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Ingredient in Yogurt Can Slow Disease in Reefs as Corals Have Microbiomes That Benefits From Probiotics

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A new study shows how a probiotic could save the Caribbean ’s at-risk coral.

The compound slowed the spread of a deadly disease which began damaging coral in Florida in 2014 and has since rapidly spread south, throughout the Caribbean .

Scientists have yet to identify the exact cause of SCTLD, which can devastate an entire coral colony in just weeks .

“We’re trying to figure out which bacteria can make these vibrant microbiomes even stronger.” HELP OCEAN-LOVING FRIENDS TAKE A DEEP DIVEShare the News on Social Media.

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