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Filtering by: Contributor Madison, David Degree Level Bachelor's Language English [eng] Non-Academic Affiliation Hatfield Marine Science Center

Impact of Prophylactic Bacteriophage Addition on Survival of Crassostrea gigas Larvae

Creator:

Schmidt, Sarah

Abstract:

Aquaculture is a continuously growing industry, but rising problems are disease and antibiotic resistance. A common disease-causing pathogen in oyster aquaculture is Vibrio coralliilyticus (Vcor). Vcor infection of oyster larvae causes near 100% mortality within 48 hours, which is devastating to oyster hatcheries. One potential method of controlling Vcor outbreaks...

Resource Type:

Research Paper