{"id":5198,"date":"2019-10-31T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2022-11-03T11:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:37:56","slug":"novelty-license-plate-funds-coral-restoration-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/novelty-license-plate-funds-coral-restoration-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Novelty license plate funds coral restoration research"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;] [image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;5200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Assistant Professor of Marine Science and Biology Cory Krediet discusses sea anemones with one of his student researchers.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-5-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;med_text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Probiotic bacteria aren\u2019t just good for humans, according to the hypothesis of Eckerd College Assistant Professor of Marine Science and Biology <a href=\"\/marinescience\/facult\/krediet\/\">Cory Krediet<\/a>.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-5-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]Much like the yogurt and vitamins people take to maintain good health, Krediet hopes to use a $23,000 grant to find the good bacteria that help some coral survive deadly diseases such as coral bleaching and stony coral tissue loss (SCTL) disease with his project \u201cInvestigating the Potential of Native Coral Associated Bacteria to Increase Acropora Cervicornis Outplant Resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe approach of using probiotics bacteria is to really beef up the corals in the restoration area and outplant them back into struggling reefs,\u201d Krediet said. \u201cDuring hurricane season, coral reefs act first and foremost as shoreline protection from storm surge and wave energy. It\u2019s not just beaches that have to worry about erosion. Coral reefs are our first line of defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He and his team of seven student researchers are using Aiptasia sea anemones as a model organism for corals and examining the bacteria found in the surface mucus to see if the unique bacteria are what aid in the resilience of some species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the cost comes from DNA sequencing. 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Since 2004, the state has allowed car owners to choose <a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/reef-plate\">novelty license plates that say, \u201cProtect Our Reefs,\u201d<\/a> knowing that a portion of the purchase price will go toward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mote.org\">Mote Marine Laboratory<\/a> and other higher educational institutions for research and preservation programs. In May, Mote awarded Krediet more than $23,000 to continue his coral research. When students returned to campus for the Fall Semester, the work began.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Rose, a junior <a href=\"\/marinescience\/\">marine science<\/a> student from Geneva, Illinois, said the group is also examining how the bacteria-and-host relationship responds to heat increases and pH stress\u2014two current environmental changes affecting large swaths of marine life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing to Eckerd, I wasn\u2019t completely partial to corals, but I\u2019ve always had an interest,\u201d Brandon explained. \u201cThen I went on a <a href=\"\/internationaled\/winter\/\">Winter Term trip<\/a> to Belize with Dr. Krediet and saw some fantastic corals and talked to him about fostering and developing and finding corals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now Brandon wants to focus his scientific career on the study and preservation of the living ocean habitats. \u201cThe reefs are in a state of peril, and we are at crunch time to try to figure it out,\u201d he said.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;16&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-5-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;5203&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][vc_column_text]<em>Florida drivers who purchase of a &#8220;Protect Our Reefs license plate help to fund coral reef research.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;] [image_with_animation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":5199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,45,68,85,86],"tags":[340,338,339],"class_list":{"0":"post-5198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-biology","9":"category-marine-science","10":"category-research","11":"category-student-research","12":"tag-anemone","13":"tag-cory-krediet","14":"tag-more-marine-laboratory"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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