The antibacterial activities of the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus (EOEG) was determined against 7 fish pathogenic bacteria (Edwardsiella tarda, Streptococcus iniae, S. parauberis, Lactococcus garviae, Vibrio harveyi, V. ichthyoenteri and Photobacterium damselae) obtained from farmed olive flounder. The inhibitory activity was evaluated by three methods: Disc diffusion method, minimum inh...

Bacteriophages have been proposed as an alternative to antibiotic usage and several studies on their application in aquaculture have been reported. This review highlights progress to date on phage therapies for the following fish and shellfish diseases and associated pathogens: hemorrhagic septicemia (Aeromonas hydrophila) in loaches, furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida) in trout and salmon, ed...

A new cell line named the tilapia heart (TAH-11) was established from of (Oreochromis niloticus) by enzymatic digestion and mechanical separation. The TAH-11 has been stably subcultured for over 80 generations resuscitated after being frozen in liquid nitrogen six months, with exuberant growth. optimal culture condition is L-15 medium supplemented 10% fetal bovine serum at 25 °C. Sequencing mit...