Proteomic analysis of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease demonstrates coral-algal dysbiosis during disease progression
Soumi Nandi, Timothy G. Stephens, Kasey Walsh, Rebecca García-Camps, María F. Villalpando, Rita Inés Sellares-Blasco, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Haiyan Zheng, Aldo Cróquer, Debashish Bhattacharya
This study uses proteomic analysis to show that SCTLD in corals involves immune suppression, coral-algal dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and wound-healing responses.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology