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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spelling ndltd-NEU--neu-cj82qb4752021-05-27T05:11:51ZMicrobial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn coralsCoral 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 and coral disease in general necessitates an increased understanding of the ecology and genomics of coral-associated microbes. The following studies explore the microbial community structure of diseased corals and the mechanisms of pathogenesis.http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20251801
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description 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 and coral disease in general necessitates an increased understanding of the ecology and genomics of coral-associated microbes. The following studies explore the microbial community structure of diseased corals and the mechanisms of pathogenesis.
title Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
spellingShingle Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
title_short Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
title_full Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
title_fullStr Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
title_full_unstemmed Microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
title_sort microbial ecology and genetic mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity in white band disease-infected staghorn corals
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