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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,
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Researchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and MeltThe disease is gruesome. It starts with lesions, then the sea star’s limbs begin to twist and some of them fall off ...
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The Cause of the Mysterious Sea Star Wasting Disease Has Been FoundSome five billion sea stars have been killed by a mysterious "sea star wasting disease" in the last decade. Scientists finally figured out what's causing it.
Scientists have determined the cause of an epidemic that has devastated a species of starfish, wiping out billions over the ...
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In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery ...
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