Abstract
Diseases afflicting aquaculture are a worldwide problem, and are in need of cost-effective and sustainable therapeutants. This chapter reviews the literature on both bacterial and bacteriophage agents that have been applied as biological control agents in aquaculture to reduce the severity and mortality associated with various infectious diseases. The specific interactions between pathogen, host, and biological control agent, and how these interactions are influenced by environmental factors, can be unique for each biological control application. Each biological control agent should be evaluated independently for its efficacy and potential for application in aquaculture. Taken together, these studies demonstrate both the successes and challenges of these approaches for biological control of disease, and point toward increasing adoption of efficacious biological control agents worldwide in aquaculture.
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