Vibrio spp.: a potential critical pathogen for mammals with implications beyond marine aquaculture
This study revealed significant bidirectional environment-host microbiome exchange dynamics across cetacean mucosal surfaces. Notably, Vibrio spp. emerged as the dominant genus in both gastrointestinal and cutaneous wound microbiomes, highlighting: (1) potential zoonotic transmission risks from pathogenic Vibrio strains, and (2) the critical need for habitat-specific microbial surveillance to inform marine mammal conservation strategies.
Authors
- Bo Liang
- Edmond Sanganyado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-3059)
- Juntao Ye
- Yajing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7650-2205)
- Yiting Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5353-846X)
- Ping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1310-1092)
- Xinying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9869-3543)
- Wenhua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-1239)
- Chengzhang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7177-1836)
- Qian Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-9094)
- Jingting Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6728-9326)
- Yuqi Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9949-196X)
- Ziyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-4606)
Institutions
- Northumbria University (GB)
- Shantou University (CN)
- Marine Biology Institute of Shandong Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-04284-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Marine animal studies overview
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Young Scientists Fund