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Dharmaratnam A, Sudhagar A, Das S, Nair RR, Nithianantham SR, Preena PG, Lekshmi N, Swaminathan TR. Immune gene expression and protective effects in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) immunized with formalin-inactivated cyprinid herpesvirus-2 (CyHV-2) vaccine. Microb Pathog 2022; 164:105452. [PMID: 35217179 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The goldfish hematopoietic necrosis viral disease (GHNVD) has led to worldwide economic losses in goldfish aquaculture. The present study has focused on the development of an inactivated vaccine for the cyprinid herpesvirus (CyHV-2) and to check the immunogenicity of the vaccine in the host. The fantail goldfish fin (FtGF) cell line was used in the propagation of the CyHV-2 and the viral titer obtained were of 107.8 TCID50/ml. Followed by the virus was inactivated using 0.1% formalin for 2 days. Various concentrations of formalin-inactivated CyHV-2 (1%, 0.7%, 0.5%, 0.3% and 0.1%) were studied in the FtGF cell line. Morphological changes were observed in the FtGF cell line in all other concentrations of formalin except 0.1% formalin-inactivated CyHV-2 vaccine. The goldfishes were intraperitoneally injected with 300 μl of vaccine and various immune gene responses were studied for a period of 30 days. The gene expression of the adaptive markers CD8, CD4, IFN-ϒ, the cytokines (IL-10, IL-12) was studied in kidney and spleen tissues. Formalin-inactivated CyHV-2 vaccine showed a significant up-regulation of the genes CD8 and IFN-ϒ by the 6th hr post-vaccination onwards. The experimental fish were challenged intraperitoneally with CyHV-2 virus of concentration 107.8 TCID50/ml after 30 days of post-vaccination. A significant difference in cumulative mortality rate was observed for the vaccinated fishes from the unvaccinated fishes. The relative percent survival for formalin immunized fish was 74.03%. Our results have proven that the formalin-inactivated vaccines were efficient and it resulted in triggering the immune gene expression in goldfish. The development and further enhanced studies for this vaccine will lead to a promising low-cost commercial vaccine for CyHV-2 viral infection.
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- Arathi Dharmaratnam
- PMFGR Centre National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, Kerala, 682018, India
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- PMFGR Centre National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, Kerala, 682018, India
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- PMFGR Centre National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, Kerala, 682018, India
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- PMFGR Centre National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, Kerala, 682018, India
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- PMFGR Centre National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, Kerala, 682018, India
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Preena PG, Kumar TVA, Johny TK, Dharmaratnam A, Swaminathan TR. Quick hassle-free detection of cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) in goldfish using recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick (RPA-LFD) assay. Aquac Int 2022; 30:1211-1220. [PMID: 35194344 PMCID: PMC8854473 DOI: 10.1007/s10499-021-00806-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) is the etiological agent of herpesviral hematopoietic necrosis disease (HVHND), which causes severe mortality in ornamental goldfish (Carassius auratus), crucian carp (Carassius auratus), and gibel/prussian carp (Carassius gibelio). Quick and hassle-free point-of-care detection of CyHV-2 is vital for the maintenance of ornamental fish health. In this manuscript, we describe the development of a rapid and sensitive RPA (recombinase polymerase amplification) assay, coupled with lateral flow dipsticks (LFD), that can achieve sensitive diagnosis of CyHV-2 in goldfish within 20 min at 36 °C with the satisfactory detection limit of 102 gene copies per reaction. This is the first report wherein major capsid protein (MCP) of CyHV-2 was targeted for RPA-LFD assay development. The assay did not show any cross-reactivity with other viral pathogens like cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV), infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), and viral nervous necrosis virus (VNNV). Furthermore, screening of CyHV-2 infection in CyHV-2-infected goldfish did not yield any false positive/negative results. In short, the RPA-LFD assay developed in this study presents a simple, rapid, and sensitive method for point-of-care diagnosis of CyHV-2, especially under resource-limited conditions.
