Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals

Coral disease represents a massive threat to coral reefs around the globe. This dissertation focuses on white band disease (WBD), an epizootic responsible for the near eradication of two important reef-building Caribbean corals, Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata. The worsening effect of WBD...

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