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Shell disease syndromes of decapod crustaceans
Environmental Microbiology, Volume: 25, Issue: 5, Pages: 931 - 947
Swansea University Author: Andrew Rowley
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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/1462-2920.16344
Abstract
The term shell disease subsumes a number of debilitating conditions affecting the outer integument (the carapace) of decapod crustaceans, such as lobsters and crabs. Herein, we seek to find commonality in the aetiology and pathology of such conditions, and those cases that result in the progressive...
| Published in: | Environmental Microbiology |
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| ISSN: | 1462-2912 1462-2920 |
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Wiley
2023
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63675 |
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The term shell disease subsumes a number of debilitating conditions affecting the outer integument (the carapace) of decapod crustaceans, such as lobsters and crabs. Herein, we seek to find commonality in the aetiology and pathology of such conditions, and those cases that result in the progressive erosion of the cuticle through to the visceral tissues by a cocktail of microbial-derived enzymes including lipases, proteases and chitinases. Aquimarina spp. are involved in shell disease in many different crustaceans across a wide geographical area, but the overall view is that the condition is polymicrobial in nature leading to dysbiosis within the microbial consortium of the damaged cuticle. The role of environment, decapod behaviour and physiology in triggering this disease is also reviewed. Finally, we provide a conceptual model for disease aetiology and suggest several avenues for future research that could improve our understanding of how such factors trigger, or exacerbate, this condition. |
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| Keywords: |
Shell disease, decapod crustaceans, carapace, Aquimarina |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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BBSRC/NERC. Swansea University. |
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5 |
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931 |
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947 |