Table 2 Ballast experiment transmission metrics.

From: Transmission of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in simulated ballast water confirms the potential for ship-born spread

Species

Treatment

Treatment Abbrev

Sample count

Lesion count

Transmission rate (%)

Time to lesion (d)

SEM (d)

Orbicella faveolata

Disease water 24 h

DW24

10

7

70.0

18.4

1.8

Disease water 120 h

DW120

10

10

100.0

19.0

1.5

Disease contact

DC

10

9

90.0

8.0

1.8

Healthy water 120 h

HW120

10

1

10.0

20.9

 

Pseudodiploria strigosa

Disease water 24 h

DW24

7

0

0.0

  

Disease water 120 h

DW120

7

5

71.4

13.7

0.2

Disease contact

DC

7

5

71.4

16.3

1.7

Healthy water 120 h

HW120

7

0

0.0

  
  1. Transmission rates (proportion of individuals exhibiting SCTLD lesions) and mean ± SEM time to onset of lesions.