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Phosphate enrichment induces increased dominance of the parasite Aquarickettsia in the coral Acropora cervicornis.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 8 Mar 2022
Klinges J Grace, Patel Shalvi H, Duke William C, Muller Erinn M, Vega Thurber Rebecca L
Abstract excerpt
Nutrient pollution is linked to coral disease susceptibility and severity, but the mechanism behind this effect remains underexplored. A recently identified bacterial species, 'Ca. Aquarickettsia rohweri,' is hypothesized to parasitize the Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, leading to reduced coral growth and increased disease susceptibility. Aquarickettsia rohweri is hypothesized to assimilate host...
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