Caribbean yellow-band syndrome on Montastraea faveolata is not transmitted mechanically under field conditions.
Dis Aquat Organ
; 96(1): 83-7, 2011 Aug 29.
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| ID: mdl-21991668
Caribbean yellow-band syndrome is a highly prevalent coral disease whose transmission mechanisms are unknown. Affected corals often show multifocal lesions of yellow-colored tissue. We tested the hypothesis that a mechanical vector was responsible for these multifocal lesions. Four presumably non-resistant colonies were experimentally manipulated. Tissue and microbial assemblages were taken from diseased tissue and injected into healthy-looking tissue. Seawater injections were used as controls. The manipulations created a small wound, as would be generated by a coral predator. After 1 mo, all lesions healed and showed no signs of disease. We therefore reject the hypothesis that a mechanical vector, acting in a similar way as our manipulations, was responsible for the multifocal lesions.
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Assunto principal:
Antozoários
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Aquat Organ
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Alemanha