A team of researchers from multiple institutions has finally identified the cause of a wave of disease that has devastated sea star populations along North America's Pacific coast.

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Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease - Nature Ecology & Evolution The causative agent of sea star wasting disease has been elusive. This study used genetic datasets and experimental exposures to demonstrate that a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida caused di...

Congratulations @rhizalyssa.bsky.social and @hakai.org for this valuable, groundbreaking work in coastal disease #Ecology. Clearly, we shld be checking w Alyssa for all things #Seastar. :)

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