Propionigenium and Vibrio species identified as possible component causes of shrimp white feces syndrome (WFS) associated with the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei

• Main Authors: Natthinee Munkongwongsiri, Anuphap Prachumwat, Wiraya Eamsaard, Kanokwan Lertsiri, Timothy W. Flegel, Grant D. Stentiford, Kallaya Sritunyalucksana
• Other Authors: University of Exeter
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/72937
• Institution: Mahidol University

White feces syndrome (WFS) in cultivated shrimp is characterized by white shrimp midguts (intestines) and white fecal strings that float as mats on pond surfaces. The etiology of WFS is complex, but one type called EHP-WFS is associated with the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP). The...