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SUBMITTER: Meistertzheim AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5585562 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meistertzheim Anne-Leila AL Nugues Maggy M MM Quéré Gaëlle G Galand Pierre E PE
Frontiers in microbiology 20170901
Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are major benthic calcifiers that play crucial roles in coral reef ecosystems. Two diseases affecting CCA have recently been investigated: coralline white band syndrome (CWBS) and coralline white patch disease (CWPD). These diseases can trigger major losses in CCA cover on tropical coral reefs, but their causative agents remain unknown. Here, we provide data from the first investigation of the bacterial communities associated with healthy and diseased CCA tissues. ...[more]