A veterinary pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, recently contributed to the publication of a new peer-reviewed research article addressing an emerging bacterial threat to U.S. catfish aquaculture.
The article documents the first confirmed case of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in Texas commercial catfish production. This finding is particularly significant given growing evidence that P. shigelloides is an emerging enteric pathogen with limited responsiveness to currently approved FDA antimicrobial therapies.
Catfish aquaculture is a vital component of the southern U.S. agricultural economy, and emerging diseases can pose serious risks to farm profitability, production stability, and food security. Findings from this case suggest that additional research would support efforts to manage increasingly difficult-to-manage pathogens.
Learn more about this study by reading the full article in the open-access journal Microorganisms.
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