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Differences In The Susceptibility To Black Band Disease Between Two Species Of The Genus Diploria On The Reefs Of Bermuda, Kristin Kuehl
Differences In The Susceptibility To Black Band Disease Between Two Species Of The Genus Diploria On The Reefs Of Bermuda, Kristin Kuehl
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On the reefs of Bermuda, the coral Diploria labyrinthiformis is rarely infected with black band disease (BBD) while BBD-infected colonies of D. strigosa are common. This study investigated several possible explanations for the documented difference in BBD prevalence including: 1) temperature and light conditions differentially affect the progression of the disease among these two species; 2) the bacterial communities associated with each species are different and 3) the bacterial composition of BBD in Bermuda is unique from that of other geographical regions where D. labyrinthiformis has been reported with BBD. Results suggest that light and temperature are important variables in …