Sea star wasting (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Sea star wasting

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Amy M. Chan, a marine microbiologist at the University of British Columbia, compares bacteria cultures from a sick versus a healthy sea star in 2024. The culture from the sick sea star (closest plate) contains Vibrio pectenicida.

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Toby Hall/Hakai Institute

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