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 ...

Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida's coral reefs ...

Researchers have found the first probiotic treatment that stops or slows a disease that has been killing Caribbean corals, and prevents its spread to healthy corals. The new approach provides an ...

Technician Yesmarie De La Flor prepares a culture of probiotic bacteria in the Smithsonian Marine Station’s microbiology laboratory in Fort Pierce, Florida. These probiotics were used for further ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington announced that Blake Ushijima, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is helping efforts to ...

Stony coral tissue loss disease (also known as SCTLD) spreads rapidly, causing high mortality rates among reef-building corals in the Caribbean. The most effective treatment known to date is the ...