A new bacterium may be associated with reef bleaching

Israeli researchers who discovered that a bacterium is implicated in bleaching of at least one coral species overseas have recently worked with James Cook University scientists to help identify a possible new Australian strain. While further research is now underway to determine whether or not the find may provide important information about why the Great Barrier Reef's corals bleach, the bacterium's interaction with corals around the world has been illuminating in itself for marine science.

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