Vibrio fortis
This is a bacterial pathogen known to infect fish and a variety of marine invertebrates. The diseases caused by this pathogen vary depending on the host.
V. fortis in reef tanks
This is the fish pathogen we detect most often in reef tank samples.
Studies on V. fortis
- V. fortis is associated with disease (gastroenteritis) in seahorses. Read more
- V. fortis can cause disease in other fish, based on laboratory experiments (Read more)
- Like many marine pathogens, this bacterium infects a wide range of hosts, including Pacific oysters (Read more) and sea urchin (Read more)
- V. fortis has also been implcated as one of the causes for coral bleaching (Read more)