Mississippi State researchers with the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center at MSU’s Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville have been honored by the American Fisheries Society for their work on development of a vaccine for enteric septicemia in catfish.
The condition is caused by a bacterial disease caused by Edwardsiella ictaluri. This is the most commonly reported disease affecting catfish and can cause catastrophic losses if left untreated.
Professor David Wise and four university collaborators, Todd Byars, Terrence Greenway, Matthew Griffin and Lester Khoo, are winners of the organization’s 2016 Robert L.