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- Prasannan Geetha Preena
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, Kerala India 682 018
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, Kerala India 682 018
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Haryana India 132001
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, Kerala India 682 018
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, Kerala India 682 018
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, Kerala India 682 018
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Preena PG, Dharmaratnam A, Swaminathan TR. A peek into mass mortality caused by antimicrobial resistant Edwardsiella tarda in goldfish, Carassius auratus in Kerala. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022; 77:1161-1171. [PMID: 35068493 PMCID: PMC8764882 DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Edwardsiella tarda is one of the serious threats affecting the worldwide aquaculture. In the present study, four isolates were recovered from diseased goldfish, showing hemorrhages, reported with 60% mass mortality in an ornamental fish farm, Ernakulam, Kerala. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic analysis, the bacteria were identified as Edwardsiella tarda, Citrobacter freundii, Acinetobacter junii and Comammonas testosteronii. Experimental challenge studies using healthy goldfish revealed that among the four isolates, E. tarda alone leads to 100% mortality of experimental fish within 175 degree days and the pathogen could be successfully re-isolated from the moribund fish. The LD50 value of E. tarda was calculated as 9.9 × 105 CFU/fish. The histopathology of the infected tissues of goldfish had shown the typical features of E .tarda infection. The pathogen was found positive for the virulence genes viz., hly, etfA, etfD and eseD as detected using PCR. Thus E. tarda was confirmed as the real causative agent of the disease outbreak. Multiple antimicrobial resistance (AMR) exhibited by the pathogen towards 19 tested antibiotics with the MAR index of 0.46 highlighted the exposure of antibiotics to the fish in the farm. The existence of antibiotic resistant genes within the plasmid as revealed through plasmid curing studies pointed out the possibility of rapid dissemination of AMR in aquaculture. Hence proper surveillance and appropriate diagnostic methods need to be implemented at regular intervals to mitigate the menace.
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- Prasannan Geetha Preena
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, 682018 India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, 682018 India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, CMFRI Campus, P.O. Number 1603, Kochi, 682018 India
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Swaminathan TR, Raj NS, Preena PG, Pradhan PK, Sood N, Kumar RG, Sudhagar A, Sood NK. Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus-associated large-scale mortality in farmed giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy, in India. J Fish Dis 2021; 44:2043-2053. [PMID: 34449899 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Megalocytivirus cause diseases that have serious economic impacts on aquaculture, mainly in East and South-East Asia. Five primary genotypes are known: infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV), threespine stickleback iridovirus (TSIV) and scale drop disease virus (SDDV). ISKNV-mediated infectious spleen and kidney necrosis disease (ISKND) is a major viral disease in both freshwater and marine fish species. In this study, we report the isolation of ISKNV from diseased giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy, in India. Transmission electron microscopy of ultrathin sections of kidney and spleen revealed the presence of numerous polygonal naked viral particles having an outer nucleocapsid layer within the cytoplasm of enlarged cells (115-125 nm). Molecular and phylogenetic analyses confirmed the presence of ISKNV and the major capsid protein (MCP) (1,362 bp) gene in the infected fish had a high similarity to the other ISKNV-I isolates. Moreover, ISKNV was propagated in the Astronotus ocellatus fin (AOF) cell line and further confirmed genotypically. A high mortality rate (60%) was observed in gourami fish injected with ISKNV-positive tissue homogenate through challenge studies. Considering the lethal nature of ISKNV, the present study spotlights the implementation of stringent biosecurity practices for the proper control of the disease in the country.
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- Thangaraj Raja Swaminathan
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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Preena PG, Swaminathan TR, Rejish Kumar VJ, Bright Singh IS. Unravelling the menace: detection of antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 71:26-38. [PMID: 32248555 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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One of the major problems to be addressed in aquaculture is the prominence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The occurrence of bacterial infections in cultured fishes promotes the continuous use of antibiotics in aquaculture, which results in the selection of proliferated antibiotic-resistant bacteria and increases the possibility of transfer to the whole environment through horizontal gene transfer. Hence, the accurate cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent detection methods are very much crucial for the immediate and proper management of this menace. Antimicrobial resistance determinants carrying mobile genetic transfer elements such as transposons, plasmids, integrons and gene cassettes need to be specifically analysed through molecular detection techniques. The susceptibility of microbes to antibiotics should be tested at regular intervals along with various biochemical assays and conjugation studies so as to determine the extent of spread of AMR. Advanced omic-based and bioinformatic tools can also be incorporated for understanding of genetic diversity. The present review focuses on different detection methods to unearth the complexity of AMR in aquaculture. This monitoring helps the authorities to curb the use of antibiotics, commencement of appropriate management measures and adequate substitute strategies in aquaculture. The long battle of AMR could be overcome by the sincere implementation of One Health approach. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The use of antibiotics and increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are of major concerns in aquaculture industry. This could result in global health risks through direct consumption of cultured fishes and dissemination of AMR to natural environment through horizontal gene transfer. Hence, timely detection of the antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and continuous monitoring programmes are inevitable. Advanced microbiological, molecular biological and omic-based tools can unravel the menace to a great extent. This will help the authorities to curb the use of antibiotics and implement appropriate management measures to overcome the threat.
