Phage therapy as an approach to prevent Vibrio anguillarum infections in fish larvae production.

Fish larvae in aquaculture have high mortality rates due to pathogenic bacteria, especially the Vibrio species, and ineffective prophylactic strategies. Vaccination is not feasible in larvae and antibiotics have reduced efficacy against multidrug resistant bacteria. A novel approach to controlling V...

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Main Authors: Yolanda J Silva, Liliana Costa, Carla Pereira, Cristiana Mateus, Angela Cunha, Ricardo Calado, Newton C M Gomes, Miguel A Pardo, Igor Hernandez, Adelaide Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114197