Gulf Coast oyster reefs may be home to emerging infection threat | al.com

Gulf Coast oyster reefs may be home to emerging infection threat | al.com: "When Alabama officials closed state waters to oystering last week, it marked just the second time one of the nation's oyster reefs had been shut down because of a one-celled organism that causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

Scientists fear members of the Dinophysis family of algae represent an emerging threat on the Gulf's shellfish beds, one that could force closures during the height of the winter harvest season."