Oldenburg. Rising water temperatures bear an increasing risk for pathogenic germs in marine environments. The German-French project ENVICOPAS, headed by Gunnar Gerdts (Alfred-Wegener-Institut – Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Heligoland site), investigates the impact of climate change on pathogenic marine microorganisms. Also involved is ICBM professor Dr. Ulrike Feudel, as well as further members of her research group Theoretical Physics/Complex Systems. They are working on prediction models for pathogens in marine water. More
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Several species of the bacterial genus Vibrio are pathogens. Some strains harmless to man are prone to cause mass mortality among oysters. Others, ingested along with sea food, may cause severe food poisoning [Pacific Rock Oyster in the German Jade Bight. Photo: Dr. S. Riexinger, ICBM].
Marine Pathogens in Climate Change
