US EditionResearchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and Melt
PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, AUG 4 – Researchers confirmed Vibrio pectenicida causes sea star wasting disease, killing 90% of sunflower sea stars and disrupting Pacific Coast ecosystems since 2013, study shows.
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Researchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and Melt
A new study points a finger at a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida, which belongs to the same genus as Vibrio cholerae, known for causing cholera in humans
A team of researchers from British Columbia discovered the cause of an epidemic that decimated nearly 90% of sunflower sea stars.
A wasting disease killed millions of sea stars. After years of searching, scientists just found a cause.
A new study uncovers the long-elusive cause of sea star wasting disease. Researchers have identified the responsible bacterium after more than a decade of investigation — a breakthrough for marine ecosystems and species recovery.
Science Writing, 4 Aug (EFE).- A scientific team has identified a bacterial species as the cause of the star wear syndrome, which has decimated populations along the west coast of North America since 2013, and which is behind the widespread loss of seaweed habitats. This discovery occurs more than a decade after the outbreak of the epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars, representing more than 20 different species from Alaska to Mexico. …
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