Ecology, physiology and molecular microbiology of coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef

生态学、生理学、分子和微生物学技术将用于检查大堡礁珊瑚的疾病。 分子技术包括利用荧光原位杂交（FISH）和DNA微阵列（CHIPS）开发疾病鉴定的诊断技术;生理学实验包括检查温度和沉积物对毒性和宿主对疾病感染的敏感性的影响;生态调查将检查GBR北方和南部以及GBR中部孤立珊瑚礁的疾病范围和季节性。将针对GBR目前珊瑚病状况的管理影响。

Ecological, physiological, molecular and micro-biological techniques will be used to examine the disease of corals of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Molecular techniques include the development of diagnostic techniques for disease identification, using Fluorescent In Situ hybridisation (FISH) and DNA microarrays (CHIPS); physiological experiments include examining the effects of temperature and sediment on virulence and host susceptibility to disease infection; ecological surveys will examine the extent and seasonality of disease in northern and southern parts of the GBR and on isolated reefs in the central GBR. Management implications of the current coral-disease status of the GBR will be targeted.