Cryptic Diversity of Black Band Disease Cyanobacteria in Siderastrea siderea Corals Revealed by Chemical Ecology and Comparative Genome-Resolved Metagenomics [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Black band disease is a globally distributed and easily recognizable coral disease. Despite years of study, the etiology of this coral disease, which impacts dozens of stony coral species, is not completely understood.
Julie L. Meyer +6 more
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A highly effective therapeutic ointment for treating corals with black band disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Infectious disease outbreaks are a primary contributor to coral reef decline worldwide. A particularly lethal disease, black band disease (BBD), was one of the first coral diseases reported and has since been documented on reefs worldwide.
Katherine R Eaton +6 more
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Low pH reduces the virulence of black band disease on Orbicella faveolata. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Black band is a deadly coral disease found worldwide, which may become more virulent as oceanic conditions continue to change. To determine the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on black band disease virulence, Orbicella faveolata corals ...
Erinn M Muller +6 more
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Microbial mat compositions and localization patterns explain the virulence of black band disease in corals [PDF]
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2023 Black band disease (BBD) in corals is characterized by a distinctive, band-like microbial mat, which spreads across the tissues and often kills infected colonies.
Naohisa Wada +10 more
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Genome sequencing of three bacteria associated to black band disease from a Colombian reef-building coral [PDF]
Genomics Data, 2017 We announce the draft genome sequence of three Gram-negative bacteria isolated from coral tissues affected with the black band disease (BBD), identified with the NCBI's Assembly Database accession numbers: MBQF, MAYB and MBQE.
Juan Henao +18 more
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Modelling environmental drivers of black band disease outbreaks in populations of foliose corals in the genus Montipora [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Seawater temperature anomalies associated with warming climate have been linked to increases in coral disease outbreaks that have contributed to coral reef declines globally.
Carla C.M. Chen +6 more
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Ecological and molecular characterization of a coral black band disease outbreak in the Red Sea during a bleaching event [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Black Band Disease (BBD) is a widely distributed and destructive coral disease that has been studied on a global scale, but baseline data on coral diseases is missing from many areas of the Arabian Seas.
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Characterisation of an atypical manifestation of black band disease on Porites lutea in the Western Indian Ocean [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Recent surveys conducted on Reunion Island coral reefs revealed an atypical manifestation of black band disease on the main framework building coral, Porites lutea.
Mathieu Séré +5 more
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Genetic, morphological and growth characterisation of a new Roseofilum strain (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) associated with coral black band disease [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Black band disease (BBD) is a common disease of reef-building corals with a worldwide distribution that causes tissue loss at a rate of up to 3 cm/day. Critical for a mechanistic understanding of the disease’s aetiology is the cultivation of its proposed
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First record of black band disease in the Hawaiian archipelago: response, outbreak status, virulence, and a method of treatment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 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
Greta S Aeby +7 more
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