Bacteria from the Vibrio genus are autochthonous to aquatic environments and ubiquitous in
aquaculture production systems. Many Vibrio species are non-pathogenic and can be …

Vibrio harveyi, which belongs to family Vibrionaceae of class Gammaproteobacteria,
includes the species V. carchariae and V. trachuri as its junior synonyms. The organism is a …

Bivalve aquaculture is seriously affected by many bacterial pathogens that cause high
losses in hatcheries as well as in natural beds. A number of Vibrio species, but also …

Rising seawater temperature associated with global climate change is a significant threat to
coral health and is linked to increasing coral disease and pathogen-related bleaching …

Currently, over 190 species in family Vibrionaceae, including not-yet-cultured taxa, have
been described and classified into over nine genera, in which the number of species has …

Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic substance that accumulates in aquatic food chains and
poses a risk to human health, is synthesized by anaerobic microorganisms in the …

A monitoring program to follow vibriosis incidents in the Greek marine aquaculture was
implemented over the past 13 years. 273 isolates, from various cases originating from eight …

The hybrid grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (♀)× Epinephelus lanceolatus (♂), is a
newly bred cultivated marine fish species of high economic value. However, a skin ulcer …

Luminescent vibriosis is a major bacterial disease in shrimp hatcheries and causes up to
100% mortality in larval stages of penaeid shrimps. We investigated the virulence factors …

Here we briefly review the major characteristics of the emerging pathogen Vibrio harveyi
and discuss survival strategies and adaptation mechanisms underlying the capacity of this …