Algae as Reservoirs for Coral Pathogens

Benthic algae are associated with coral death in the form of stress and disease. It's been proposed that they release exudates, which facilitate invasion of potentially pathogenic microbes at the coral-algal interface, resulting in coral disease. However, the original source of these pathogens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sweet, Michael J., Bythell, John C., Nugues, Maggy M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729954/