Major viral and bacterial diseases of cultured seabass and groupers in Southeast Asia
Share
Abstract
Floating net-cage culture of fish was established in the early 1970s in Southeast Asia and has become very popular since. Although several species of marine and diadromous fishes have been successfully cultured, only a few species, particularly the seabass (Lates calcarifer) and grouper (Epinephelus spp.), are widely cultured. The expansion of commercial culture of marine and estuarine finfishes has been accompanied by the occurrence of diseases of infectious and noninfectious etiologies. Among the recognized causative agents of infectious diseases are protozoa, fungi, bacteria and viruses. Bacterial diseases, caused by Vibrio species (particularly V. parahemlyticus, V. anguillarum, and V. vunificus), and myxobacterial infection due to Flexibacter sp. and Flavobacterium sp. have continued to accompany the growth of marine fish cage-culture industry. Viral diseases include Lymphocystis, viral encephalitis and iridovirus infection. This paper reviews the major bacterial and viral pathogens of economically important finfishes, with emphasize on seabass and grouper.
Suggested Citation
Kasornchandra, J. (2002). Major viral and bacterial diseases of cultured seabass and groupers in Southeast Asia. In C. R. Lavilla-Pitogo & E. R. Cruz-Lacierda (Eds.), Diseases in Asian aquaculture IV: Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture, 22-26 November 1999, Cebu City, Philippines (pp. 205-212). Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society.
Type
Conference paperISBN
9718020160Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Country status of aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems for effective management of aquatic animal disease outbreaks in Myanmar
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Myanmar is one of the OIE members and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is highly concerned with transboundary aquatic animal pathogens. Therefore, the Aquatic Animal Health & Disease Control Section has already been ... -
Transboundary aquatic animal diseases: History and impacts in ASEAN aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Aquaculture is one of the important sectors in the economy of most Asia-Pacific countries. However, majority of aquaculture farms are small-scale and most often lack the necessary facilities to comply with or are not well ... -
Emergency response to emerging diseases: TiLV in tilapia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a novel RNA virus resembling Orthomyxovirus. It has been recently re-classified to Tilapia tilapinevirus species, under Tilapinevirus genus, Amnoonviridae family (ICTV, 2018). Since the first ...
