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 …

Vibrio is a genus of ubiquitous bacteria found in a wide variety of aquatic and marine
habitats; of the> 100 described Vibrio spp.,~ 12 cause infections in humans. Vibrio cholerae …

Contamination from plastic debris is omnipresent in marine environments, posing a
substantial risk to marine organisms, food webs and the ecosystem. The overlap between …

There is a growing interest in the role of climate change in driving the spread of waterborne
infectious diseases, such as those caused by bacterial pathogens. One particular group of …

The taxonomic composition of biofilms on marine microplastics is widely unknown. Recent
sequencing results indicate that potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. might be present on …

Fisheries and aquaculture production, imports, exports and equitability of distribution
determine the supply of aquatic food to people. Aquatic food security is achieved when a …

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative halophilic bacterium that is mainly distributed in
the seafood such as fish, shrimps and shellfish throughout the world. V. parahaemolyticus …

There is increasing concern regarding the role of climate change in driving bacterial
waterborne infectious diseases. Here we illustrate associations between environmental …

Infectious diseases are common in marine environments, but the effects of a changing
climate on marine pathogens are not well understood. Here we review current knowledge …

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 …