No Red Tide Organism Detected Statewide Floridians and visitors alike can enjoy the state's pristine coastlines with peace of ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. Researchers ...

Karenia brevis is the organism that causes red tide. During red tide events, the researchers collected Karenia brevis bloom samples to analyze in a lab.

Published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mSphere, the study is the first to identify viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the organism, karenia brevis, that causes red tide.

Published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mSphere, the study is the first to identify viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide.

By testing water samples collected from red tide blooms off southwest Florida, the researchers found several viruses, including one new viral species, present in <i>K. brevis</i> blooms.

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mSphere, ...

Karenia brevis is known as the Florida Red Tide organism. In large numbers, it causes red tide along Florida’s coastline. Karenia brevis can be found in Gulf waters any time of the year, ...

Karenia brevis, the organism that causes red tide, was found in 111 samples around Florida’s Gulf Coast. These were primarily between Tampa and Naples, with some emerging around the Florida Keys.