Corals cozy up with bacterial buddies

Monday, July 8, 2013 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Corals may let certain bacteria get under its skin, according to a new study. The study offers the first direct evidence that Stylophora pistillata, a species of reef-building coral found throughout the Indian and west Pacific Oceans, harbors bacterial denizens deep within its tissues.

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