Vibrio ecology - Identifying Environmental Determinants Favorable for the Presence and Transmission of Pathogenic Vibrios
In a tri-coastal collaborative study, the population densities of vibrios are being determined in the Mississippi Sound, Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, and Timbalier Bay.  Sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, pigments (including chlorophylls, fucoxanthins, and others), dissolved organic carbon, and suspended …