Microbial resource management of aquaculture ecosystems to prevent pathogen invasion Ghent University
The increasing demand for high-quality protein supplied through aquatic animal products causes
aquaculture to be the fastest growing food production sector in the world. A further sustainable
expansion of the sector is hampered by the frequent outbreak of bacterial diseases. The current
solutions include the use of antibiotics, which is unsustainable due to the development and spread
of antibiotic resistance, and the ...