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Florida's mystery coral-killer identified

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  • Laurie L. Richardson

    (Florida International University)

  • Walter M. Goldberg

    (Florida International University)

  • Kevin G. Kuta

    (Florida International University)

  • Richard B. Aronson

    (Dauphin Island Sea Lab)

  • Garriet W. Smith

    (University of South Carolina)

  • Kim B. Ritchie

    (University of North Carolina)

  • John C. Halas

    (Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary)

  • Joshua S. Feingold

    (NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center)

  • Steven L. Miller

    (University of North Carolina at Wilmington, National Undersea Research Center)

Abstract

An unusual coral disease appeared on the Florida Reef Tract in June 1995. It was distinct in its microbiology, its pattern of tissue degradation, the species susceptible to it, and its regional distribution. Symptoms included a sharp line between healthy and diseased tissue, as occurs with other coral diseases, but the pathogen responsible for the new outbreak seemed more virulent, affected a wider variety of species, and destroyed tissue much more rapidly than these other ‘line’ or ‘band’ diseases. We have identified the pathogen responsible for this new disease as a new species of Sphingomonas.

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  • Laurie L. Richardson & Walter M. Goldberg & Kevin G. Kuta & Richard B. Aronson & Garriet W. Smith & Kim B. Ritchie & John C. Halas & Joshua S. Feingold & Steven L. Miller, 1998. "Florida's mystery coral-killer identified," Nature, Nature, vol. 392(6676), pages 557-558, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:392:y:1998:i:6676:d:10.1038_33302
    DOI: 10.1038/33302
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    1. Yee, Susan Harrell & Santavy, Deborah L. & Barron, Mace G., 2011. "Assessing the effects of disease and bleaching on Florida Keys corals by fitting population models to data," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 222(7), pages 1323-1332.

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