Sick Sea Fans May Help Treat Aspergillosis

Caribbean Sea fan corals (Gorgonia ventalina) are known to be susceptible to infection by Aspergillus - in this case Aspergillus sydowii.  In a period stretching from 1996 to 2004 many thousands were infected resulting in much damage or even death.


Taken from article in the ISME Journal

In contrast to invasive aspergillosis in most animals, these coral infections are easy to see (see above),

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