| Literature DB >> 29434406 |
Jin Woo Jun1, Jee Eun Han2, Sib Sankar Giri1, Kathy F J Tang2, Xiaohui Zhou3, Luis Fernando Aranguren2, Hyoun Joong Kim1, Saekil Yun1, Cheng Chi1, Sang Guen Kim1, Se Chang Park1.
Abstract
Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been one of the most problematic diseases in marine shrimp aquaculture throughout Southeast Asia and Latin America. To evaluate the effectiveness of a bacteriophage (phage) treatment for AHPND, a series of bioassays were carried out in a marine shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) model using an AHPND-V. parahaemolyticus strain that is highly pathogenic to shrimp. We monitored the mortality and histopathological changes during phage treatment. Shrimps treated with phage prophylaxis and phage therapy displayed significant protection from AHPND and survived a lethal bacterial challenge.Entities:
Keywords: Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND); Phage prophylaxis; Phage therapy; Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Year: 2017 PMID: 29434406 PMCID: PMC5801183 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-017-0694-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Microbiol ISSN: 0046-8991 Impact factor: 2.461