[Coral-List] relatives of influenza in corals (Douglas Fenner)

[International Coral Reef Observatory]

Dear Gene,

According to the MIcrobiology Society: Viruses are the smallest of all the
microbes. ... A virus is made up of a core of genetic material, either DNA
or RNA, surrounded by a protective coat ...
https://microbiologysociety.org/why-microbiology-matters/what-is-microbiology/viruses.html


Regarding the influence of African Dust, let us also think about the
effects of dredging on the health of coral reef areas...
https://www.wkcgroup.com/news/environmental-impacts-dredging-on-coral-reefs/


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El jue, 2 mar 2023 a las 14:30, Eugene Shinn via Coral-List (<
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>) escribió:

> Thanks Doug, I am remembering that back when we had a funded study of
> microbes in African dust there were many times more viruses in the dust
> than microbes. We could not study viruses because we did not have a
> level 3 or 4 lab. As you know dust circles the globe and more must fall
> into the oceans than on land.  Think about it. Gene
>
> https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00558-4
>
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