Community shifts in the surface microbiomes of the coral Porites astreoides with unusual lesions.

Apical lesions on Porites astreoides were characterized by the appearance of a thin yellow band, which was preceded by bleaching of the coral tissues and followed by a completely denuded coral skeleton, which often harbored secondary macroalgal colonizers. These characteristics have not been previou...

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Main Authors: Julie L Meyer, Valerie J Paul, Max Teplitski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4061089?pdf=render