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US 9,801,908 B2Granted
Treatment for chitin-containing microorganisms
AssigneeBenchmark Animal Health Limited
InventorsShimaa E. Ali, Even Thoen, Ida Skaar, Øystein Evensen
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to treatment of chitin-containing microorganism infection or colonization on an aquatic animal. The methods, systems, and kits provided herein facilitate termination and/or inhibition of proliferation of chitin-containing microorganisms (e.g., Saprolegnia and sea lice).
Claims9
A method for administering an anti-microorganism composition to a fish or fertilized eggs of the fish to inhibit germination and colonization of a chitin-containing microorganism on the fish or the fertilized eggs of the fish, the method comprising:
- dissolving an anti-microorganism composition in a carrier to provide an anti-microorganism solution, the anti-microorganism composition including boric acid (BA), a concentration of the BA in the anti-microorganism solution not less than about 0.2 g/L;
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- contacting the fish or fertilized eggs of the fish with the anti-microorganism solution, wherein the fish or the fertilized eggs of the fish is the fertilized eggs of the fish.
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