Microbial Community Shifts Associated With the Ongoing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Outbreak on the Florida Reef Tract

Microbial Community Shifts Associated With the Ongoing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Outbreak on the Florida Reef Tract

As many as 22 of the 45 coral species on the Florida Reef Tract are currently affected by stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). The ongoing disease outbreak was first observed in 2014 in Southeast Florida near Miami and as of early 2019 has been documented from the northernmost reaches of the ree...

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Main Authors: Julie L. Meyer, Jessy Castellanos-Gell, Greta S. Aeby, Claudia C. Häse, Blake Ushijima, Valerie J. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
scleractinian coral
white syndrome
dysbiosis
Caribbean
coral microbiome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02244/full

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