Probiotic strains for shellfish aquaculture: protection of eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, larvae and juveniles againsl bacterial challenge

Bacterial pathogens, including several Vibrio spp. and Roseovarius crassostreae, cause severe mortality of larval and juvenile eastern oysters. The introduction of beneficial bacterial isolates in oyster hatcheries and nurseries for the biocontrol of bacterial diseases is a good alternative to the u...

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Main Authors: Abd Karim, Murni Marlina, Zhao, Wenjing, Rowley, David, Nelson, David, Gomez-Chiarri, Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Shellfisheries Association 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29416/1/Probiotic%20strains%20for%20shellfish%20aquaculture%20protection%20of%20eastern%20oyster%2C%20Crassostrea%20virginica%2C%20larvae%20and%20juveniles%20againsl%20bacterial%20challenge.pdf