A refinement to eRNA and eDNA-based detection methods for reliable and cost-efficient screening of pathogens in Atlantic salmon aquaculture.

ABSTRACT: Finfish aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food production sectors in the world, and numerous infectious diseases are a constant challenge to the fish farming industry, causing decreased fish health and, consequently, economic losses. Specific and sensitive tools for pathogen detection are crucial for the surveillance of environmental samples to prevent the spread of fish pathogens in farms. Monitoring of waterborne pathogens through filtration of water and subsequent molecular detection of target-specific DNA or RNA sequence motifs is an animal-friendly method. This approach could reduce or even replace the sacrifice of fish for monitoring purposes in aquaculture and allow earlier implementation of disease control measures. Sampling methods might be a bottleneck, and there is a nee

SUBMITTER: Benedicenti O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493300 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature