Smithsonian Marine Station | Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, Probiotics, Disease Intervention | Lab @PolypProtectors
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Here are some 3D model of our corals treated with probiotics! See how we use these models to measure coral tissue surface area on #SCTLD infected M. cavernosa treated with probiotics!
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Publication alert! Working with @PolypProtectors @VibrioSoup and @DrChrisKellogg lab, we investigated microbial size classes associated with the transmission of #SCTLD
Our article has been published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/15836 #MicrobialEcology #MarineBiology #Microbiology #MolecularBiology
In collaboration with the @PolypProtectors and @DrChrisKellogg labs.
Doing my best to be a cool mom over here wearing leopard print for the Miami night life, but something tells me it's not working... 🤓🧪🧫🔬
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🚨 Our paper on probiotic strain McH1-7 is finally here!! 🚨 Check out our publication to see how well this strain fights and inhibits the transmission of #SCTLD!
@VibrioSoup @Kelly__Pitts @PolypProtectors @SmithsonianSMS @DrJMSneed @lebetimonas @GreenMicroLife @UfYding
Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain McH1-7 shows broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against stony coral tissue loss disease, which is threatening Caribbean #coral reefs. @PolypProtectors, @lebetimonas, @DrJMSneed, @UfYding
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Image Credit: @UshijimaLab 🪸
Our paper on probiotic strain McH1-7 is here!! 🙌 See how this strain combats #SCTLD!
Our paper detailing the first coral probiotic effective against #SCTLD has been published! nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
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Princesses, vampires, and mad scientists! This Halloween party had it all. This Marine Station surely knows how to have fun! 💀🎃🪦🧟👑🦇✈️☮️🐈⬛@BenthicBrigade @SmithsonianSMS @CuesClues @Kelly__Pitts @kscheue22 @jsglanz @DrJMSneed @carolinamdeclet @danek_natalie @em_chesley
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@carolinamdeclet, @Kelly__Pitts, and @kscheue22 attended the @IRLScienceFest! They showed young scientists how we treat corals with probiotic paste, only this time using elementary school slime. It was clear they had a great day as every inch of the table was covered in goo!🧪👩🔬
It was such a privilege to be a part of this workshop! Thank you for inviting me to discuss probiotics. Everyone is so passionate about protecting the reefs in these overseas territories. It is inspirational!
Celebrating a great week at the recent C-COT workshop! Attendees departed equipped with new knowledge, skills & inspiration for supporting #coral management across the Caribbean region. Thanks to all for your collaboration & @Darwin_Defra & @UKCSSF for supporting 🪸 #ForNature
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@VibrioSoup @erin_papke and @Kelly__Pitts discussed the benefits of using probiotics to treat #SCTLD at an invention workshop in Grand Cayman hosted by @doecayman and the C-COT working group. Thanks for inviting us! it is wonderful to see such passion for treatments! @JNCC_UK
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@Kelly__Pitts lead a team in Grand Cayman to show how to use probiotics to treat corals with #SCTLD along their reefs! Although no bacteria was involved this time, everyone now knows how to use our bagging and paste methods! Great job, Kelly!
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We're so happy to be invited & share about our development of probiotic treatments to fight #SCTLD in the Caribbean! It was so exciting to meet others passionate about stopping this disease & we're thrilled to continue working with everyone!
At yesterday’s Coral Fest, co-hosted by @doecayman and the C-COT working group, we welcomed the public to learn about coral reefs across the Caribbean and Western Atlantic and engage in the vital action being taken to conserve them through themed booths, demos, games, and more!
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The C-COT working group is putting into practice yesterday’s theory session by Dr Greta Aeby on Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease monitoring in today’s field session on Grand Caymans’ coral reefs. Thank you @doecayman for all the field support during the C-COT workshop!
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This model coral reef is made up of hundreds of overlapping photos using a technique called photogrammetry. At yesterday's C-COT workshop, Will Green @perryinstitute explained how to gather data from imagery to better understand how reefs are changing and inform their management.
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Hotel ballroom science. @Kelly__Pitts from the @PolypProtectors prepping some demo probiotic paste (everything but probiotics) for our joint booth at Coralfest tonight on Grand Cayman.
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🚨Job announcement🚨 We are hiring a Contract Technician (Bachelor's level) to support our 3D modeling efforts of corals infected with #SCTLD. App due 7/18!
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Come check out AES06 - Emerging Environmental Pathogens today at 1:45 PM during #Microbe2022! This session includes many awesome people, like our collaborator @lebetimonas as well as our very own @erin_papke talking about her #SCTLD research!
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Happy World Oceans Day!! The CHAMP lab celebrated by educating the public on #sctld. Let today be a reminder of how important our oceans are and how vital it is to keep them clean and healthy! 🌊🪸🌎
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In the last couple of days @ScubaMettiu and I were at @MoteMarineLab with @CuesClues @DrJMSneed @danek_natalie collecting crustose coralline algae (#CCA), #octocorals and Porites larvae. Here is a video of the #coral #larvae spawned in one night! 😍