Mya Breitbart

This paper develops two RT-LAMP assays for rapid, colorimetric detection of PMMoV with high sensitivity and specificity, suitable for point-of-use testing in agriculture and environmental monitoring.

This study identifies diverse ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis blooms in Southwest Florida using viral metagenomics and PCR, showing their ubiquity and potential ecological roles.

The paper uses RT-PCR to detect potexvirus diversity in seagrasses, finding limited diversity with five TVX variants in Thalassia testudinum from the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

The paper identifies a Philaster sp. parasite responsible for mass mortality of sea urchins across the Caribbean and Mediterranean, showing its rapid global spread and potential for long-range transmission.

The paper designs and validates a specific PCR protocol to detect a clade of Philaster sp. associated with Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis, improving detection accuracy over existing methods.