Electrolyzed Water Treatment for the Control of the Zoonotic Pathogen <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> in Aquaculture: A One Health Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) is a bacterial pathogen native to warm and brackish water ecosystems that can cause fatal septicemia (Vv-vibriosis) in humans and various farmed fish species. From a One Health perspective, controlling Vv-vibriosis outbreaks on farms is essential not only for animal but also for human health, as it reduces the risk of Vv transmission to humans. Electrolyzed water (EW) is a sustainable control method, exhibiting transient disinfectant properties due to the formation of hypochlorous acid (HOCl). We hypothesized that EW could effectively reduce Vv populations in aquaculture facilities, preventing outbreak emergence. To test this hypothesis, survival assays in EW were conducted under varying conditions of salinity, pH, and free available chlorine (FAC). The result

SUBMITTER: Ibanyez-Paya P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11509359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature