Pathogen introduced to Peru by trade in postlarvae of Litopenaeus vannamei

International trade of aquatic animals is the most important source for pathogens introduction in new areas, beginning cause of huge economic losses in growing animals and ecological damage. In this paper, we analyze Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae imported for shrimp farming companies of Tumbes fro...

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Autores: Guevara, Mervin, Alfaro, Rubén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/838
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/838
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Frecuencia
Litopenaeus vannamei
patógenos
postlarva.
Frequency
pathogens
postlarvae.
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Sumario:International trade of aquatic animals is the most important source for pathogens introduction in new areas, beginning cause of huge economic losses in growing animals and ecological damage. In this paper, we analyze Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae imported for shrimp farming companies of Tumbes from Ecuador, in order to detect pathogens such as the white spot virus (WSV), yellow head virus (YHV), infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), Baculovirus penaei (BP), Taura syndrome virus (TSV) and necrotizing hepatopancreatitis bacterium (NHPB). For this purpose, 177 samples of postlarvae in 2009 and 274 in 2010 from different larviculture laboratories of Ecuador were processed by the technique of PCR. In 2009, four infectious pathogens were present in postlarvae. In 2010 the frequency of occurrence of IHHNV –infected postlarvae was higher (16.79%). Both in 2009 and 2010 were found positive postlarvae NHPB, BP and TSV.