unlike bacteria, archaea are present in large numbers (~1·E8 Archaea/cm2) and diverse, but do not appear to be associated with specific corals;
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Rohwer F., Kelley S.; 2004; Culture-Independent Analyses of Coral-Associated Microbes; in Rosenberg E., Loya Y., 2004; Coral Health and Disease; Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg - FRG;

supports this as bacteria-induced bleaching in Oculina patagonia by the adhesion of V.shiloi to a ß-galactoside-containing receptor on the MPSL surface is both coral- and bacteria-specific;
p.449; in ....
Rosenberg E., 2004; The Bacterial Disease Hypothesis of Coral Bleaching; in Rosenberg E., Loya Y., 2004; Coral Health and Disease; Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg - FRG;

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