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Shrimp

Overview

Aquaculture is an important food source for the world’s growing population. The increasing demand and productivity of aquaculture leads to global trade in breeding stock, genetic material and aquaculture products for human consumption, but also exacerbates the globalization of pathogens. Our team is a part of an international and multidisciplinary consortium aims to provide scientific solutions to solve issues threatening the aquaculture industry using various shrimp species as a model through research and innovation staff exchange and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market. The team employs various omic technology platforms to decipher molecular mechanisms and convert the knowledge obtained into development of better farm practices, feed additives on keeping a healthy gut microbial balance, enhancing immune-capacity, and maintaining nutritional integrity of shrimp as a product.

Research Project

  1. To generate fundamental knowledge for better understanding of shrimp biology to lead to better and sustainable farming practices in all aspects.
  2. To identify biomarkers for desirable traits through a multi-omic approach.

Research Project

  1. Deciphering high-quality genome assembly for economically important shrimp species such as black tiger shrimp
  2. Examining shrimp gut microbiota to understand how to maintain a healthy gut for green shrimp cultivation
  3. Identification of biomarkers for desirable traits for the shrimp industry using a multi-omic approach.
  4. Exploring rearing environmental microbiota to optimize organic waste recycling for environmentally sustainable farming practice

Research outputs
Selected publication

  1. Arayamethakorn, S, Uengwetwanit, T, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Methacanon, P, Rungrassamee, W. 2023. Comparative effects of different bacterial lipopolysaccharides on modulation of immune levels to improve survival of the black tiger shrimp. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 197, 107872.
  2. Sathitkowitchai W, Sathapondecha P, Angthong P, Srimarut Y, Malila Y, Nakkongkam W, Chaiyapechara S, Karoonuthaisiri N, Keawsompong S, Rungrassamee W. 2022. Isolation and Characterization of Mannanase-Producing Bacteria for Potential Synbiotic Application in Shrimp Farming. Animals.; 12(19):2583. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192583
  3. Jaroensaensuai J, Wongsasulak S, Yoovidhya T, Devahastin S, Rungrassamee W. Improvement of Moist Heat Resistance of Ascorbic Acid through Encapsulation in Egg Yolk–Chitosan Composite: Application for Production of Highly Nutritious Shrimp Feed Pellets. 2022. Animals. 12:2384.
  4. Yotbuntueng,P, Jiemsup, S, Deenarn, P, Yongkiettrakul, S, Tobwor, P, Pruksatrakul, T, Sittikankaew, K, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Leelatanawit, R, Vichai, V, Wimuttisuk, W. 2022. Differential distribution of eicosanoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the Penaeus monodon male reproductive tract and their effects on total sperm counts. PLoS ONE 17(9):
  5. Taengchaiyaphum, S, Wongkhaluang, P, Sittikankeaw, K, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Flegel, TW, Sritunyalucksana, K. 2022. Shrimp genome sequence contains independent clusters of ancient and current endogenous viral elements (EVE) of the parvovirus IHHNV. BMC Genomics 23(1):565
  6. Situmorang, ML, Uawisetwathana, U, Arayamethakorn, S, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Rungrassamee, W. Haniswita, H. Bossier, P, Suantika, G. 2022. Supplementation of ex-situ produced bioflocs improves immune response against AHPND in Pacific whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) postlarvae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106:3751–3764
  7. Chaiyapechara, S, Uengwetwanit, T, Arayamethakorn, S, Bunphimpapha, P, Phromson, M, Jangsutthivorawat, W, Tala, S, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Rungrassamee, W. 2022. Understanding the host-microbe-environment interactions: Intestinal microbiota and transcriptomes of black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon at different salinity levels. Aquaculture. 546: 737371.
  8. Udaondo, Z, Sittikankaew, K, Uengwetwanit, T, Wongsurawat, T, Sonthirod, C, Jenjaroenpun, P, Pootakham, W, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Nookaew, I. 2021. Comparative Analysis of PacBio and Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Technologies for Transcriptomic Landscape Identification of Penaeus monodon. Life. 11(8), 862
