Article
Detection of the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) and Taura syndrome virus in Penaeus vannamei cultured in Venezuela
2017-11-01
Abstract excerpt
The microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is an intracellular parasite that has become a critical threat to the shrimp farming industry in SE Asia. This parasite replicates in the hepatopancreas and midgut, and infected shrimp exhibit reduced feeding and severely retarded growth. In this study, we describe the first case of EHP-infected Penaeus vannamei cultured in Venezuela. Its histopathology is very...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- 68b07e38-0002-51c5-8324-e924753e09ce
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.07.043
