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Negative effects of malachite green and possibilities of its replacement in the treatment of fish eggs and fish: a review

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Malachite green has been used as an effective compound to control external fungal and protozoan infections of fish since 1933 but it has never been registered as a veterinary drug for use in food fish because of its potential carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and teratogenicity in mammals. The present paper reviews negative side-effects of malachite green including its accumulation and persistence in fish that have been treated and describes other alternative substances for the treatment of fish and fish eggs.

Source: Veterinární Medicína

DOI: 10.17221/2027-vetmed

Authors: E. Sudova, J. Machova, Z. Svobodova, T. Vesely

Institutions: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Veterinary Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $609