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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 ...
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‘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 ...

Study IDs possible cause of sea star wasting disease that wreaked havoc on Oregon Coast

The finding is critical, the study says, because it "will enable recovery efforts for sea stars and the ecosystems affected ...

Starfish-killing bacteria revealed as cause of biggest undersea disease outbreak

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...

Bay Area scientists work to restore sea star population devastated by pathogen

Scientists have determined the cause of an epidemic that has devastated a species of starfish, wiping out billions over the ...

Scientists may have figured out what is melting seastars

Sea star wasting disease has killed billions of starfish and destroyed kelp ecosystems. In a study published Aug. 4, ...

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 ...