Reef Sediments Can Act As a Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Vector

Reef Sediments Can Act As a Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Vector

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 have suggested that reef sediments may play a role in SCTLD transmission, though a positive link has not been tested experiment...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Studivan, Ashley M. Rossin, Ewelina Rubin, Nash Soderberg, Daniel M. Holstein, Ian C. Enochs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
disease transmission
disease vector
ballast water
histology
16S
microbial communities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.815698/full

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