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Mutation of the toxR or mshA genes from Vibrio coralliilyticus strain OCN014 reduces infection of the coral Acropora cytherea.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2016
Ushijima Blake, Videau Patrick, Poscablo Donna, Stengel John W, Beurmann Silvia, Burger Andrew H, Aeby Greta S, Callahan Sean M
Abstract excerpt
Thermal stress increases the incidence of coral disease, which is predicted to become more common with climate change, even on pristine reefs such as those surrounding Palmyra Atoll in the Northern Line Islands that experience minimal anthropogenic stress. Here we describe a strain of Vibrio coralliilyticus, OCN014, which was isolated from Acropora cytherea during an outbreak of Acropora white syndrome (AWS), a...
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