Shizuoka Prefectural Institute of Fisheries Confirms Effectiveness of Kobe Steel's Antibacterial Plating Technology Against Saprolegnia Parasitism.Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - The Shizuoka Prefectural Institute of Fisheries, which is cultivating salmonid salmonid a member of the fish family Salmonidae. Includes salmon, trout, char. fish, has confirmed that Kobe Steel's KENI FINE antibacterial plating technology can contain saprolegnia Saprolegnia common cause of fungal dermatitis in fish and fungal infection of fish eggs. There are white/gray, cotton-type growths on the skin and in some internal organs. parasitism parasitism: see parasite. parasitism Relationship between two species in which one benefits at the expense of the other. Ectoparasites live on the body surface of the host; endoparasites live in their hosts' organs, tissues, or cells and often rely in fertilized fish eggs without harming the eggs. KENI FINE is an alloy plating technology that has corrosive resistance to freshwater and superior antibacterial/antifungal/antivirus performance compared to the existing antibacterial coating and stainless steel products. Kobe Steel started using the technology for commercial applications in 2002, and is currently licensing it to 11 companies. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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