First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment.
A high number of coral colonies, Montipora spp., with progressive tissue loss were reported from the north shore of Kaua'i by a member of the Eyes of the Reef volunteer reporting network. The disease has a distinct lesion (semi-circular pattern of tissue loss with an adjacent dark band) that wa...
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| author | Greta S Aeby Thierry M Work Christina M Runyon Amanda Shore-Maggio Blake Ushijima Patrick Videau Silvia Beurmann Sean M Callahan |
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| description | A high number of coral colonies, Montipora spp., with progressive tissue loss were reported from the north shore of Kaua'i by a member of the Eyes of the Reef volunteer reporting network. The disease has a distinct lesion (semi-circular pattern of tissue loss with an adjacent dark band) that was first observed in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i in 2004. The disease, initially termed Montipora banded tissue loss, appeared grossly similar to black band disease (BBD), which affects corals worldwide. Following the initial report, a rapid response was initiated as outlined in Hawai'i's rapid response contingency plan to determine outbreak status and investigate the disease. Our study identified the three dominant bacterial constituents indicative of BBD (filamentous cyanobacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria) in coral disease lesions from Kaua'i, which provided the first evidence of BBD in the Hawaiian archipelago. A rapid survey at the alleged outbreak site found disease to affect 6-7% of the montiporids, which is higher than a prior prevalence of less than 1% measured on Kaua'i in 2004, indicative of an epizootic. Tagged colonies with BBD had an average rate of tissue loss of 5.7 cm2/day over a two-month period. Treatment of diseased colonies with a double band of marine epoxy, mixed with chlorine powder, effectively reduced colony mortality. Within two months, treated colonies lost an average of 30% less tissue compared to untreated controls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7444041315af4f0889a49b7615aa39dc2022-12-21T20:45:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01103e012085310.1371/journal.pone.0120853First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment.Greta S AebyThierry M WorkChristina M RunyonAmanda Shore-MaggioBlake UshijimaPatrick VideauSilvia BeurmannSean M CallahanA high number of coral colonies, Montipora spp., with progressive tissue loss were reported from the north shore of Kaua'i by a member of the Eyes of the Reef volunteer reporting network. The disease has a distinct lesion (semi-circular pattern of tissue loss with an adjacent dark band) that was first observed in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i in 2004. The disease, initially termed Montipora banded tissue loss, appeared grossly similar to black band disease (BBD), which affects corals worldwide. Following the initial report, a rapid response was initiated as outlined in Hawai'i's rapid response contingency plan to determine outbreak status and investigate the disease. Our study identified the three dominant bacterial constituents indicative of BBD (filamentous cyanobacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria) in coral disease lesions from Kaua'i, which provided the first evidence of BBD in the Hawaiian archipelago. A rapid survey at the alleged outbreak site found disease to affect 6-7% of the montiporids, which is higher than a prior prevalence of less than 1% measured on Kaua'i in 2004, indicative of an epizootic. Tagged colonies with BBD had an average rate of tissue loss of 5.7 cm2/day over a two-month period. Treatment of diseased colonies with a double band of marine epoxy, mixed with chlorine powder, effectively reduced colony mortality. Within two months, treated colonies lost an average of 30% less tissue compared to untreated controls.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120853 |
| spellingShingle | Greta S Aeby Thierry M Work Christina M Runyon Amanda Shore-Maggio Blake Ushijima Patrick Videau Silvia Beurmann Sean M Callahan First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. PLoS ONE |
| title | First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. |
| title_full | First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. |
| title_fullStr | First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. |
| title_short | First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. |
| title_sort | first record of black band disease in the hawaiian archipelago response outbreak status virulence and a method of treatment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120853 |
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