珊瑚病原微生物鉴定及其分子诊断技术进展

Progress in characterization of microbial pathogens of coral diseases and their molecular diagnosis techniques

摘要:

珊瑚礁生态系统是热带海洋最突出、最具代表性的生态系统，具有极高的生态价值和经济价值，然而由珊瑚疾病引起的珊瑚礁退化已经成为珊瑚礁生态系统的主要威胁之一。许多微生物(主要包括细菌、真菌、病毒)被认为与珊瑚疾病发生密切相关，确定珊瑚疾病的病原并建立其快速诊断的方法是开展珊瑚疾病流行病学调查和制定防控措施的必由之路。本文主要综述珊瑚疾病的病原微生物及其分子诊断技术的研究进展。

关键词:珊瑚礁，病原，分子诊断

Abstract:

The coral reef ecosystem with extremely high value of ecology and economy are the most prominent and representative ecosystem in the tropical ocean. However, coral reef degradation caused by coral diseases has become one of the major threats of coral reef ecosystems. Many microbial pathogens (including bacteria, fungi, and virus) are thought to be closely related to coral disease. Identification of coral pathogens and establishing their rapid detection methods are crucial for epidemiological investigation and formulating of prevention and control measures of coral diseases. This paper mainly reviews the related microbial pathogens of coral diseases and research progress in molecular diagnosis techniques for coral pathogens.

Key words:Coral reef, Pathogens, Molecular diagnosis