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A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars in the past decade. After a four-year search, scientists have uncovered ...
‘Disease detectives’ discover cause of sea star wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars
Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea stars from Mexico to Alaska ...
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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 ...
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Discovery of sea star wasting disease cause sheds light on kelp forest collapse and recovery
In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery ...
Discover Magazine on MSN1d
This Cholera-Related Bacterium Is Melting Sea Stars, Causing a Marine Epidemic
What is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing and researchers finally know why.
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