Mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) was experimentally infected with fungi and was similar to those of naturally infected shrimp.
Histopathologically, the hyphae and conidia were found in the gill filaments, the heart and the hyphae were encapsulated by hemocytes in the gill filaments and the base of the gills.
The result confirmed that these two anamorphic fungi Plectosporium oratosquillae and Acremonium sp. were pathogenic to mantis shrimp (Duc et al., 2009).
However, there are no reports of Aspergillus awamori KM434331 fungal causing black gill infection to L. vannamei shrimps so far.
Hence the present study of A. awamori isolated from black gill infected L. vannamei shrimps is to be reported foremost. The current study reveals the infection of A. awamori KM434331 in the gill of L. vannamei cultured in brackish water environment of shrimp grow-out ponds.