“The bacterial genus [Candidatus Aquarickettsia rohweri] we’ve identified is found around the world and in multiple types of corals, but is most notably found in high abundance in the microbiomes of Caribbean staghorn coral,” said study co-author Grace Klinges, also a Ph.D. candidate in the Vega Thurber lab. “Now we’ve uncovered significant evidence that a high abundance of Ca. Aquarickettsia is a marker of disease susceptibility in corals that otherwise seem healthy.”
Read more about it in OSU’s feature article by Steve Lundeberg based on a recent publication in the Vega Thurber lab
