Table 2.
Companies involved in the development of phage-based products to control or prevent bacterial infections in aquaculture.
| Company | Country | Target Application | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intralytix Inc. | Baltimore, MD, USA | Phage-based application to fight V. coralliilyticus and V. tubiashii infections in hatchery-raised oysters | [203] |
| BASF New Business GmbH | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Products that mix phages covalently to particles into the feed to treat infections caused by Vibrio, Yersinia, Aeromonas, Rickettsia, Moritella, Lactococcus, Piscirickettsia, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, or Photobacterium | [204] |
| Proteon Pharmaceuticals S.A. | Łódz, Poland | Natural feed additive called BAFADOR® that can control bacterial infections caused by Pseudomonas spp and Aeromonas spp. serotypes in commercial aquaculture | [50] |
| Fixed Phage Ltd. | Glasgow, Scotland | Phage particles immobilized in pellets that can be added to fish and crustacean feed to treat bacterial infections in aquaculture, including Early Mortality Syndrome in shrimps and Flavobacteria infections in salmonids | [204] |
| ACD Pharma | Oslo, Norway | Phage-based solutions against several aquaculture pathogens; CUSTUS® YRS is a product that reduces the infective pressure from Y. ruckeri in aquaculture water | [205] |
| Mangalore Biotech Laboratory | Karnataka, India | A product called LUMI-NIL MBL prevents and treats Vibrio harveyi-caused luminous vibriosis | [206] |
| Phage Biotech Ltd. | Rehovot, Israel | Phage treatment for V. harveyi in aquaculture shrimps | [202] |
| Biologix | Australia | Phage treatment for Vibrio sp. associated with mortalities in aquaculture | [207] |
| Aquatic Biologicals | Greece | Phage treatment against several pathogens associated with mortalities in aquaculture | [208] |