The consumption of shrimp is a common cause of food hypersensitivity reactions. Shrimp allergy is diagnosed using a skin prick test (SPT) as well as by food challenges. Due to the lack of a wide variety of commercial shrimp extracts for SPTs, we selected various shrimp species for the preparation of local shrimp extracts. However, optimal storage conditions for the shrimp extracts which also ma...

A marine photosynthetic bacterium (PS88) identified as Rhodovulum sp. with flocculating ability was isolated from the sea sediment mud of a shrimp cultivation farm in Thailand. This bacterium flocculated in glutamate/malate medium during aerobic/dark or anaerobic/light cultivation. The flocculating ability was enhanced with the increase of NaCl concentration to 6% (w/v). Flocculation and growth...

The advent of scientific shrimp farming in India during 1990-91 not only boosted shrimp production but also attracted criticism on the grounds of generating adverse environmental and social impact challenging the sustainability of the system. Thus while examining the performance of alternative shrimp farming systems incorporating of the cost of negative externalities generated by shrimp farming...

Coastal aquaculture can contribute to eutrophication of receiving waters. New technologies and improved management practices allow the aquaculture industry to be more sustainable and economically viable. Current practices, however, do not provide an additional use for effluent water. Nitrogen, phosphorus and other effluent compounds could be valuable plant nutrients. Inflow and effluent water f...

North Carolina’s Blue Crab Fishery As North Carolina’s number one fishery, blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, are part of an important industry for numerous coastal communities. The fishery supports commercial fishermen, dealers, gear providers and processors throughout the year. Fluctuations in landings have led to concerns over crab populations and the livelihood of the commercial crabbers they...

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The environmental quality of mangroves is influenced by multiple factors, among which shrimp aquaculture currently plays a major role. This study describes the alterations natural conditions mangrove systems that house farms in northern Ecuadorean coast. Water, sediment and structure benthic assemblages four sectors with different proportions ponds are described. samples were collected at confl...

24 Background: There are no set specific IgE (sIgE) to predict shrimp allergy as cross25 reactivity with other arthropods play a role in shrimp sensitization. 26 Objective: This study identifies the allergens associated with shrimp allergy in house 27 dust mite (HDM) and non-HDM sensitized patients. 28 Methods: Patients with shrimp sensitization (positive skin prick test [SPT] and/or sIgE) 29 w...

The thermal stability and IgE binding of raw and boiled shrimp extracts and the tropomyosins (TM) have not been reported. In this study, we compare the stability of raw and boiled shrimp TM of Litopenaeus vannamei and evaluate how boiling may alter the allergenicity of L. vannamei. Extracts were prepared from raw and boiled shrimp and analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electr...