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V. BALKAN AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS, Edirne, Turkey, 20 - 23 September 2023, pp.950-963, (Full Text)
Zebrafish (Danio rerio), a freshwater teleost from Cyprinidae family, has been widely used as
a model organism in biological research in recent years. The zebrafish has some outstanding
features among model organisms used to study certain biological parameters. It has been used
for many years to understand various disease mechanisms in humans and to identify new
therapeutic strategies. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world.
However, fish disease incidences cause high losses in production. Bacterial pathogens can
cause high morbidity and mortality in hatchery and aquaculture production. For this reason,
there is still a need for research on the prevention and treatment of bacterial fish diseases,
which play an important role in economic losses in the aquaculture sector. This review aims
to provide latest information on the bacterial infections in fish where zebrafish have been used
as a model organism in order to increase fish health and welfare.