The ability of algal organic matter and surface runoff to promote the abundance of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Long Island Sound, USA

Jake D. Thickman; Christopher J. Gobler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185994

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The ability of algal organic matter and surface runoff to promote the abundance of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Long Island Sound, USA

Jake D. Thickman,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, Southampton, New York, United States of America
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Christopher J. Gobler

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Christopher.gobler@stonybrook.edu

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, Southampton, New York, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-8079

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The ability of algal organic matter and surface runoff to promote the abundance of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Long Island Sound, USA

Jake D. Thickman,
Christopher J. Gobler

Published: October 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185994

About the Authors

Jake D. Thickman

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, Southampton, New York, United States of America

Christopher J. Gobler

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Christopher.gobler@stonybrook.edu

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, Southampton, New York, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-8079

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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