Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

It is relatively well accepted that climate change can affect human pathogenic diseases;
however, the full extent of this risk remains poorly quantified. Here we carried out a …

Losses of corals worldwide emphasize the need to understand what drives reef decline.
Stressors such as overfishing and nutrient pollution may reduce resilience of coral reefs by …

Vibrio spp. thrive in warm water and moderate salinity, and they are associated with aquatic
invertebrates, notably crustaceans and zooplankton. At least 12 Vibrio spp. are known to …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

In the last two decades, genetic and genomic studies have revealed the astonishing
diversity and ubiquity of microorganisms. Emergence and expansion of the human …

Rising sea temperatures are likely to increase the frequency of disease outbreaks affecting
reef-building corals through impacts on coral hosts and pathogens. We present and …

Vibrios are among the most common bacteria that inhabit surface waters throughout the
world and are responsible for a number of severe infections both in humans and animals …

In August 2019, an outbreak of mass mortality occurred in the Pacific oysters farmed in
Shandong, China, resulting in over 60% mortality. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from …