Prevalence of coral diseases in the coastal waters of Kota Kinabalu: The potential of microbial and environmental agents

• Main Authors: Aslam Nor’ashikin Zuhairi, Fikri Akmal Khodzori, Siti Nur Hazwani Oslan, Nurzafirah Mazlan, Hariz Khairul Hisham, Kiu, Yee Tong, Abdul Muhaimin Zepri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2023
• Subjects: QH540-549.5 Ecology; SH20.3-191 Aquaculture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38623/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38623/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38623/; http://dx.doi.org/10.21161/mjm.230022

Aims: The Indo-Pacific coral populations are under increasing threats from bleaching events and coral disease outbreaks. However, there is a significant gap in data and research on coral diseases in Malaysian waters. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of coral diseases and signs of compromise...