Rice University: Ocean Warming Intensifies Viral Outbreaks Within Corals
April 04, 2023
April 04, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas, April 4 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on April 3, 2023:
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Study is first to document reefwide dynamics of viruses that infect coral symbionts
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The breathtaking colors of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study has found that viruses may increase their attacks on these symbiotic algae during marine heat waves.
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Study is first to document reefwide dynamics of viruses that infect coral symbionts
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The breathtaking colors of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study has found that viruses may increase their attacks on these symbiotic algae during marine heat waves.
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