Temperature, sediment resuspension, and salinity drive the prevalence of <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> in the coastal Baltic Sea
Elevated sea surface temperatures are increasing the prevalence of pathogenic <i>Vibrio</i> at higher latitudes. The recent increase in <i>Vibrio</i>-related wound infections and deaths along the Baltic coasts is, therefore, of serious health concern. We used culture-independent data generated from three Baltic coastal sites in Denmark, Germany, and Finland from May to October (2022), with a special focus on <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i>, and combined it with environmental data. Our temporal model shows that temperature, combined with sediment resuspension, drives the prevalence of <i>V. vulnificus</i> at intermediate salinities in the coastal Baltic Sea.
Authors
- Vasiliki Papazachariou
- Daniel P. R. Herlemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-4649)
- Anders F. Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-6899)
- David J. Riedinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0221-6772)
- Matthias Labrenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-8631)
- Joao B. Gusmao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-8529)
- Víctor Fernández‐Juárez
- Lasse Riemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9207-2543)
- Guillem Coll-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-4108)
- Christian Pansch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8442-4502)
- Luis Fernando Delgado-Zambrano
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Åbo Akademi University (FI)
- Estonian University of Life Sciences (EE)
- Science for Life Laboratory (SE)
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
- Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (ES)
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (ES)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mBio
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01569-24
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.26
Funders
- Innovationsfonden
- Biodiversa+
- European Commission
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Eesti Teadusagentuur
- Academy of Finland
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba
- Science for Life Laboratory
- Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science