Abstract:Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is a shrimp pathogen that causes huge economic losses. In the present study, the hosts of EHP were investigated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in an aquaculture farm located in Maoming, China. EHP was detected in Litopenaeus vannamei, Penaeus monodon, crab, false mussel, and three dragonfly species (Anax parthenope, Pantala flavescens, and Ischnura senegalensis). In the histopathological examination using hematoxylin–eosin staining, EHP spores were found in nymphs and a… Show more
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