The warm and ecologically sensitive Gulf waters provide a thriving habitat for harmful pathogens, according to the CDC.

One alarming example is Vibrio vulnificus, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, a bacterium that often leads to ...

Kathmann said, while Enterococcus and E-coli bacterial infections occur more often, a bacterium of great concern to Memorial Health is Vibrio vulnificus, sometimes called a “flesh-eating ...

The abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria Vibrio vulnificus is influenced by chlorophyll and surface currents, according to reanalysis of genetic data combined with predictive modelling.

The Florida Department of Health is now in charge of sampling beach and pool water for harmful bacteria such as Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly bacteria potentially mixed within the sand and floating in ...

While Vibrio vulnificus, the ‘flesh-eating bacteria’, was responsible for several deaths and illnesses on Long Island in 2023, in 2024, it also grew to high levels with growth promoted by ...

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...