Higher stress and immunity responses are associated with higher mortality in reef-building coral exposed to a bacterial challenge
Rachel M Wright, Carly D. Kenkel, Carly E. Dunn, Erin N. Shilling, Line K. Bay, Mikhail V. Matz
This study shows that higher stress and immunity responses in corals correlate with higher mortality after bacterial challenge, challenging the idea that stronger immune responses equate to greater resistance.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2016Ecology