Coral affected by stony coral tissue loss disease can produce viable offspring [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has caused high mortality of at least 25 coral species across the Caribbean, with Pseudodiploria strigosa being the second most affected species in the Mexican Caribbean.
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Stony coral tissue loss disease decimated Caribbean coral populations and reshaped reef functionality [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2022 A new deadly coral disease, known as stony coral tissue loss disease, has modified the coral communities across the Caribbean region by disproportionately affecting key reef-building corals and reducing reef functionality.
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Considering Commercial Vessels as Potential Vectors of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a troubling new disease that is spreading rapidly across the greater Caribbean region, but the etiological agent(s) and the mechanisms(s) of spread are both unknown.
Nicholas A. Rosenau +5 more
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Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal coral disease that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective was to determine if coral colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature ...
Abigail S. Clark +7 more
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Chemical and genomic characterization of a potential probiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 A multidisciplinary approach identifies broad-spectrum antibacterial activity of Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain McH1-7 against stony coral tissue loss disease, which is threatening Caribbean coral reefs.
Blake Ushijima +12 more
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Stony coral tissue loss disease induces transcriptional signatures of in situ degradation of dysfunctional Symbiodiniaceae [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent coral diseases on record, affects over 22 species of reef-building coral and is decimating reefs throughout the Caribbean. To understand how different coral species and their
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Machine learning reveals distinct gene expression signatures across tissue states in stony coral tissue loss disease [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceStony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has rapidly degraded Caribbean reefs, compounding climate-related stressors and threatening ecosystem stability.
Kelsey M. Beavers +6 more
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Quantifying impacts of stony coral tissue loss disease on corals in Southeast Florida through surveys and 3D photogrammetry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Since 2014, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has contributed to substantial declines of reef-building corals in Florida. The emergence of this disease, which impacts over 20 scleractinian coral species, has generated a need for widespread reef ...
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Assessing the effectiveness of two intervention methods for stony coral tissue loss disease on Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in Florida in 2014 and has since spread to multiple coral reefs across the wider Caribbean.
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Elevated temperature decreases stony coral tissue loss disease transmission, with little effect of nutrients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsStony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is the deadliest scleractinian coral disease reported, causing significant coral loss in the Western Atlantic reefs.
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