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.
(c) Francesco Ungaro

Probiotics, nakatulong sa corals sa Red Sea heat wave

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Sa heat wave sa Red Sea noong 2022, nanatili ang kulay at photosynthetic function ng corals na nilagyan ng beneficial bacteria, habang humina ang untreated corals. Ipinapakita ng field study na maaaring mabawasan ng probiotics ang bleaching, pero hindi pa tiyak ang pangmatagalang survival at paggamit sa malaking saklaw.

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