Phycoerythrin from <i>Colaconema</i> sp. Has Immunostimulatory Effects on the Whiteleg Shrimp <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> and Increases Resistance to <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> and White Spot Syndrome Virus
We investigated whether phycoerythrin (PE), a pigment sourced from marine algae, could act as an immunomodulatory agent in whiteleg shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>). To this end, PE was extracted and purified from a PE-rich macroalgae, <i>Colaconema</i> sp. Our in vitro a...
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2371 |