Caribbean yellow-band syndrome on Montastraea faveolata is not transmitted mechanically under field conditions

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

A. G. Jordán-Garza, E. Jordán-Dahlgren¹ 

关键词: Coral;    Disease;    Caribbean yellow-band syndrome;    Montastraea;    Vector;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao02368

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: 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.

【 授权许可】

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