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- P G Preena
- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, India
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- Department of Aquaculture, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, India
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India
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Preena PG, Arathi D, Raj NS, Arun Kumar TV, Arun Raja S, Reshma RN, Raja Swaminathan T. Diversity of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens from a freshwater ornamental fish farm. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 71:108-116. [PMID: 31602688 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in aquaculture results in antibiotic selection pressure and proliferation of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria. Frequent assessment of antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture environment is inevitable so as to reduce the passage of clinically important AMR from aquatic to other environment. The present study analysed the antimicrobial resistance of pathogens associated with diseased koi carp and goldfish from an ornamental fish farm. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the recovered isolates from both fishes revealed significant pathogens in aquaculture such as Aeromonas, Edwardsiella tarda, Acinetobacter, Lactococcus, Citrobacter, Enterobacter and Comamonas. Shannon-Wiener diversity of koi isolates (2·359) was found to be higher than that of goldfish (1·864). Antibiotic susceptibility testing using disc diffusion with 47 antibiotics revealed significant resistance pattern of Acinetobacter, Comamonas, Klebsiella and Enterobacter from goldfish and Edwardsiella, Aeromonas, Lactococcus, Enterobacter and Acinetobacter from koi with higher multiple antibiotic resistance indexes (>0·3). The minimum inhibitory concentration of antibiotics for the major resistant isolates was found to be very high with >256 μg. All the isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin, kanamycin, cefepime, cefexime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, doripenem, ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, recommending their successful application in the farm. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat faced in aquaculture industry. The current study provides baseline information regarding the antibiotic resistance patterns of diverse pathogens recovered from ornamental koi carp and goldfish. The higher MAR index of pathogens and greater MIC of antibiotics for the resistant isolates highlighted the intense use of antibiotics in aquaculture farm. The potential of the pathogens to exhibit resistance even towards the new generation antibiotics remind the need of prudent use of antibiotics and continuous monitoring and surveillance programmes.
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- P G Preena
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre of ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi, India
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Preena PG, Achuthan C, Kumar VJR, Boobal R, Deepa GD, Puthumana J, Poulose S, Surekhamol IS, Singh ISB. Community composition of marine and brackish water ammonia-oxidizing consortia developed for aquaculture application. Water Sci Technol 2019; 79:1017-1028. [PMID: 31025982 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To mitigate the toxicity of ammonia in aquaculture systems, marine and brackish water ammonia-oxidizing bacterial consortia have been developed and are used for activation of nitrifying bioreactors integrated to recirculating aquaculture systems. To shed more light on to these biological entities, diversity of both the consortia were analyzed based on random cloning of 16S rRNA gene and ammonia-oxidizing bacterial specific amoA gene sequences. The dendrograms of representative clones on the basis of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis generated 22 and 19 clusters for marine and brackish water nitrifying consortia, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated the presence of various autotrophic nitrifiers belonging to α-, β- and γ-Proteobacteria, anaerobic ammonia oxidizers, heterotrophic denitrifiers, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria. Distribution patterns of the organisms within the two consortia were determined using the software Geneious and diversity indices were investigated using Mega 5.0, VITCOMIC and Primer 7. The abundance of ammonia oxidizers was found in the order of 2.21 ± 0.25 × 109 copies/g wet weight of marine consortium and 6.20 ± 0.23 × 107 copies/g of brackish water consortium. Besides, marine ammonia-oxidizing consortium exhibited higher mean population diversity and Shannon Wiener diversity than the brackish water counterparts.
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- P G Preena
- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail: ; Present address: Department of Aquaculture, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi 682506, India
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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- National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, India E-mail:
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