Numerous infections by viral pathogens have been described from wild and cultured
crustacean hosts, yet relatively few of these pathogens have been formally characterised …

he intensification of aquaculture has been unique in showing the overwhelming changes in
global food production in the last 100 years. Presently, it is playing a vital role in the …

Mutualistic associations between symbiotic bacteria and their hosts are common within
insect systems. However, viruses are often considered as pathogens even though some …

Over the past four decades, shrimp aquaculture has turned into a major industry providing
jobs for millions of people worldwide especially in countries with large coastal boundaries …

As shrimp aquaculture has evolved from a subsistent farming activity to an economically
important global industry, viral diseases have also become a serious threat to the …

The giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is a decapod crustacean widely reared for
human consumption. Currently, viruses of two distinct lineages of parvoviruses (PVs, family …

Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) are emerging
and reemerging pathogens in shrimps. In the present study, a novel genotype of HPV …

A major constraint limiting the shrimp production is diseases. Shrimp aquaculture is an
important industry in many countries especially Southeast Asia and Iran. In cultured pond …

A segment of Madagascar hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) genomic sequence (5742
nucleotides) was determined through PCR and direct sequencing. This nucleotide …

Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) is one of the major shrimp parvovirus which is known to
cause slow growth in penaeid shrimps. HPV has been found in wild and cultured penaeid …