Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish

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Dr. Ngairangbam Sushila

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Course Name :Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish

Code(Credit) : FSHM 2202(2-1-0)

Course Objectives:

  • To comprehend the taxonomy, morphology, pathology and host-parasite relation of common parasites and microbes of aquatic organisms and to understand the significance of parasites and microbial pathogens in fish health.

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Knowledge on General characteristics, life cycle, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases of finfish and shellfish. PO1, PO2

CO2: Understand Health management strategies in Aquaculture. PO1, PO2

CO3: Understand Principles of disease diagnosis methods. PO1, PO2

PO1: Knowledge enhancement: Enhanced knowledge on concepts, essential facts, basics, principles and theories relating to fishery biology, biodiversity and aquatic environment, aquaculture, fish nutrition, fish physiology, genetics and biotechnology, fish processing, fisheries engineering, fish microbiology, fishery extension, economics, and biostatistics.

PO2: Professional and Entrepreneurial Skill development: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional enhancement and entrepreneurship development.

Course Syllabus

Theory:

General characteristics, life cycle, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, fungal and viral diseases of finfish and shellfish. OIE  listed diseases. Disease surveillance and reporting. Quarantine and health certification in aquaculture. Health management strategies in Aquaculture: Vaccines, Immuno-stimulants, Bioremediation, Probiotics, Crop rotation, Good and Best management practices.SPF and SPR stocks –development and application. Bio-security principles, Sanitary and phytosanitary Agreement, Disease control through environmental management. Importance of Biofilm, Biofloc, Periphyton in aquatic Health Management, Zoonotic diseases.  Principles of disease diagnosis, conventional, molecular and antibody based diagnostic methods, Rapid diagnostic methods.

Practical:

1. General procedure for disease diagnosis.

2. Methods of sampling fish and shellfish for disease diagnosis.

3. Taxonomy, lifecycle and identification of fish and shellfish parasites .

4. Sampling, preparation of media and culture of pathogenic bacteria: Techniques for bacterial classification.

5. Techniques in disease diagnosis: Microbiological, haematological, Histopathological, immunological, molecular techniques and Biochemical tests.

6. Agglutination test; Challenge tests; purification of virus; Stress related study of fish and shellfish, Disease treatment.

 

Reference book:

     1. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment-------by Edward J. Noga

     2. Fish viruses and fish viral diseases--------by Ken Wolf

     3. Handbook on Fish Diseases & Diagnosis ------ by Shah/Balkhi

     4. Shrimp Disease Management--------- by Joseph Sinawe Lipton

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Session 3 (Theory)

General characteristics, diagnosis, prevention and treatment if fungal disease in fish

PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C6.pdf

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eA4UiuOs70

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Parasitic Diseases in Aquaculture: Their Biology, Diagnosis and Control – Protista

PDF  http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C2.pdf

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T13cIxaG4CU

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Session 23 (Practical)

TAXONOMY, LIFECYCLE AND IDENTIFICATION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH PARASITE

PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P3.pdf

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFwlnljV2Go

Session 24 (Practical)

PREPARATION OF MEDIA AND CULTURE FOR PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P4.pdf

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8OEumqaYjg

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Model question

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Our Main Teachers

Dr. Ngairangbam Sushila joined the University as an Assistant Professor in the department of Aquatic Animal  Health Management, School of Fisheries. She completed her doctoral programme from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.

Teaching, Research and Product Development, Business Development.