Emerging enteric parasitic diseases in farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Enteric parasites affecting farmed gilthead sea bream (GSB) have become a serious threat for Mediterranean aquaculture in the last few years; among these parasites Enteromyxum leei, Enterospora nucleophila and Cryptosporidium molnari are undoubtedly the most concerning ones. While the enteric myxozoan E. leei has been broadly studied, the available data on the occurrence of E. nucleophila and C. molnari infections are still scarce. Aim of this work was to improve the knowledge about these latter two parasites in Mediterranean aquaculture by carrying out an epidemiological survey in GSB farmed in Italy and Croatia