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rine shrimp which were fed a compound called poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) were prevented from becoming infected with pathogenic bacteria. Professor Willy Verstraete and colleagues at Ghent University in Belgium reported these findings in the February issue of ‘Environmental Microbiology’.
The bacteria Vibrio campbellii are antibiotic resistant and cause significant loss in the fish farming industry (aquaculture) as […]

Massive mortalities of edible and ornamental (koi) carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) have been encountered in several fish farms worldwide, including Israel. The disease-causing virus has been identified as koi herpes virus (KHV). Based on its pathogenic effect in fish, it has also been termed carp interstitial nephritis and gill necrosis virus (CNGV). The first objective […]