@article{fdi:010085848,
  title = {{T}he hungry snail, the fragile coral, and the friendly microbe},
  author = {{B}ettarel, {Y}van and {B}oudin, {E}. and {H}alary, {S}. and {A}uguet, {J}.{C}. and {P}{\'e}ronnin, {J}. and {B}ouvier, {T}. and {R}ochelle-{N}ewall, {E}mma and {V}an {N}goc {B}ui and {D}esnues, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ff the coast of {V}ietnam, two recent events seem to have contributed to the death of coral reefs: the rapid invasion of a small marine snail called {D}rupella, and the emergence of a disease that spreads over corals. {W}e decided to investigate whether there is a link between the corals, the snails, and the disease. {W}e analyzed the mucus covering the surface of corals, both in healthy corals and those infested by {D}rupella snails. {M}ucus produced by corals is usually full of helpful microbes, protecting the corals from harmful microbes that can make them ill or kill them. {O}ur analyses showed that, when {D}rupella eats corals, the snail also removes one of the corals' primary defenses by eliminating most of the tiny protectors in their mucus. {T}his allows harmful microbes to cause additional damage to the corals.},
  keywords = {{VIET} {NAM} ; {NHA} {TRANG} {BAIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers for {Y}oung {M}inds},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {573856 [8 ]},
  ISSN = {2296-6846},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3389/frym.2021.573856},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085848},
}