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Elevated Estuary Water Temperature Drives Fish Gut Dysbiosis And Increased Loads Of Pathogenic Vibrionaceae, Alessandra L. Suzzi, Michael Stat, Troy F. Gaston, Nachshon Siboni, Nathan L. R. Williams, Justin R. Seymour, Megan J. Huggett

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Marine water temperatures are increasing globally, with eastern Australian estuaries warming faster than predicted. There is growing evidence that this rapid warming of coastal waters is increasing the abundance and virulence of pathogenic members of the Vibrionaceae, posing a significant health risk to both humans and aquatic organisms. Fish disease, notably outbreaks of emerging pathogens in response to environmental perturbations such as heatwaves, have been recognised in aquaculture settings. Considerably less is known about how rising sea surface temperatures will impact the microbiology of wild fish populations, particularly those within estuarine systems that are more vulnerable to warming. We used …