Microbes battling microbes. This type of warfare is happening all around us — and even inside of us — every day. And as in every battle, there are good microbes and bad microbes, depending on what you want the outcome to be.
In this case, the bad guys are pathogens that are infecting large numbers of oyster larvae before they have a chance to grow into the oysters that so many people love to eat. They go by the names of Vibrio coralliilyticus and Vibrio tubiashii, with the first one especially harmful to oyster larvae. It’s the same vibrio that infects warm-water corals and contributes to coral bleaching around the world.
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