Corals are the architects of reefs throughout tropical seas, providing protection and sustenance for the species that depend ...

Corals everywhere on the planet live in harmony with microscopic organisms. Many corals get their vivid colors from ...

Some kinds of bacteria, for example, could be making coral more susceptible to a virus ... On that morning in July, I was diving with de Kool on a reef just off the northwest coast of Bonaire.

Corals everywhere on the planet live in harmony with microscopic organisms. Many corals get their vivid colors from ...

but select for opportunistic bacteria that may further stress reefs. "Our results demonstrate how the impacts of both short-term thermal stress and long-term bleaching may extend beyond coral and ...

“We still see corals showing signs of the disease on the reef, but not as many as a few years ago.” A researcher applies a solution of seawater mixed with probiotic bacteria to a piece of ...

While plants and some bacteria can make their own food ... jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci ...

Researchers investigating the coral microbiome in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have found two clusters of co-existing bacteria. And, for the first time, they’ve discovered that one of them ...

A recent publication by University of Guam Marine Laboratory scientists, "Restoration innovation: Fusing microbial memories ...

Coral reefs around the world are in big trouble ... an antiseptic commonly used to kill bacteria or viruses,” said Aeby. “The chlorine powder we used in our treatment is the same used to ...

The reef’s vibrant colors fade, replaced by a stark, lifeless landscape. Beyond the well-known coral-zooxanthellae partnership lies a complex web of microbial allies. Bacteria, fungi ...

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.