title: Antimicrobial activity of chitosan against vibrios from freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii larval rearing systems.
abstract: Chitosan is a biocompatible and biodegradable natural polymer with established antimicrobial properties against specific microorganisms. The present study demonstrates its antibacterial activity against 48 isolates of Vibrio species from prawn larval rearing systems. The antibacterial activity had a positive correlation with the concentration of chitosan. This work opens up avenues for using chitosan as a prophylactic biopolymer for protecting prawn larvae from vibriosis.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Fish Disease Diagnosis and Management, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 016, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jayaprakash
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Bright Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods; D048271:Chitosan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D033541:Palaemonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014733:Vibrio / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D048271:Chitosan