:: Volume 12, Issue 3 (2013) ::
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Hemocytosis, a new disease in cultured shrimp, Penaeus indicus
S. Kakoolaki * , I. Sharifpour , M. Sharifrohani , H. A. Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi , M. Afsharnasab , N. Dashtiannasab , A. Nezamabadi
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Certain parasites can cause severe diseases in shrimp. Among these, protozoa are very important. The objective of our study was to describe the signs, prevalence, and intensity of hemocytosis, a new disease in shrimp, Fenneropenaeus indicus. The experimental design included three groups, one treatment as infected shrimp or group B and 2 controls with non-infected but exposure to White Spot Syndrom Virus (WSSV) shrimp as group A and non-infected non- exposure to WSSV shrimp as group C in triplicate. The results revealed that Hemocytosis associated with a decrease in hyalinocytes and large-granulocytes (less than 8%) and a considerable increase in semi-granulocytes in group A and B in contrast to group C that Hyalinocyte increased. This infection made the shrimp susceptible to WSSV disease. It is believed that Hemocytosis causes a condition which can result in a rapid mortality among susceptible species, P. indicus when exposure to WSSV is occurred.

Keywords: Shrimp, penaeus indicus, Hemocytosis, Intrahemocyte, Mortality
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Type of Study: Orginal research papers | Subject: Genetics
Received: 2013/07/27 | Accepted: 2015/10/21 | Published: 2015/10/21


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