The Urgent Need for Robust Coral Disease Diagnostics

F. Joseph Pollock; Pamela J. Morris; Bette L. Willis; David G. Bourne

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002183

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The Urgent Need for Robust Coral Disease Diagnostics

F. Joseph Pollock,

Affiliations Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia, Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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Pamela J. Morris,

Affiliations Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
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Bette L. Willis,

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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David G. Bourne

* E-mail: d.bourne@aims.gov.au

Affiliation Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia
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The Urgent Need for Robust Coral Disease Diagnostics

F. Joseph Pollock,
Pamela J. Morris,
Bette L. Willis,
David G. Bourne

Published: October 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002183

About the Authors

F. Joseph Pollock

Affiliations Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia, Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

Pamela J. Morris

Affiliations Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Bette L. Willis

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

David G. Bourne

* E-mail: d.bourne@aims.gov.au

Affiliation Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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