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 team reported its findings this week in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
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Vibrio pectenicida Identified as Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease Affecting Billions
A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment