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dc.contributor.authorRavindran, J.
dc.contributor.authorRaghukumar, C.
dc.contributor.authorRaghukumar, S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-07T09:37:29Z
dc.date.available2009-01-07T09:37:29Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationDiseases of Aquatic Organisms, Vol.47; 219-228p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1517
dc.description.abstractHealthy and diseased scleractinian corals have been reported to harbour fungi. However, the species of fungi occurring in them and their prevalence in terms of biomass have not been determined and their role in coral diseases is not clear It is found that fungi to occur regularly in healthy, partially dead, bleached and pink-line syndrome (PLS)-affected scleractinian coral, Porites lutea, in the reefs of Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. Mostly terrestrial species of fungi were isolated in culture from these corals. Hyaline and dark, non-sporulating fungi were the most dominant forms. Fungal hyphae extended up to 3 cm within the corals. Immunofluorescence detection using polyclonal immunological probes for a dark, initially non-sporulating isolate (isolate 98-N28) and for a hyaline, non-sporulating fungus (isolate 98-N18) revealed high frequencies of these in PLS-affected, dead and healthy colonies of P. lutea. Total fungal biomass accounted for 0.04 to 0.05% of the weight of corals in bleached corals and was higher than in PLS-affected and healthy colonies. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of fungi within the carbonate skeleton and around polyps. Fungi appear to be a regular component of healthy, partially dead and diseased coral skeleton
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dc.publisherInter-Research
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dc.subjectmicroorganisms
dc.subjectcoral reefs
dc.subjectdiseases
dc.subjectecological associations
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectPorites lutea
dc.titleFungi in Porites lutea: Association with healthy and diseased corals
dc.typeJournal Article


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