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SAUCEDO-URIARTE, José Américo; HONORIO-JAVES, César Eduardo; VALLENAS-SANCHEZ, Yhann Pool Angelo  y  ACUNA-LEIVA, Alex. Bacteriophages: allies to combat bacterial diseases in aquaculture. A first starting point in organic aquaculture. J.Selva Andina Anim. Sci. [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.2, pp.107-121. ISSN 2311-2581.

Aquaculture has had a great growth due to the greater demand for aquaculture products, however, it is threatened by the presence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics that generate high mortality and economic losses. An alternative to combat these problems is the use of bacteriophages. Which are viruses that infect inside a bacterium and lyse it. This article reviews the use of bacteriophages as an alternative to the use of antibiotics to combat bacterial infections in aquaculture. Bacteriophages are isolated from the sea, rivers, lakes, sewage, and tissue samples, and these viruses also perform better when supplied in water than in food. The possibility of eliminating the infections caused by pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture systems with phage cocktails is being a remarkable phenomenon because it is profitable, ecological, and safe for both aquaculture, humans, and animals. However, there is little regulation regarding its use and there is controversy in phage resistance. In this sense, before the application of phages at an industrial level, more studies are needed to determine certain standards to achieve greater productivity and economic benefit, offering safe and ecological products.

Palabras clave : Aquaculture activity; bacterial infection; economic losses; bacteriophages; bio-healing; phage-resistance; environmental safety; food safety.

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