The etiology of white pox, a lethal disease of the Caribbean elkhorn coral, <i>Acropora palmata</i>

Patterson Sutherland, Kathryn; W. Porter, James; B. Ritchie, Kim; W. Polson, Shawn; Mueller, Erich; C. Peters, Esther; L. Santavy, Deborah; W. Smith, Garriet

doi:10.1073/pnas.092260099

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The etiology of white pox, a lethal disease of the Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jun 19, 2002

Authors:

Kathryn Patterson Sutherland

James W. Porter

Kim B. Ritchie

Abstract

Populations of the shallow-water Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, are being decimated by white pox disease, with losses of living cover in the Florida Keys typically in excess of 70%. The rate of tissue loss is rapid, averaging 2.5 cm2 x day(-1), and is greatest during periods of seasonall...

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Acropora

Serratia marcescens

Biology

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