Alexandra Knox

You are already at the latest version The growing human population increases the need for food, beyond what terrestrial sources can provide. This boosts aquaculture demand for molluscs, fish, and crustaceans. Molluscs are popular for their nutritional benefits, making them a profitable industry. Despite a 3% annual growth in mollusc populations, recent high mortality rates and population losses due to poor feeding practices and water pollution have made them more disease prone.

Enhancement of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with guanidine hydrochloride for the detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (Strangles) Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia DOI 10.7717/peerj.17955 Academic Editor Liang Wang Subject Areas Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine Keywords LAMP, Equine, Streptococcus equi subspecies equi, Strangles, Point-of-care, Diagonstics, Guanidine hydrochloride Copyright © Licence...

1. Introduction The equine industry, an enduring and essential entity worldwide, plays a crucial role in diverse cultures and communities by serving as a source of employment, entertainment, and companionship and providing substantial economic value of an estimated USD $300 billion annually [1,2,3]. The use of horses in various sectors, such as farming and entertainment, has been established for some time and is continuously expanding, for example, involvement in human psychotherapy [4,5,6,7].