Florida’s devastated coral reefs can’t seem to catch a break. The marine heat wave of 2023, combined with an epidemic of ...

Stony coral tissue loss disease, or SCTLD, was first reported off the coast of Miami in 2014 and has since moved throughout the Caribbean, having been identified in 18 countries and territories.

Probiotics can be good for human health. Now, new research suggests they might also help protect coral reefs. A bacterial probiotic helped slow the advance of stony coral tissue loss disease—a ...

Stony coral tissue loss disease, or SCTLD, was first reported off the coast of Miami in 2014 and has since moved throughout the Caribbean, having been identified in 18 countries and territories.

A probiotic paste prevented the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease, but the treatment is still a proof-of-concept, not a cure.

For the past year, stony coral tissue loss disease has plagued the area, causing a roughly 25% decline in coral cover, according to Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn. The disease, ...

Coral reefs face a crisis with stony coral tissue loss disease, but there's hope in alternative treatments. Dr. Erinn Muller is testing pioneering approaches to save these precious ecosystems.

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has mystified scientists since it was discovered in Florida reefs in 2014. The pathogen causing it appears to spread rapidly through seawater.

Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in already infected ...

A bacterial probiotic, Pseudoalteromonas sp. McH1-7, slows the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in wild corals when applied across entire colonies.