Genmoto, K., Nishizawa, T., Nakai, T., Muroga, K.-1996
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 24:185-189
(excerpts from "16S rRNA targeted RT-PCR for the detection of Vibrio penaeicida, the pathogen of cultured kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus"):
... as is the case with other Vibrios pathogenic to prawn and shrimp, Vibrio penaeicida was demonstrated to be a part of the ubiquitous microflora in apparently healthy kuruma prawns, and in their culture environment, which will produce vibriosis in a compromised (stressed) host. Recently the dynamics of V. penaeicida in kuruma prawns experimentally infected by oral incubation was studied by a viable cell count method and an indirect fluorescent antibody technique. The result of that study suggested that the pathogen probably multiplies in the stomach in the establishment of infection; however, exact figures for initial multiplication could not be determined due to abundant presence of other Vibrios.
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