New Insights into Pathogenic Vibrios Affecting Bivalves in Hatcheries: Present and Future Prospects

Dubert Pérez, JavierBarja Pérez, Juan LuisLópez Romalde, Jesús2018-06-112018-06-112017-05-03Dubert J, Barja JL and Romalde JL (2017) New Insights into Pathogenic Vibrios Affecting Bivalves in Hatcheries: Present and Future Prospects. Front. Microbiol. 8:762. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00762http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16784Hatcheries constitute nowadays the only viable solution to support the husbandry of bivalve molluscs due to the depletion and/or overexploitation of their natural beds. Hatchery activities include the broodstock conditioning and spawning, rearing larvae and spat, and the production of microalgae to feed all stages of the production cycle. However, outbreaks of disease continue to be the main bottleneck for successful larval and spat production, most of them caused by different representatives of the genus Vibrio. Therefore, attention must be paid on preventive and management measures that allow the control of such undesirable bacterial populations. The present review provides an updated picture of the recently characterized Vibrio species associated with disease of bivalve molluscs during early stages of development, including the controversial taxonomic affiliation of some of them and relevant advances in the knowledge of their virulence determinants. The problematic use of antibiotics, as well as its eco-friendly alternatives are also critically discussedeng© 2017 Dubert, Barja and Romalde. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these termsAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/VibrioBivalve hatcheryPathogenesisAntibiosisProbiosisPhage therapyNew Insights into Pathogenic Vibrios Affecting Bivalves in Hatcheries: Present and Future Prospectsjournal article10.3389/fmicb.2017.007621664-302Xopen access