| Title |
Vibrio Zinc-Metalloprotease Causes Photoinactivation of Coral Endosymbionts and Coral Tissue Lesions
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004511 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Meir Sussman, Jos C. Mieog, Jason Doyle, Steven Victor, Bette L. Willis, David G. Bourne |
| Abstract |
Coral diseases are emerging as a serious threat to coral reefs worldwide. Of nine coral infectious diseases, whose pathogens have been characterized, six are caused by agents from the family Vibrionacae, raising questions as to their origin and role in coral disease aetiology. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 182 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 166 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 22% |
| Researcher | 40 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 100 | 55% |
| Environmental Science | 26 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Unknown | 30 | 16% |