How a newly identified bacterium saps corals of their energy
The microbe can sense when their hosts ramp up production of nutrients
![coral](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/081519_ko_coralbacteria_feat_REV.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Microbiologist Grace Klinges (shown) and colleagues have identified a type of parasitic bacteria that steals energy from host corals.
Allyson DeMerlis