Laura Barajas had her arms and legs amputated after contracting the aggressive bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, likely from undercooked tilapia A San Jose mother lost her arms and legs after ...

Vibrio vulnificus is a so-called “flesh-eating bacteria” that lives in warm seawater. Infection, which is rare, occurs when cuts and wounds come into direct contact with seawater or when ...

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health announced that the man died from bacteria Vibrio vulnificus after eating raw oysters from a local seafood stand Getty A Missouri man has died after ...

But it's still a scary story. The bacteria vibrio, vulnificus can kill someone within 48 hours. It lives in warm sea water. It can get into the body through, an open wound, even a tiny one like an ...

Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water mixes with seawater—like the estuaries on the coast of Florida. While most species are harmless to humans, ...

Consider this: Almost all oysters in the Gulf of Mexico are infected with a flesh-eating bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus (Hlady & Klontz, 1996). The good news? Fewer than 50 cases of V. vulnificus ...

And there is a little bit of truth to that. Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. You can get it from oysters or from swimming in warm brackish water.

A Florida man died on July 10 after eating a raw oyster at a Sarasota restaurant that was contaminated by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which can cause flesh-eating disease, or necrotizing ...

Vibrio cholerae bacteria form dense biofilms on biotic surfaces, which fosters interbacterial killing and horizontal gene transfer. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Doctors found that she was infected with the vibrio vulnificus bacteria, commonly contracted from eating uncooked or undercooked seafood or from open wounds. Common symptoms include fever ...