Black band disease

Example of black band disease progression on a colony of Diploria strigosa.

Black band disease is a coral disease in which corals develop a black band. It is characterized by complete tissue degradation due to a pathogenic microbial consortium.[1] The mat is present between apparently healthy coral tissue and freshly exposed coral skeleton.

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