Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
Microbial disease and the coral holobiont
Tropical coral reefs harbour a reservoir of enormous biodiversity that is increasingly
threatened by direct human activities and indirect global climate shifts. Emerging coral …
threatened by direct human activities and indirect global climate shifts. Emerging coral …
Disease and immunity in Caribbean and Indo-Pacific zooxanthellate corals
KP Sutherland, JW Porter, C Torres - Marine ecology progress series, 2004 - int-res.com
Since the mid-1990s, coral diseases have increased in number, species affected, and
geographic extent. To date, 18 coral diseases, affecting at least 150 scleractinian …
geographic extent. To date, 18 coral diseases, affecting at least 150 scleractinian …
Coral disease on the great barrier reef
Coral disease is one of the most recent in a series of threats that is challenging the
resilience of coral reef communities and is of particular concern because it may interact with …
resilience of coral reef communities and is of particular concern because it may interact with …
Diversity of bacteria associated with the coral Pocillopora damicornis from the Great Barrier Reef
The microbial community associated with the reef building coral Pocillopora damicornis
located on the Great Barrier Reef was investigated using culture‐independent molecular …
located on the Great Barrier Reef was investigated using culture‐independent molecular …
Are infectious diseases really killing corals? Alternative interpretations of the experimental and ecological data
Emerging infectious diseases are a worldwide problem and are believed to play a major role
in coral reef degradation. The study of coral diseases is difficult but the use of culture …
in coral reef degradation. The study of coral diseases is difficult but the use of culture …
Diversity and dynamics of bacterial communities in early life stages of the Caribbean coral Porites astreoides
In this study, we examine microbial communities of early developmental stages of the coral
Porites astreoides by sequence analysis of cloned 16S rRNA genes, terminal restriction …
Porites astreoides by sequence analysis of cloned 16S rRNA genes, terminal restriction …
Microbial functional structure of Montastraea faveolata, an important Caribbean reef‐building coral, differs between healthy and yellow‐band diseased colonies
NE Kimes, JD Van Nostrand, E Weil… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A functional gene array (FGA), GeoChip 2.0, was used to assess the biogeochemical cycling
potential of microbial communities associated with healthy and Caribbean yellow band …
potential of microbial communities associated with healthy and Caribbean yellow band …
Cyanobacteria in plant health: Biological strategy against abiotic and biotic stresses
J Poveda - Crop Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
Abiotic and biotic stresses can dramatically reduce the productivity of agricultural crops,
causing serious economic and social problems. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic …
causing serious economic and social problems. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic …
Coral reef diseases in the Atlantic-Caribbean
E Weil, CS Rogers - Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition, 2010 - Springer
Coral reefs are the jewels of the tropical oceans. They boast the highest diversity of all
marine ecosystems, aid in the development and protection of other important, productive …
marine ecosystems, aid in the development and protection of other important, productive …