Pathogenesis of a Tissue Loss Disease Affecting Multiple Species of Corals Along the Florida Reef Tract

Pathogenesis of a Tissue Loss Disease Affecting Multiple Species of Corals Along the Florida Reef Tract

An outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), emerged on reefs off the coast of southeast Florida in 2014 and continues to spread throughout Florida’s Reef Tract. SCTLD is causing extensive mortality of multiple coral species and disease signs vary among affected coral species with differe...

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Main Authors: Greta S. Aeby, Blake Ushijima, Justin E. Campbell, Scott Jones, Gareth J. Williams, Julie L. Meyer, Claudia Häse, Valerie J. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Florida Reef Tract
coral disease
transmission
virulence
antibiotic diagnostics
acute lesions
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00678/full

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