Multipurpose bacilli for the prophylaxis of the Early Mortality Syndrome in shrimp farming (Superbacillus)

Since 2009 people have been confronted with the new disease Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) during shrimp farming on an industrial scale - especially in Asia. Estimated annual losses amount to more than 1 billion dollars. Solutions for this disease are urgently needed as there are no commercially available treatments to date. At the Aquaculture & ARC Lab we have succeeded in designing a strategy to prevent the disease. The aim of the proposed project is to test a battery of new isolates for protection against EMS and thus to obtain multi-application probiotics that can be commercialized.