Comparative proteomic profiling represents an inhibition of protein synthesis to regulate osmotic stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) embryos.

Seawater (SW)-acclimated Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, can tolerate up to 30 g.L SW but rarely produce offspring. The embryos of SW-acclimated O.

Description of the larva of Macrostemum floridum (Navás 1929) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) and its feeding habits in Kaengkrung National Park, southern Thailand.

A morphological description of the last (fifth) instar larva of Macrostemum floridum (Navás 1929), its life cycle, and feeding habits are provided. The study was conducted along the Khlong Yan Stream in Kaengkrung National Park, southern Thailand. Larval identification was achieved by the metamorphotype method of associating immature stages with the adult.

Bioflocs substituted fishmeal feed stimulates immune response and protects shrimp from Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection.

Fishmeal is the main source of protein in the shrimp feed industry and is normally derived from trash fish. As such, the production of fishmeal has an adverse effect on the marine environment by taking away small and juvenile fish, leading to depletion of marine species. There is a need for alternative sources of protein which will substitute fishmeal in the aquaculture industry.

Discovery and partial characterization of a non-LTR retrotransposon that may be associated with abdominal segment deformity disease (ASDD) in the whiteleg shrimp Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei.

Background: Abdominal segment deformity disease (ASDD) of cultivated whiteleg shrimp Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei causes economic loss of approximately 10% in affected specimens because of the unsightliness of distorted abdominal muscles. It is associated with the presence of viral-like particles seen by electron microscopy in the ventral nerve cords of affected shrimp. Thus, shotgun cloning was carried out to seek viral-like sequences in affected shrimp.

Persistence of Penaeus stylirostris densovirus delays mortality caused by white spot syndrome virus infection in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon).

Background: Persistent infection of Penaeus stylirostris densovirus (PstDNV) (also called IHHNV) and its non-infectious inserts in the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (P. monodon) genome are commonly found without apparent disease. Here, we introduced the method of multiplex PCR in order to differentiate shrimp with viral inserts from ones with the infectious virus.