Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
TCBS agar has also been used to control outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), which is a threat to coral reefs.Single injections lead to deaths of sea stars within 24 hours, with symptoms of "discolored and necrotic skin, ulcerations, loss of body turgor, accumulation of colourless mucus on many spines especially at their tip, and loss of spines.