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Vibrio pectenicida Identified as Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease Affecting Billions
A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars in the past decade. After a four-year search, scientists have uncovered the culprit: a bacterium known as Vibrio pectenicida. The strange illness is known as sea star wasting disease,
Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...
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Researchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and MeltA new study points a finger at a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida, which belongs to the same genus as Vibrio ...
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This Cholera-Related Bacterium Is Melting Sea Stars, Causing a Marine EpidemicWhat is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing and researchers finally know why.
The mass die-off, which began in 2013, saw sea star populations plunge and reshaped vital marine ecosystems in the U.S. and ...
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In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery ...
For more than ten years, the Pacific Ocean has played host to a chilling marine mystery. Arms twist violently, limbs tear ...
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