The “Bald Disease” of the Sea Urchin IParacentrotus lividus/I: Pathogenicity, Molecular Identification of the Causative Agent and Therapeutic Approach

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 3
• Main Authors: Federico, Serena, Glaviano, Francesca, Esposito, Roberta, Tentoni, Enea, Santoro, Pasquale, Caramiello, Davide, Costantini, Maria, Zupo, Valerio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Composition; Diseases; Genetic aspects; Growth; Health aspects; Homeopathy; Materia medica and therapeutics; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Sea urchins; Therapeutics; Italy

In recent decades, various species of Mediterranean sea urchins, including Paracentrotus lividus, have been subject to widespread seasonal episodes of mass mortality whose causative agents are still unclear. In particular, P. lividus is subject to late winter events of mortality, due to a disease ma...