Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...

Vibrio cholerae is a major concern worldwide and usually strikes because of a lack of clean drinking water. But in the U.S., Vibrio parahaemolyticus and vulnificus are more common.

Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic marine pathogen that can cause severe, sometimes fatal, infections in humans, ...

Protein-lipid interaction at low pH induces oligomerization of the MakA cytotoxin from Vibrio cholerae. eLife, 2022; 11 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.73439 ...

The flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is commonly found in Gulf Coast waters, and recent cases have been reported in ...

Neighbor predation linked to natural competence fosters the transfer of large genomic regions in Vibrio cholerae. eLife, 2019; 8 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.48212 ...

V. cholerae cholerae is found naturally on various surfaces within marine environments. When water or food contaminated with V. cholerae is consumed by humans, it colonizes the gastrointestinal tract ...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and non‐O1/non‐O139 Vibrio cholerae are the species of highest relevance for public health in the EU through seafood consumption, according to the ...

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 08 June 2023 Cholera bacteria turn slime into an offensive weapon Goopy ‘biofilms’ normally serve as a protective shield, but Vibrio cholerae uses them to kill immune cells.