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5th Edition of
World Aquaculture and Fisheries Conference

June 09-11, 2025 | Rome, Italy
WAC 2022

Correlation between water quality and Amyloodinium ocellatum parasitic infestation in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Samar S Seoud, Speaker at Fisheries Conference
Researcher at veterinary medicine, Mansoura university, Egypt
Title : Correlation between water quality and Amyloodinium ocellatum parasitic infestation in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Abstract:

Amyloodinium ocellatum is one of the most important ectoparasitic protozoa infecting marine species especially during early life stages (fries and fingerlings). Whether the environmental parameters and water quality affecting the occurrence of Amyloodinium infestation is worth to be investigated as a tool for proper control strategies. The present study was carried out on 768 cultured European seabass fries that were collected during the period from April 2017 to April 2018 . The collected samples subjected to full clinical, parasitological and histopathological examination studies. The results revealed a heavy infestation with Amyloodinium ocellatum causing severe hyperplasia in the affected gill epithelia with fusion of the secondary gill lamella and moderate hyperplasia in the skin with desquamation of the covering epithelium. Interaction between the environmental stressors and Amyloodinium ocellatum infestation showed that pH and salinity were positively correlated with Amyloodiniosis. In conclusion, the severity of infestation by A. ocellatum is evaluated by interaction of this pathogenic parasite with variable environmental stressors. In conclusion, infestations of European seabass by A. ocellatum can be avoided if defined patterns of quarantine, biosecurity and disinfection protocols are kept in mariculture facilities.

Biography:

Dr. Samar Saad Mohamed Seoud is currently working in the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. She got the Master’s degree of Veterinary Medical Sciences (M.V.Sc.) in the Department of Fish Diseases & Management from Internal Medicine, Infectious and Fish Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. She received her Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences (B.V.Sc.) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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