  9. Uengwetwanit, T, Pootakham, W, Nookaew, I, Sonthirod, C, Angthong, P, Sittikankaew, K, Rungrassamee, W, Arayamethakorn, S, Wongsurawat, T, Jenjaroenpun, P, Sangsrakru, D, Leelatanawit, R, Khudet, J, Koehorst, JJ, Schaap, PJ, AP Martins dos Santos, V, Tangy, F, Karoonuthaisiri, N*. 2021 A chromosome-level assembly of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) genome facilitates the identification of growth-associated genes. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(5):1620-1640.
  10. Angthong, P, Uengwetwanit, T, Pootakham, W, Sittikankaew, K, Sonthirod, C, Sangsrakru, D, Yoocha, T, Nookaew, I, Wongsurawat, T, Jenjaroenpun, P, Rungrassamee, W, Karoonuthaisiri, N. 2020. Optimization of high molecular weight DNA extraction methods in shrimp for a long-read sequencing platform. PeerJ 8:e10340 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10340
  11. Uengwetwanit, T, Uawisetwathana, U, Arayamethakorn, S, Khudet, J, Chaiyapechara, S, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Rungrassamee, W. 2020. Multi-omics analysis to examine microbiota, host gene expression and metabolites in the intestine of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) with different growth performance. PeerJ 8:e9646
  12. Pootakham, W, Uengwetwanit, T, Sonthirod, C, Sittikankaew, K, Karoonuthaisiri, N. 2020. A Novel Full-Length Transcriptome Resource for Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Developed Using Isoform Sequencing (Iso-Seq). Front. Mar. Sci. 7:172
  13. Sittikankaew, K, Pootakham, W, Sonthirod, C, Sangsrakru, D, Yoocha, T, Khudet, J, Nookaew, I, Uawisetwathana, U, Rungrassamee, W, Karoonuthaisiri, N. 2020 Transcriptome analyses reveal the synergistic effects of feeding and eyestalk ablation on ovarian maturation in black tiger shrimp. Scientific Reports 10: 5481.
  14. Angthong, P, Uengwetwanit, T, Arayamethakorn, S, Chaitongsakul, P, Karoonuthaisiri, N, Rungrassamee, W. 2020 Bacterial analysis in the early developmental stages of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). Scientific Reports 10: 4896
  15. Uawisetwathana U., Plaisen S., Arayamethakorn S., Jitthiang P., Rungrassamee W. Optimization of metabolite extraction and analytical methods from shrimp intestine for metabolomics profile analysis using LC-HRMS/MS. Metabolomics 2021. 17:8. doi.org/10.1007/s11306-020-01768-x
  16. Uawisetwathana , Situmorang M.L., Arayamethakorn S., Haniswita, Suantika G., Panya A., Karoonuthaisiri N. and Rungrassamee W. Supplementation of Ex-Situ Biofloc to Improve Growth Performance and Enhance Nutritional Values of the Pacific White Shrimp Rearing at Low Salinity Conditions. Applied Sciences 2021, 11(10), 4598. doi.org/10.3390/app11104598
  17. Visudtiphole V., Khudet J., Chaitongsakul P., Plaisen S., Siriwattano J., Laiphrom S., Klaysuban A., Raweeratanapong T., Sittikankaew K., Rattanaphan N., Koichai L., Unagul P. and Uawisetwathana U. Growth and Lipidomic Analyses of Penaeus monodon Larvae Supplemented With Aurantiochytrium limacinum BCC52274. Front. Mar. Sci 2021. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.771929
  18. Deenarn, P., Tobwor, P., Vichai, V., Phomklad, S., Chaitongsakul, P., Leelatanawit, R. and Wimuttisuk, W. 2020. Polychaete consumption increased prostaglandin biosynthesis in female Penaeus monodon, Reproduction, 160:873–885, https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-20-0217
  19. Yotbuntueng, P., Jiemsup, S., Deenarn, P., Tobwor, P., Yongkiettrakul, S., Vichai, V., Pruksatrakul, T., Sittikankaew, K., Karoonuthaisiri, N., Leelatanawit, R., Wimuttisuk, W. 2022. Differential distribution of eicosanoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the Penaeus monodon male reproductive tract and their effects on total sperm counts. PLOS ONE, 17(9): e0275134. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275134

Patents & petite-patents 

  1. Development of DNA primers and probe for sex prediction in black tiger shrimp; KRRN 119631
  2. Multiplex gene expression in the black tiger shrimp using bead array approach (Petty Patent, filed in Thailand: No 1603001428)
  3. Application of beta-glucan from insect fungi to improve shrimp survival and immune levels (Petty Patent, filed in Thailand: No 2203001345)
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