Crustacean aquaculture, dominated by shrimp, is a highly profitable food‐producing sector
in the world. However, a variety of biotic and abiotic stressors can have adverse effect on the …

The outbreak of diseases ordinarily results from the disruption of the balance and harmony
between hosts and pathogens. Devoid of adaptive immunity, shrimp rely largely on the …

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is the pathogen behind white spot disease (WSD) in
shrimp and many other crustaceans. It is a highly contagious virus capable of causing total …

Abstract Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) is an emerging viral pathogen that seriously
threatens crustacean farming and has caused enormous economic losses in recent years …

AMPK plays significant roles in the modulation of metabolic reprogramming and viral
infection. However, the detailed mechanism by which AMPK affects viral infection is unclear …

With the increasing density of shrimp breeding, environmental deterioration and stress
associated with intensification have caused diseases occurred frequently. Due to the high …

Though Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crayfish) is a lower invertebrate, it has nonetheless
developed a complex innate immune system. The crayfish farming industry has suffered …

Crustin is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) that plays a key role in the innate immunity of
crustaceans. This study cloned a new crustin from Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus …

For more than three decades, infectious diseases have been one of the major causes of
economic losses in the global shrimp industry. One of the deadliest of the shrimp pathogens …

Ammonia nitrogen (ammonia-N) accumulation is pointed out as an environmental stress
factor in the aquatic culture system, and has been shown to increase the susceptibility of …