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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maanya Sachdeva

Flesh-eating bacteria found in seaweed on Florida beaches

Brian Lapointe, Florida Atlantic University

Clusters of brown Sargassum seaweed believed to be infested by flesh-eating bacteria are washing ashore in Florida.

A new study revealed how this 5,000-mile wide thicket of seaweed, known as the “Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt,” could become overrun with species of Vibrio bacteria and create a “perfect pathogen storm”.

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