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Parasitic diseases in marine cage culture - An example of experimental evolution of parasites?
Citation
Nowak, BF, Parasitic diseases in marine cage culture - An example of experimental evolution of parasites?, International Journal for Parasitology, 37, (6) pp. 581-588. ISSN 0020-7519 (2007) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.01.003
Abstract
Rapid development of fish culture in marine cages has been associated with an emergence of parasitic diseases. There is a general trend to an increase in infections with ectoparasites with direct life cycles and a reduced diversity of parasites in aquaculture. Some mariculture creates conditions that are similar to serial passage experiments, which are used to study adaptation during experimental evolution of pathogens. In particular, increased density of fish, repeated introduction of naive hosts, homogenous host populations, fast growth and a potential decrease in genetic diversity are attributes of both aquaculture and serial passage experiments. Some free-living organisms, for example Neoparamoeba spp. and Uronema spp. parasitise fish in culture, but have not been reported from wild populations. Farming fish in marine cages can increase the risk of outbreaks of parasitic diseases, including those caused by opportunistic parasites. However, aquaculture has the potential to control parasitic diseases through selective breeding, vaccination and general fish health management.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | parasites, aquaculture, experimental evolution, Neoparamoeba, Uronema, amoebic gill disease, swimmer syndrome |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Aquaculture |
Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Fisheries - aquaculture |
Objective Field: | Fisheries - aquaculture not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Nowak, BF (Professor Barbara Nowak) |
ID Code: | 45379 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 74 |
Deposited By: | TAFI - Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2021-03-19 |
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