Another study showed that olive flounder (P. olivaceus) infected
with the scutociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi presented less mortality
(30–45%) when fed with monkey head mushroom (Hericium
erinaceum) enriched diet (0.1 and 1% respectively) compared to control
group which had a mortality of 90%. Lysozyme activity and burst respiratory
activity of olive flounder increasedmore in the treated groups, indicating
that enhancement of immunological system leads to a better
protection of olive flounder against P. dicentrarchi