Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Algal Wrack Accumulations on Baltic Sea Sandy Beaches.

ABSTRACT: The Vibrio bacteria known to cause infections to humans and wildlife have been largely overlooked in coastal environments affected by beach wrack accumulations from seaweed or seagrasses. This study presents findings on the presence and distribution of potentially pathogenic Vibrio species on coastal beaches that are used for recreation and are affected by red-algae-dominated wrack. Using species-specific primers and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we identified V. vulnificus, V. cholerae (non-toxigenic), and V. alginolyticus, along with 14 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to the Vibrio genus in such an environment. V. vulnificus and V. cholerae were most frequently found in water at wrack ac

SUBMITTER: Katarzyte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11509979 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature