Climate change and the increasing risk of human Vibrio infections
13:00 - 14:00
Elizabeth Archer
Lectures, talks and seminars
Life Sciences, School of
Terrence McGinity tjmcgen@essex.ac.uk
Vibrio bacteria are natural components of the marine microbial community. However, several Vibrio species are confirmed human pathogens which can cause disease through raw seafood consumption or exposure of open wounds to seawater. Of note is Vibrio vulnificus: a serious, opportunistic pathogen capable of causing necrotising wound infections and septicaemia in humans, with a fatality rate of ~20%.
Elizabeth completed her undergraduate studies in Marine Biology at the University of Essex in 2019. Her dissertation project on the spatial ecology of coral disease with Dave Smith first sparked her interest in Vibrio bacteria, which can cause disease in marine organisms as well as humans.