2007, Oceanography 20(2):146–154, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.60

Coral Microbiology

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Eugene Rosenberg | Department of Microbiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Christina A. Kellogg | US Geological Survey Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Forest Rohwer | San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.

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In the last 30 years, there has been approximately a 30% loss of corals worldwide, largely due to emerging diseases (Harvell et al., 2002, 2007; Hughes et al., 2003). Coral microbiology is a new field, driven largely by a desire to understand the interactions between corals and their symbiotic microorganisms and to use this knowledge to eventually prevent the spread of coral diseases.

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Rosenberg, E., C.A. Kellogg, and F. Rohwer. 2007. Coral microbiology. Oceanography 20(2):146–154, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.60.

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