Quantitative Detection of Active Vibrios Associated with White Plague Disease in Mussismilia braziliensis Corals

Quantitative Detection of Active Vibrios Associated with White Plague Disease in Mussismilia braziliensis Corals

Over recent decades several coral diseases have been reported as a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems causing the decline of corals cover and diversity around the world. The development of techniques that improve the ability to detect and quantify microbial agents involved in coral disease...

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Main Authors: Luciane A. Chimetto Tonon, Janelle R. Thompson, Ana P. B. Moreira, Gizele D. Garcia, Kevin Penn, Rachelle Lim, Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio coralliilyticus
Mussismilia braziliensis
pyrH gene
reef health monitoring
marine biology
biodiversity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02272/full

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