusual
tissue lesions in the form of white spots. The emergence and rapid establishment of these …

Growth anomaly (GA) is a coral disease characterized by enlarged skeletal lesions.
Although negative effects of GA on several of coral? s biological functions have been …

Diseases of hermatypic corals pose a global threat to coral reefs, and investigations of
bacterial communities associated with healthy corals and those exhibiting signs of disease …