Researchers have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the pathogen responsible for the devastating sea star wasting disease, ...

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic turned billions of sea stars between Mexico and Alaska into goo. Now we know why ...

Scientists have found Vibrio pectenicida causes sea star wasting, a disease devastating Pacific starfish and threatening marine ecosystems.

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion starfish off the Pacific coast of North America.

Scientists have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the bacteria responsible for the sea star wasting disease that has devastated populations along the California coast.

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific Coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. The culprit? Bacteria th ...

Between 5 billion and 6 billion sea stars on the West Coast have died, according to some estimates. The loss of so many led ...

Researchers recently identified a bacterium that causes sea star wasting disease, which has wiped out billions of sea stars since 2013.

The culprit behind the largest known marine disease outbreak is now known, giving researchers new tools to protect and ...

New research has identified Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of the disease, offering ...