In aquatic environments, vibrios are among the most abundant culturable microbes found
either as free-living or associated with several marine organisms. The diseases due to some
pathogenic vibrios are increasing worldwide thus the understanding of the mechanisms
related to their spread is critically needed. In the present study, the abundance as well as the
diversity of culturable vibrios associated to the surfaces of the green alga Caulerpa
cylindracea (Sonder) were analyzed during different stages of algal development. The Vibrio …