The Pathogenic Yeast <i>Metschnikowia bicuspidata</i> var. <i>bicuspidata</i> in the Aquacultured Ecosystem and Its Biocontrol

Abstract

M. bicuspidata var. bicuspidata is a pathogenic yeast which can affect aquacultured and marine-cultured animals such as brine shrimp, ridgetail white prawn, chinook salmon, giant freshwater prawn, the Chinese mitten crab, marine crab, the mud crab, the mangrove land crab, the Chinese grass shrimp, sea urchins, sea urchins, Daphnia dentifera and even snails, causing a milky disease, and it has caused big economic losses in aquacultural and marine-cultural industries in the past. However, the detailed mechanisms and the reasons for the milky disease in the diseased aquatic animals are still completely unknown. So far, only some antimycotics, killer toxins and Massoia lactone haven been found to be able to actively control and kill its growth. The ecofriendly, green and renewable killer toxins and Massoia lactone have high potential for application in controlling the milky disease.

Keywords

• <i>M. bicuspidata</i> var. <i>bicuspidata</i>
• the pathogenic yeast
• milky disease
• aquacultured animals
• killer toxin
• Massoia lactone