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What is killing the corals? Viral and bacterial interrogations using metagenomics and microscopy

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Soffer, Nitzan

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Corals have multiple roles in maintaining ocean health and are some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. The coral animal is host to a multitude of taxa, including symbiotic dinoflagellate algae, fungi, bacteria, protists, and viruses. Environmental stressors and disease agents can perturb the delicate balance of the coral host...

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. Vega Thurber Corals have multiple roles in maintaining ocean health and are some of the
Ecophylogenetic Characterization of the Gut Microbiome of At-risk Companion and Food Animals

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Kirchoff, Nicole S.

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Agricultural and companion animals are integral to our way of life as they provide us with nourishment, financial resources, transportation, and companionship. However, pets, managed animals in the agricultural industry, as well as wild populations of food animals are all subject to health and mortality risks. The gut microbiome is...

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The use of omics for disease evaluation in the brains of marine mammals

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Rosales, Stephanie

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Marine mammals are top predators that are essential for the health and function of our oceans. These top predators are often affected by various factors that can be detrimental to their populations. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate undetermined causes of deaths and to better understand known diseases in...

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Rebecca L. Vega Thurber Abstract Marine mammals are top predators that are essential for the