Uso de las alternativas terapéuticas, biológicas y químicas para controlar enfermedades micóticas en peces

Abstract

Fungal diseases in fish are caused by different pathogenic fungi that can have a significant impact on the health of farmed animals. The treatment of this type of infections is important to help maintain good health in animals, which leads to good fish production, so the use of some therapeutic alternatives is becoming increasingly important due to the emergence of resistance to commonly used treatments which are of concern due to the appearance of adverse effects on the environment. There are different types of alternative therapeutic treatments that make use of beneficial bacteria that compete with pathogenic fungi found in the environment to produce microbial compounds. A clear example is the use of Lactobacillus and Bacillus bacteria strains which inhibit the growth of fungi in aquarium fish and aquaculture systems. Another alternative are probiotics which help us to strengthen the immune system of the fish, helping and improving the microbial flora present in the environment, which helps in the reduction of infections caused by fungi. Additionally, it is important to manage some variables such as the control of water parameters like oxygen concentration, pH, temperature, cleaning and disinfection of the aquariums or production systems, which help us to have a better production environment.