During a 2022 Red Sea heat wave, corals treated with beneficial bacteria kept their colour and photosynthetic function while untreated corals declined. The field study suggests probiotics, and one heat-killed treatment, can reduce bleaching in the wild, survival benefits and large-scale use still needs trials.
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Probióticos redujeron el blanqueamiento de corales en el mar Rojo

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Durante una ola de calor en el Mar Rojo en 2022, los corales tratados con bacterias beneficiosas conservaron su color y su función fotosintética, mientras que los no tratados se deterioraron. El estudio de campo sugiere que los probióticos pueden reducir el blanqueamiento, aunque falta probar la supervivencia y escala.

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