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Published on: November 8, 2016
Diversity and pathogenecity of Vibrio species in cultured bivalve molluscs
Roxana Beaz-Hidalgo1, Sabela Balboa, Jesús L Romalde
1Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. IISPV. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología. CIBUS. Facultad de Biología. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract:
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 important pathogens and have provoked severe mortality outbreaks. The pathologies caused by vibrios in bivalves have been described since the 1960s; however, over recent years, successive episodes of high mortality have been recorded due to these microorganisms. The present work provides an updated overview of the different studies performed in relation with the diversity of Vibrio spp. associated to bivalves. Special attention is given to the main Vibrio diseases and implicated species affecting the different life stages of cultured bivalves.
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