Bacterial Strain BA-3 and a filterable factor cause a white plague-like disease in corals from the Eilat coral reef

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-189

  Barash, Y ^a   Sulam, R ^a   Loya, Y ^a   Rosenberg, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral disease; Coral white plague; Eilat coral reef; Favia favus

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAVIA; FAVIA FAVUS; GONIASTREA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 26244450806     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame040183     Document Type: Article

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