September 10, 2025UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Chitosan's Role in Enhancing Rearing Parameters in Bacterial-infected Silkworms

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BNBhuvaneshwar Rajesh NaikUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore NAN. AmarnathaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore NMN. S. Mamatha

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This study demonstrates chitosan's effects on larval weight and disease incidence in silkworms, indicating its potential as an antimicrobial alternative.

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High-dose chitosan treatment significantly improved larval weight and reduced mortality in infected silkworms, emphasizing its effectiveness.
The optimal concentration of 5000 ppm chitosan applied early led to the best outcomes, reducing disease incidence to 24.5%.
Chitosan treatments showed comparable efficacy to ampicillin, especially when administered shortly after bacterial inoculation.
Pathogen-specific responses indicated that silkworms infected with Bacillus thuringiensis had poorer outcomes than those infected with Staphylococcus aureus.

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Naik et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23caeb210217d64789fbb https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2025/v46i175211

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This study demonstrates chitosan's effects on larval weight and disease incidence in silkworms, indicating its potential as an antimicrobial alternative.

Chitosan's Role in Enhancing Rearing Parameters in Bacterial-infected Silkworms

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Chitosan's Role in Enhancing Rearing Parameters in Bacterial-infected Silkworms

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