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Fungus disease, Fusariosis, Black gill disease (in Penaeus japonicus).

Scientific name or taxonomic affiliation

Fusarium solani, Fusarium moniliforme and possibly other Fusarium spp. The phycomycetous fungi Atkinsiella dubia and Haliphthoros spp. are rare pathogens of penaeids but they have been associated with gill and cuticular lesions somewhat similar to those caused by Fusarium.

Geographic distribution

Ubiquitous.

Host species

All penaeids and Macobrachium rosenbergii at all stages of development. Also observed in small Pandalus platyceros juveniles under experimental culture conditions. Other marine crustaceans such as lobsters held in culture facilities can also become infected.

Impact on the host

Fusarium infects dead or damaged tissue caused by wounds or other infections resulting in locomotory difficulties due to mycelial growth. High mortality in susceptible populations. Fouling of the gills by these organisms probably results from poor husbandry.

Diagnostic techniques

Wet Mounts: Material from lesions contain canoe-shaped macronidia.

Methods of Control

Because these fungi tend to be opportunistic pathogens capable of establishing infection only in shrimp compromized by other infectious agents, exposure to chemical irritants or heavy metals, excessive overcrowding, or poor environmental conditions, disease may be circumvented by adequate husbandry.

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HEALTH MANAGEMENT & DISEASE CONTROL INDEX

Variables to be used in health evaluation

Health evaluation tests
Wet Mount Procedure . PL visual examination . Stress test for post larva . Gill examination . Mid-gut Examination . Stomach Contents Analysis

Shrimp Diseases
Viruses
Hepatopancreatic parvo-like virus (HPV) . Reo-like virus (REO) . Lymphoid organ vacuolization virus (LOVV) . Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) . Rhabdovirus of Penaeid Shrimp (RPS) . White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) . Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic virus (IHHNV) . Baculovirus penaei (BP)
Bacterial Diseases
Vibriosis . Epicommensal fouling disease (filementous bacteria) . Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (NHP) . Black spot disease (BSD) . Mycobacteriosis
Fungal Diseases
Larval mycosis . You are here
Protozoans
Haplosporidia . Gregarines . Cotton Disease
Other
Black Gill Disease (BGD) Dissolved Oxygen Crisis Nitrogen Gas Bubble Disease

Disease control
Decreasing density, partial or early harvests . Drugs, chemicals and treatments . Sanitation

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