Identification of Vibrio spp. in vibriosis Penaeus vannamei using developed monoclonal antibodies.

Immunohistochemical study using monoclonal antibodies specific to various shrimp viruses and Vibrio spp. was performed in shrimp samples died from unknown cause with symptoms of black stripes on lateral sides of cephalothorax or smoky body coloration. The positive results in muscular tissue were obtained with MAb VAL57 (specific to Vibrio spp.