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News Release 10-104
NSF Awards Rapid Response Grant for Study of Vibrio Bacteria in Gulf Oyster Beds
Scientists are investigating impact of oil spill on vibrios and their antibiotic association with phytoplankton
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The Gulf of Mexico has long supported extensive oyster beds and a thriving oyster harvest.
Credit: State of Florida
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Scientist Crystal Johnson streaks vibrios for isolation on agar using a sterile loop.
Credit: Shaofeng Pei
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LSU graduate student Erica Simmons collects water, sediment and oysters in Cocodrie, La.
Credit: Derek Cole
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Biologists are studying vibrios found in Gulf coast oyster beds.
Credit: NOAA
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Vibrio vulnificus lives in warm seawater and is "halophilic"--requiring salt.
Credit: CDC
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Oysters and oyster beds are among the most threatened marine species and habitats.
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