Verify: Will I contract flesh-eating bacteria at the beach in Texas?

While Vibrio vulnificus, commonly referred to as flesh-eating bacteria, is found in the coastal waters of Texas, you are not likely to get the bacteria at the beach, UTMB’s Alfred Scott Lea told the Austin based TV station. The bacteria is more likely to be found in the “mucky bottom of warm - semi-salty standing water - like coastal bays,” Lea said.