Oh Shuck! | Oyster Farming: Threat of Vibrio Infection

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weather oyster toxic Vibrio bacteria ocean salinity shellfish DNA sequencing harvest coastal farming
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Science
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Oh Shuck! | Oyster Farming: Threat of Vibrio Infection

Raw oysters can carry toxic amounts of Vibrio, types of bacteria, in their gut. Researchers are looking for a relationship between high Vibrio levels and the water's salinity and temperature, which can be affected by a number of weather variables.

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