Shell disease syndromes of decapod crustaceans.
Environ Microbiol
; 25(5): 931-947, 2023 05.
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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 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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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Decápodos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido