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Yes, flesh-eating bacteria can hitch rides on seaweed and plastic (no, don't cancel your summer vacation)

Por: NBC News Science June 10, 2023

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Disease-causing bacteria, including the type behind flesh-eating infections, can colonize rafts of seaweed and plastic pollution in the ocean, raising concerns about the risks to humans if they wash up on beaches. But experts say there’s no need to cancel your beach vacation — yet. A recent study, published last month in the journal Water Research, analyzed the genomes of Vibrio bacteria — of which there are more than 100 species,... + full article



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