Compositions containing beneficial microorganisms for corals and methods of use thereof
The use of Red Sea-isolated beneficial microorganism consortia addresses the challenges of coral health decline and disease susceptibility by enhancing coral resilience and nutritional uptake, demonstrating effective in-situ application in improving coral health and diversity.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/IB2024/059655
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-10-02
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Coral reefs are facing significant threats due to environmental stressors, leading to coral health decline and increased disease susceptibility, with existing probiotic applications in natural conditions being largely untested, especially in the Red Sea.
Development of compositions containing a consortium of beneficial microorganisms (BMC) isolated from the Red Sea, specifically designed to confer beneficial traits to corals, including nutritional and protective mechanisms, using a combination of bacterial strains such as Pseudoalteromonas, Halomonas, Cobetia, and Bacillus, which are effective as stress antagonists.
The BMC compositions demonstrate enhanced coral health and resilience by improving nutritional uptake and providing protective mechanisms against stress and pathogens, with significant increases in coral bacterial community diversity and photochemical efficiency observed in in-situ experiments.