Rare, flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Tampa Bay area since January - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    Vibrio is generally a nasty genus. It includes this, several other pathogens (like cholera), and it also is the likely source of tetrodotoxin, which is used by things like pufferfish and poisonous salamanders.