Alternatives to antibiotics to control bacterial infections: luminescent vibriosis in aquaculture as an example

bacteriocins as the alternatives to antibiotics

Vibriosis in Shrimp Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally and is established itself as high protein resource to fulfill the food demand since the natural resources exhibits over exploitation. But, presently, the biggest problem faced by the aquaculture industry worldwide is diseases caused due to various biological and non-biological agents. Among the groups of microorganisms that cause serious l...

Antibiotics in Aquaculture – Use, Abuse and Alternatives

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, aquaculture is growing more rapidly than all other animal food-production sectors (www.fao.org). Its contribution to global supplies of several species of fish, crustaceans and mollusks increased from 3.9% of total production by weight in 1970 to 33% in 2005. It has been estimated that fisheries and aquaculture supplied the world with about...

Alternatives to antibiotics: future trends

The need for new antibiotics is greater than ever due to the emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens. The value and importance of antibiotics cannot be overestimated, and they must not be considered as commodities. Antibiotic have revolutionised the field of medicine and we are reliant on them to treat infectious diseases. Since the introduction of penicillin in 1943, there has been a misman...

Antibiotics in Iranian Aquaculture Industry