The mucosal surfaces of fish harbour microbial communities that can act as the first-line of
defense against pathogens. Infectious diseases are one of the main constraints to …

Initially discovered over 35 years ago in the bacterium Escherichia coli as a defense system
against invasion of viral (or other exogenous) DNA into the genome, CRISPR/Cas has …

The aquaculture industry has advanced toward sustainable recirculating systems, in where
parameters of food quality are strictly monitored. Despite that, as in the case of conventional …

The marine bacterium Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (Pdd) is a generalist and
facultative pathogen that causes disease in a wide range of marine animals including fish …

Farmed marine fish constitute 20% of the total farmed fish production in Egypt, and the
Deeba Triangle produces a relatively large portion of this percentage. Last year, several …

The Vibrionaceae family groups genetically and metabolically diverse bacteria thriving in all
marine environments. Despite often representing a minor fraction of bacterial assemblages …

Protease-producing bacteria play vital roles in degrading organic matter of aquaculture
system, while the knowledge of diversity and bacterial community structure of protease …

Facultative marine bacterial pathogens sense environmental signals so that the expression
of virulence factors is upregulated on entry into hosts and downregulated during the free …

Abstract In August and September 2022, two disease outbreaks were observed in Kuruma
shrimp (Penaeus japonicus) farms in Okinawa, Japan. Diseased animals exhibited clinical …

Photobacteriosis, caused by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (Phdp), is a serious
disease in marine fish species worldwide. To date, the epidemiological characterization of …