Alternatives to antibiotics to control bacterial infections: luminescent vibriosis in aquaculture as an example.
The massive (mis)use of antibiotics to control infections in aquaculture has resulted in the development of resistant strains, which have rendered antibiotic treatments ineffective. Moreover, the horizontal transfer of resistance determinants to human pathogens and the presence of antibiotic residues in aquaculture products for human consumption constitute important threats to public health. Therefore, to make the aquaculture industry more sustainable, new strategies to control infections are urgently needed.
Defoirdt
Tom
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Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. tom.defoirdt@ugent.be
Boon
Nico
N
Sorgeloos
Patrick
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Verstraete
Willy
W
Bossier
Peter
P
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017756:Aquaculture; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000639:trends*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000821:virology*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines