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Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study

First reported 2026-10-02 15:06 UTC · Updated 2026-10-02 15:06 UTC · 1 independent source

As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with probiotics, beneficial bacteria isolated from healthy corals, and those treatments prevented the corals…

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  1. 2026-10-02 15:06 UTCMongabay · news.mongabay.com ↗

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