Chemical resistance of gorgonian corals against fungal infections

By K. Kim, P. Kim, A. Alker, C. D. Harvell. 2000

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Thermodependent bacterial pathogens and mass mortalities in temperate benthic communities: a new case of emerging disease linked to climate change (2007, background): “At the host level, it is known that scleractinian and gorgonian corals produce secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities that may be functional in disease resistance (Kim et al., 2000; Sutherland et al., 2004; Reddy et al., 2005).”
Pathogens compromise reproduction and induce melanization in Caribbean sea fans (2003, background): “Antifungal activity is high in sea fans and other gorgonians (Kim et al. 2000a,b).”
Temperature affects coral disease resistance and pathogen growth (2007, methodology): “Control and treatment gauze strips were left on fragments for 7 d at which time each fragment was processed for zooxanthellae abundance and crude extract antifungal activity (a measure of host resistance; Kim et al. 2000).”