Researchers have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the pathogen responsible for the devastating sea star wasting disease, ...

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic turned billions of sea stars between Mexico and Alaska into goo. Now we know why ...

Scientists have found Vibrio pectenicida causes sea star wasting, a disease devastating Pacific starfish and threatening marine ecosystems.

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion starfish off the Pacific coast of North America.

More than a decade ago, a mysterious illness killed billions of sea stars, particularly along the North American Pacific ...

Scientists have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the bacteria responsible for the sea star wasting disease that has devastated populations along the California coast.

Between 5 billion and 6 billion sea stars on the West Coast have died, according to some estimates. The loss of so many led ...

The culprit behind the largest known marine disease outbreak is now known, giving researchers new tools to protect and ...

Infections with Vibrio vulnificus are still rare but "this is certainly not normal," an expert in water diseases at the University of Florida said.

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