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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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.
Sandra Mendoza Quiroz +5 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 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.
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip +4 more
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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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Tissue loss disease outbreak significantly alters the Southeast Florida stony coral assemblage
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 A stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) outbreak, first widely reported in 2014 in the Southeast Florida Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA), has continued to impact stony coral communities for more than seven years.
Nicole K. Hayes +2 more
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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.
Erin N. Shilling +2 more
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Susceptibility of Caribbean Brain Coral Recruits to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has devastated coral populations along Florida’s Coral Reef and beyond. Although widespread infection and mortality of adult colonies have been documented, no studies have yet investigated the susceptibility of ...
Olivia M. Williamson +3 more
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Biofilms as potential reservoirs of stony coral tissue loss disease
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Since 2014, corals throughout Florida’s Coral Reef have been plagued by an epizootic of unknown etiology, colloquially termed stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
James S. Evans +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Coral communities in the Caribbean face a new and deadly threat in the form of the highly virulent multi-host stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
Marilyn E. Brandt +11 more
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