title: Alterations in the gut microbiome of whiteleg shrimp ( <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> ) postlarvae following exposure to an AHPND-causing strain of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i>
abstract: ABSTRACT Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND), attributed to the production of PirA/PirB toxins by certain Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains, poses a significant threat to global shrimp aquaculture, causing substantial mortality and economic losses. To enhance our understanding of this disease within a closed culture system on the northern coast of Peru, we conducted a comparative analysis of the gut microbiomes between healthy and diseased postlarvae. Diseased postlarvae were obtained 
journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)