Bacteriophage therapy of infectious diseases in aquaculture

Toshihiro Nakai; Se Chang Park

doi:10.1016/s0923-2508(01)01280-3

Bacteriophage therapy of infectious diseases in aquaculture

Res Microbiol. 2002 Jan-Feb;153(1):13-8. doi: 10.1016/s0923-2508(01)01280-3.

Authors

Toshihiro Nakai¹, Se Chang Park

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan. nakaitt@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

PMID: 11881893
DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2508(01)01280-3

Abstract

Bacteriophages may be candidates as therapeutic agents in bacterial infections. Here we describe the protective effects of phages against experimentally induced bacterial infections of cultured fish and discuss the potential for phage therapy in aquaculture.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Aquaculture*
Bacteriophages*
Fish Diseases / microbiology
Fish Diseases / prevention & control*
Fish Diseases / virology
Fishes / microbiology
Fishes / virology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Lactococcus
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
Pseudomonas Infections / prevention & control
Pseudomonas Infections / veterinary*
Pseudomonas Phages*