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    Vibrio Produced Betaine, Glutamate and Succinate Thought to Induce Coral Bleaching

    In cool temperatures the bacteria Vibrio coralliilyticus is rarely a problem for coral, but when temperatures rise it is a different story–plaguing reefs around the world. Scientists have now have identified three matabolites released during the periods of warmer temperature by studying the the temperature dependent nature of the Vibrio pathogen (using nuclear magnetic resonance). [...]