Spatio-temporal transmission patterns of black-band disease in a coral community.

BACKGROUND: Transmission mechanisms of black-band disease (BBD) in coral reefs are poorly understood, although this disease is considered to be one of the most widespread and destructive coral infectious diseases. The major objective of this study was to assess transmission mechanisms of BBD in the...

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Main Authors: Assaf Zvuloni, Yael Artzy-Randrup, Lewi Stone, Esti Kramarsky-Winter, Roy Barkan, Yossi Loya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2660573?pdf=render