Jean Lim and her team partnered with researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and ...
Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand ...
Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the ...
During red tide events, the researchers collected Karenia brevis bloom samples to analyze in a lab. They used a method called ...
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new ...
The study is the first to identify viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide The findings are an initial step toward exploring viruses as biocontrol ...
“We know that viruses play an important role in the dynamics of harmful algal blooms, but we haven’t known what viruses might be associated with Karenia brevis blooms,” said Jean Lim, the study’s lead ...