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B.C. researchers discover bacterial disease in wild chinook salmon

B.C. researchers discover bacterial disease in wild chinook salmon
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Researchers from UBC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation have identified a deadly bacterial disease, tenacibaculosis, in wild chinook salmon off the coast of Vancouver Island. This is the first time the disease has been documented in wild Pacific salmon, raising concerns about its impact on local ecosystems and orca populations.

Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr B.C. researchers discover deadly bacterial disease in wild chinook UBC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation scientists have found tenacibaculosis — a bacterial disease that causes lesions and death — in wild Pacific salmon.

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