Table 1.
Studies involving phage therapy in fish and shellfish
| Pathogen | Name of Illness | Fish/shellfish evaluated | Treatment effective | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromonas hydrophila | Hemorrhagic septicemia; tail and fin rot; red-fin disease | Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) | Yes Yes |
Wu et al. (1981)26 Jun et al. (2013)29 |
| Aeromonas salmonicida | Furnunculosis | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) |
Yes No |
Imbeault et al. (2006)30 Verner-Jeffreys et al. (2007)31 |
| Edwardsiella tarda | Edwardsiellosis | Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) | Yes Yes |
Wu et al. (1981)26 Wu and Chao (1982)43 |
| Flavobacterium columnare | Columnaris disease | Catfish (Clarias batrachus) | Yes | Prasad et al. (2011)47 |
| Flavobacterium psychrophilum | Rainbow trout fry syndrome and in salmonids bacterial coldwater disease | Rainbow trout (O. mykiss) Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) |
Yes Yes |
Madsen et al. (2013)51 Castillo et al. (2012)52 |
| Lactococcus spp. | Lactococcosis | Yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) | Yes | Nakai et al. (1999)54 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Ulcerative lesions on skin | Freshwater catfish (Clarias gariepinus) | Yes | Khairnar et al. (2013)56 |
| Pseudomonas plecoglossicida | Bacterial hemorrhagic ascites disease | Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) | Yes Yes |
Park et al. (2000)57 Park and Nakai (2002)58 |
| Streptococcus iniae | Streptococcosis | Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) |
Yes | Matsuoka et al. (2007)60 |
| Vibrio harveyi | Luminous vibriosis | Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) | Yes Yes |
Vinod et al. (2006)69 Karunasagar et al. (2007)70 |