Screening of candidate antiparasitic drugs against Sparicotyle chrysophrii: A phenotypic drug discovery approach.
Sparicotyle chrysophrii is a blood-feeding ectoparasite that poses a significant threat to the farming of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), a species of high economic relevance in Mediterranean aquaculture. There is an urgent need for effective, safe, and practical antiparasitic treatments to control these infections....