本文作者用3年多的时间研究了西澳大利亚西北部水域产大珠母贝Pinctada maxima死亡率高的原因。病理学和微生物学研究表明,大多数患病的大珠母贝都受海洋弧菌的感染。经实验,一种普通分离菌Vibrio harveyi能引起与视野内所看到的相同的疾病。 The authors used more than three years to study the reasons for the high mortality of Pinctada maxima in the waters of North Western Australia. Pathological and microbiological studies have shown that most of the affected large pearl oysters are infected with marine vibrio. Experimentally, a common isolate, Vibrio harveyi, elicits the same disease seen in the field of view.