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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

Bacteriophage Therapy in Freshwater and Saltwater Aquaculture Species.

Deborah Albarella, Paola Dall'Ara, Luciana Rossi, Lauretta Turin

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bacteriophages AgainstViruses · 2026
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  4. High-level multidrug resistance and an unexpected mecA gene detection in Vibrio spp. from Litopenaeus vannamei aquaculture in Vietnam.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Deborah AlbarellaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences-DIVAS, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
Paola Dall'AraDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences-DIVAS, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8542-9476
Luciana RossiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences-DIVAS, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1178-4683
Lauretta TurinDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences-DIVAS, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5330-4396

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteriophages, or phages, which are viruses with specifically restricted tropism for bacteria, have regained interest in the last few decades as alternative therapeutic agents against antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria in animals and humans worldwide. In this context, bacteriophage therapy has been developed to treat bacterial infections of cultured fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. Nowadays, aquaculture is the only feasible solution to meet the continuously growing global demand for high-quality seafood. As such, it is crucial to focus on controlling the spread of pathogenic bacteria, as they have a significant economic impact on aquaculture systems. Overall, the documented research supports the application of bacteriophage therapy in aquaculture, but also underlies the need for additional studies, as it is still mostly in the scientific stage. This review aims to highlight and critically examine recent advancements in the application of bacteriophages to treat the most common bacterial infectious diseases in both freshwater and saltwater aquaculture species, providing topical perspectives and innovative advances.

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alternative antimicrobialsantibacterialaquaculturebacteriabacteriophagecrustaceousfishmultidrug-resistantphageshellfishtherapy

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PMID40284667
PMCPMC12029768

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