Silver Bullet Water Treatment System validated in battle against shrimp-killing bacteria

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday November 26, 2014 Tags: aquaculture, David Sunshine, Denver, Silver Bullet

 

DENVER - Silver Bullet, an award-winning, cutting-edge water treatment company, announced its technology system has been validated by third-party researchers in lab and field trials as a powerful solution in the reduction and control of a bacteria that has been devastating the shrimp aquaculture industry.

The bacteria, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, causes a disease that damages the shrimp's digestive system and results in death. Silver Bullet said the disease has caused significant losses for the shrimp aquaculture industry worldwide.

The Silver Bullet system was found to reduce the amount of bacteria, maintain those lower bacteria counts and promote shrimp survival.

Dr. Silvia Gomez, a researcher at a Mexican government lab, said the Silver Bullet technology is showing promising results.

"Most farmers throughout Mexico have been experiencing close to 80 percent mortality of their shrimp in consecutive seasons over the last year," Gomez said. "We have seen promising results in lab applications and now a full-scale field application of the Silver Bullet Water Treatment System's oxidizing capacity to reduce and control the levels of (the bacteria) while causing no harm to the shrimp."

"We are delighted by this independent validation of our technology recognizing that the Silver Bullet Water Treatment System is a promising tool for the shrimp aquaculture industry in its ongoing battle against pathogenic bacteria like Vibrio p," said David Sunshine, Silver Bullet CEO.
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