Walleye Autochthonous Bacteria as Promising Probiotic Candidates against Flavobacterium columnare.

ABSTRACT: Walleye (Sander vitreus) is the second most fished freshwater species in Canada. While much sought by anglers, walleye also supports substantial commercial fisheries. To cope with the recent decline of wild walleye populations, fish farmers produce juveniles for lake stocking. However, walleye breeding is particularly tedious, mostly due to high disease susceptibility at larval and juvenile developmental stages. The main threat is the columnaris disease, which is caused by Flavobacterium columnare, an opportunistic bacteria. As F. columnare strains exhibit increasing antibiotic resistance, there is a strong need to develop efficient and sustainable alternative strategies to control columnaris disease. Bacterial probiotics have been shown to mitigate infections either b

SUBMITTER: Seghouani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513935 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature