Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria introduced into the gastrointestinal tract through food
or water, promoting good health by enhancing the internal microbial balance. Probiotic …

For more than a century, vibriosis affects various species of economically important cultured
marine fishes around the globe. The knowledge of this bacterial disease on many species of …

A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

In August 2019, an outbreak of mass mortality occurred in the Pacific oysters farmed in
Shandong, China, resulting in over 60% mortality. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from …

Bivalve aquaculture is seriously affected by many bacterial pathogens that cause high
losses in hatcheries as well as in natural beds. A number of Vibrio species, but also …

Massive mortality outbreaks in cultured bivalves have been reported worldwide and they
have been associated with infection by a range of viral and bacterial pathogens. Due to their …

The diseases of cultured sea cucumber have been the bottle-neck for the sustainable
development of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) cultivation in China. Two diseases …

Vibrio splendidus is a dominant culturable Vibrio in seawater, and strains related to this
species are also associated with mortality in a variety of marine animals. The determinants …

Hatcheries constitute nowadays the only viable solution to support the husbandry of bivalve
molluscs due to the depletion and/or overexploitation of their natural beds. Hatchery …

Shellfish production is seriously affected by bacterial pathogens that cause high losses in
hatcheries and in the aquaculture sector. A number of Vibrio species are considered …