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Reply to: A case definition with microscopy would help establish Vibrio as a cause of sea star wasting disease

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By Melanie Prentice, Grace Crandall, Amy Chan, Katherine Davis, Jan F Finke, Jason Hodin, Andrew W McCracken, Colleen Kellogg, Kevin Zhong, C. Drew Harvell, Curtis A. Suttle, Alyssa-Lois M. Gehman, Rute B. G. Clemente-Carvalho
| Nature Verified
replying to T. M. Work et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03091-5 (2026) Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) afflicts asteroid species, with observations of arm twisting, dermal lesions, organ herniation, low turgor pressure and/or arm autotomy used to identify diseased individuals. In 2013 a prolific epidemic of SSWD swept the Pacific Coast of North America, affecting more than 20 asteroid species from Mexico to Alaska, USA.
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Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease - Nature Ecology & Evolution

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By Melanie Prentice, Grace Crandall, Amy Chan, Katherine Davis, Paul Hershberger, Jan F Finke, Jason Hodin, Andrew W McCracken, Carolyn Prentice, Kevin Zhong, C. Drew Harvell, Curtis A. Suttle
| Nature Verified
Abstract More than 10 years following the onset of the sea star wasting disease (SSWD) epidemic, affecting over 20 asteroid species from Mexico to Alaska, the causative agent has been elusive. SSWD killed billions of the most susceptible species, sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides), initiating a trophic cascade involving unchecked urchin population growth and the widespread loss of kelp forests. Identifying the causative agent underpins the development of recovery strategies.
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Precursors of Sea Star Wasting: Immune and Microbial Disruption During Initial Disease Outbreak in Southeast Alaska

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By Andrew W McCracken, Aly Roger, Chanchal Saratkar, Sophia Brusch
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Abstract Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSW) has devastated sea star populations along the North American Pacific coast since 2013, yet the mechanisms of disease progression, particularly in natural environments, remain unclear. Here we integrate transcriptomic and microbial data from wild Pycnopodia helianthoides sampled across sites affected and unaffected by SSW in southeast Alaska during the initial outbreak recorded in the region in 2016.
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