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Giving Corals Probiotics Helps Them Withstand Heatwaves, Offering Hope for Reefs

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Researchers found that probiotic treatment helped corals withstand heatwave stress.
  • The study gained attention because scientists tested the treatment in the ocean rather than only in artificial tanks.
  • A research team at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology published the findings in Cell Reports.

Could probiotics help save coral reefs? Researchers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology say their study offers a promising clue.

Just as people take probiotics for gut health, the team gave beneficial microorganisms to corals and found that the corals endured heatwave conditions more effectively. The result points to a possible microbial treatment for reducing heat stress in coral.

The study has drawn particular attention because the researchers confirmed the effect in the real ocean, not only in an experimental tank. The findings were published in the international journal Cell Reports.

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