By Stephen Beech

Probiotics could save the Caribbean's at-risk coral , suggests new research.

Probiotics slow the spread of a deadly disease decimating iconic reefs throughout the holiday hotspot, say scientists.

Field tests in the United States identified the best available treatment to combat stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) without having to resort to antibiotics.

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts promoted as having various health benefits.

Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have now discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of SCTLD in already infected wild corals in Florida.

Their findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science , reveal that applying the probiotic treatment across entire c

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