Researchers, including Dr. Jean Lim, tested water samples collected from red tide blooms off the coast of Southwest Florida. The researchers found several viruses — including one new viral ...

Large concentrations can discolor water from red to brown ... This map shows whether any red tide or blue-green algae have ...

The study, published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mSphere, involved researchers testing water samples from red tide blooms off southwest Florida in which they found several ...

Water from areas with blue-green algae can make animals and people ... Karenia brevis, or red tide, is a naturally occurring, ...

The color of the tides is fueled by water currents and nutrients in the sea, as well as rising sea temperatures, that combine to turn the algae red. Authorities have been forced to close a ...

University of South Florida researchers have discovered connections between certain viruses and red tide blooms. The even found a new viral species. Further research is needed to understand the ...

“The current red tide outbreak clearly demonstrates Florida is not doing enough to hold polluters accountable for their actions,” said Glenn Compton, chairman of ManaSota-88. “It is time Florida’s ...

Identifying viruses associated with red ... red tide events. In the lab, Lim used a method known as viral metagenomics to identify the viruses present within bloom-containing water samples.

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida sheds light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms ... within bloom-containing water samples. Viral metagenomics ...