Black-Band Disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003397",
  "term": "Black-Band Disease",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A world-wide disease of corals that is characterized by a dark ring, or band, that separates apparently healthy coral tissue from freshly exposed coral skeleton. It migrates across coral colonies and completely degrades coral tissue. The infecting agent is a synergestic assortment of photosynthetic and non photosynthetic bacteria.",
  "abbreviation": "BBD",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/black-band-disease/"
}