In a groundbreaking study, researchers have uncovered an unexpected link between viruses and the infamous red tide blooms off ...

Florida’s Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force met in St. Petersburg Tuesday and ... They are monitoring Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide. Red tide occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and can ...

A University of South Florida study linked viruses and red tide, and researchers now wonder if they can wield them to keep red tide at bay.

Karenia brevis is a naturally occurring, single-celled organism belonging to a group of algae called ... causing blooms to be ...

Large concentrations can discolor water from red to brown, causing blooms to be called "red tides." K. brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico ...