Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(11), P. 2375 - 2375
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
is
a
significant
opportunistic
pathogen
with
the
highest
fatality
rate
among
foodborne
microbes.
However,
due
to
lack
of
comprehensive
surveillance,
characteristics
isolates
in
China
remain
poorly
understood.
This
study
analyzed
60
strains
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 128 - 128
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Vibrio
vulnificus
(V.
vulnificus)
is
a
Gram-negative,
halophilic
bacillus
known
for
causing
severe
infections
such
as
gastroenteritis,
necrotizing
fasciitis,
and
septic
shock,
with
mortality
rates
exceeding
50%
in
high-risk
individuals.
Transmission
occurs
primarily
through
the
consumption
of
contaminated
seafood,
exposure
open
wounds
to
infected
water,
or,
rare
cases,
insect
bites.
The
bacterium
thrives
warm,
brackish
waters
high
salinity
levels,
its
prevalence
rising
due
effects
climate
change,
including
warming
ocean
temperatures
expanding
coastal
habitats.
High-risk
populations
include
individuals
underlying
conditions
chronic
liver
disease,
diabetes,
or
immunosuppression,
which
heighten
susceptibility
outcomes.
pathogenicity
V.
mediated
by
an
array
virulence
factors,
hemolysins,
proteases,
capsular
polysaccharides,
well
mechanisms
facilitating
iron
acquisition
immune
system
evasion.
Clinical
manifestations
range
from
localized
gastrointestinal
symptoms
life-threatening
systemic
septicemia.
Rare
but
complications,
pneumonia
meningitis,
have
also
been
reported.
Treatment
typically
involves
use
doxycycline
combination
third-generation
cephalosporins,
although
emergence
multidrug-resistant
strains
escalating
concern.
Alternative
therapeutic
approaches
under
investigation
natural
compounds
resveratrol
application
antimicrobial
blue
light.
For
infections,
prompt
aggressive
surgical
intervention
remains
essential
improving
patient
As
global
continue
rise,
understanding
epidemiology
developing
innovative
strategies
are
critical
mitigating
growing
public
health
impact.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 403 - 403
Published: Jan. 26, 2025
Bacteria
in
the
genus
Vibrio,
including
at
least
152
species,
thrive
marine
and
estuarine
environments
are
frequently
detected
aquatic
products
worldwide.
Of
these,
12
species
have
been
implicated
human
infectious
diseases,
such
as
life-threatening
pandemic
cholera,
acute
gastroenteritis,
severe
sepsis.
Nevertheless,
molecular
mechanisms
of
their
pathogenesis
not
fully
uncovered
yet.
Prophages
found
prevalent
Vibrio
spp.
genomes,
carrying
a
number
genes
with
various
functions.
In
this
review,
we
deciphered
evolutionary
relationship
between
prophages
highlighted
impact
on
bacterial
pathogenicity,
environmental
fitness,
genome
evolution,
based
149
newly
discovered
intact
located
genomes
82
spp.,
which
searched
collected
from
Web
Science
Core
Collection
most
recent
5
years.
The
effects
resistance
to
superinfection,
strain
competition,
regulation
were
also
discussed.
This
review
underscored
crucial
roles
shaping
implications
for
food
safety
public
health.
Journal of Agromedicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 16
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Aquaculture
seafood
production
exists
on
every
inhabited
continent.
Small-scale,
bivalve
shellfish
farming
is
a
growing
industry
the
East
Coast
of
United
States.
workers
in
US
experience
high
injury
and
illness
rates
relative
to
average
worker,
many
small-scale
aquaculture
operations
are
exempted
from
national
reporting
requirements.
Given
current
evidence
occupational
safety
health
(OSH)
risks,
planned
expansion,
limited
systematic
OSH
data
collection
small
farms,
it
critical
understand
challenges
opportunities
promote
worker
these
operations.
We
conducted
in-depth
interviews
with
nine
oyster
producers
Maryland
(n
=
8)
Virginia
1)
document
their
perspectives
issues.
Respondents
reported
various
hazards
interventions
spanning
hierarchy
controls.
Many
desired
better
access
training
interventions.
This
study
contributes
global
efforts
improve
fast-growing
sector.
Like
other
developing
industries,
Chesapeake
Bay
face
significant
challenges,
resources
guidance.
Governmental
development
support
should
include
funding
for
robust
industry-inclusive
surveillance
interventions,
concentrating
most
effective
hazard
control
measures,
including
elimination,
substitution,
engineering
ACS ES&T Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(5), P. 1158 - 1166
Published: April 25, 2024
Edwardsiella
tarda
(E.
tarda)
and
Vibrio
harveyi
(V.
harveyi),
common
pathogenic
bacteria
in
fish,
contribute
to
elevated
mortality
rates
within
fish
populations.
Chlorination,
a
widely
utilized
disinfection
method,
can
effectively
manage
these
microorganisms.
The
present
research
examined
the
impact
of
chlorination
inactivation
two
microorganisms,
with
varying
pH,
chlorine
doses,
natural
organic
matter
(NOM)
concentrations,
temperatures.
Microbial
during
seawater
is
strongly
influenced
by
formation
chlorine-produced
oxidants
(CPOs),
whose
speciation
was
determined
concentrations
bromide
ions
ammonium
ions.
At
pH
7.1,
mixed
CPOs
(mainly
HOBr/NHxBry/NHBrCl)
were
formed,
while
NH2Cl
dominant
species
at
8.2.
higher
efficacies
7.1
compared
those
8.2
explained
stronger
bactericidal
activities
HOBr
than
NH2Cl.
Meanwhile,
microbial
enhanced
increasing
dose
temperature,
but
it
inhibited
NOM
concentration.
For
2
log
reduction
E.
V.
harveyi,
required
concentration–time
product
(Ct)
values
0.0978
0.1102
mg·min/L,
respectively,
7.1.
These
rose
0.3644
0.3968
when
increased
Ct
this
study
provide
essential
guidelines
for
safeguarding
against
contaminants
seawater,
thus
proposing
effective
protocols
aquaculture.
PLoS Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(12), P. e1012767 - e1012767
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Climate
change
is
having
increasingly
profound
effects
on
human
health,
notably
those
associated
with
the
occurrence,
distribution,
and
transmission
of
infectious
diseases.
The
number
disparate
ecological
parameters
pathogens
affected
by
climate
are
vast
expansive.
Disentangling
complex
relationship
between
these
variables
critical
for
development
effective
countermeasures
against
its
effects.
pathogen
Vibrio
vulnificus
,
a
naturally
occurring
aquatic
bacterium
that
causes
fulminant
septicemia,
represents
quintessential
climate-sensitive
organism.
In
this
review,
we
use
V
.
as
model
organism
to
elucidate
intricate
network
interactions
climatic
factors
pathogens,
objective
identifying
common
patterns
which
affecting
their
disease
burden.
Recent
findings
indicate
in
regions
native
or
related
climate-driven
natural
disasters
chief
contributors
outbreaks.
Concurrently,
increasing
environmental
suitability
areas
non-endemic
diseases,
promoting
surge
populations
dynamics,
thus
elevating
risk
new
We
highlight
potential
drivers
aggravating
threat
under
both
scenarios
propose
measures
mitigating
impact.
By
defining
mechanisms
influences
burden,
aim
shed
light
dynamics
disease-causing
agents,
thereby
laying
groundwork
early
warning
systems
broadly
applicable
control
measures.