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Scientific American · 2d

Mysterious Illness Decimating Sea Stars Finally Identified

A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment

The New York Times · 3d

Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease

A mysterious epidemic has wiped out billions of sea stars in recent years. A new study finally identifies the bacterium responsible.

Mongabay News on MSN · 5h

Scientists identify the bacterium behind billions of sea star deaths

By Shreya Dasgupta More than a decade ago, a mysterious illness killed billions of sea stars, particularly along the North American Pacific coast. The sea star wasting disease caused the stars to develop lesions,

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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 ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d

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 ...

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