Scientific publications 

Le Breton, A. & Picon Camacho, S. (2024) Technical guidelines on implementing biosecurity at the farm level in the United Arab Emirates. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular. FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States and Yemen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (English and Arabic version) (in-press).

Margarida Gomes Leandro, M., Zornu, J., Le Breton, A., Chérif, N., Basurco, B., Furones, D., Muniesa, A., Toffan, A., Dalla Pozza, M., Franzago, E., Zrnčić, S., Varvarigos, P. ,  Saleh, H., Cagirgan, H.,  Dverdal Jansen, M.,  Brun, E.,  Tavornpanich, S. (2024) Quantification of biosecurity measures in Mediterranean European seabass and gilthead sea bream farms. Aquaculture, 741898 (Full text available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741898)

Smith, P., Le Devendec, L., Jouy, E., Larvor, E., Verner-Jeffreys, D., Wokorac Joseph, A., Stanton, E., Light, E., Cortinovis, L., Tobia Pretto, Manfrin, A., Boitard, P.M., Jamin, M., Keck, N., Le Breton, A., Thuillier, B., Ravaille, C., Baron, S. (2024) Epidemiological cut-off values for Yersinia ruckeri disc diffusion data generated by a standarised method. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 158: 21-25 (Full text available: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03779).

Smith, P., Le Devendec, L., Jouy, E., Larvor, E., Le Breton, A., Picon-Camacho, S., Zrnčić, S., Zupičić, I.G., Oraić, D., Karatas, S., Verner-Jeffreys, D., Joseph, A., Light, E., van Essen-Zandbergen, A., Van Gelderen, B., Voorbergen-Laarman, M., Haenen, O.L.M., Veldman, K.T., Madsen, L., Mouritsen, K., Smith Svanevik, C., Håkonsholm, F., Isabel Vela, A., García, M. Florio, D., Fioravanti, M., Cortinovis, L., Manfrin, A. Baron, S. (2023) Epidemiological cut-off values for Vibrio anguillarum MIC and disc diffusion data generated by standard methods. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 155: 109-123 (Full text available: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03745).

Smith, P., Cortinovis, L., Pretto, T., Manfrin, A., Florio, D., Fioravanti, M., Baron, S., Le Devendec, L., Jouy, E., Le Breton, A., Picon-Camacho, S., Zupičić, I.G., Oraić, D., Zrnčić, S. (2023) Setting epidemiological cut-off values relevant to MIC data for Vibrio harveyi generated by a standardised microdilution method. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 155: 35-42. (Full text available: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03740).

Louboutin, L., Dheilly, N. M., Cabon, J., Picon Camacho, S., Leroux, A., Lucas, P., Le Breton, A., Blanchard, Y., Morin, T. (2022) Characterization of a novel picornavirus isolated from moribund gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae. Journal of Fish Diseases, 45(5): 706-716. (Abstract available: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13596)

Fernandez-Sanchez, J.L., Le Breton, A., Brun, E., Vendramin, N., Spiliopoulos, G., Furones, D., Basurco, B. (2022) Assessing the economic impact of diseases in Mediterranean grow-out culturing European sea bass. Aquaculture 547: 737530. (Full text available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737530)

Baron, S., Larvor, E., Jouy, E., Kempf, I., Lebouquin, S., Chauvin, C., Boitard, P.M., Jamin, M., Le Breton, A., Thuillier, B., Smith, P. (2021) Agreement between the categorisation of isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri by disc diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests performed at 22°C. Journal of Fish Diseases, 44 (7): 979-985. (Full text available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jfd.13356).

Vincent, A.T., Le Breton, A., Bernatchez, A., Gagné-Thivierge, C., Paquet, V.E., Thibault, E., Charette, S.J., Gantelet, H. (2019) Draft Genome Sequences of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes isolated from Senegalese Sole. Microbiology Resource Announcements. Volume 8, Issue 33: e00631-19. (Full text: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31416869/)

Fleurance, R., Sauvegrain, C., Marques, A., Le Breton, A., Guereaud, C., Cherel, Y., Wyers, M. (2008) Histopathological changes caused by Enteromyxum leei infection in farmed sea bream (Sparus aurata). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 79(3): 219-228. DOI: 10.3354/dao01832. (Full text available: https://www.int-res.com/articles/dao2007/79/d079p219.pdf)

Jublanc, E., Elkiric, N., Toubiana, M., Sri Widada, J., Le Breton, A., Lefebvre, G., Sauvegrain, C., Marques, A. (2005) Observation on a Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa Myxosporea) parasitosis on farming sea bream (Sparus aurata) The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 52(2): 28S-34S. (Abstract available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.05202003_3_19.x)

Le Breton, A.D. (2004) Applicability PCR for monitoring of Enteromyxum leei an epidemiological survey. European Aquaculture Society Special Publication, 34: 639-640.

Le Breton, A.D. (1999) Mediterranean finfish pathologies: Present status and new developments in prophylactic methods. Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists, 19(6): 250-253. (Full text available: https://eafp.org/download/1999-Volume19/Issue%206/19%206%20250-253.pdf)

Le Breton, A., Grisez, L., Sweetman, J., Ollevier, F. (1997) Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) associated with mass mortalities in cage reared sea bass Dicentrachus labrax (L.) Journal of Fish diseases, 20 (2): 145-151. (Abstract available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2761.1997.00284.x)

Rizzo, C. & Le Breton, A. (1997) The impact of Aquaculture on the water quality of Maltese waters: a one-year study. Journal of the Maltese Chamber of Scientists, 2 (1), 21-26. (Full text available: https://issuu.com/maltachamberofscientists/docs/xjenza_vol._2_issue_1_-_1997)

Le Breton, A. & Marques, A. (1996) Occurrence of a new histozoic microsporidian in cultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists, 15(6): 210.

Tarer, V., Sakiti, N., Le Breton, A., Marques, A. (1996) Myxidium leei myxosporidie pathogène chez les Sparidés en aquaculture en Méditerranée. Ichthyophysiol. Acta 19: 127 – 139.

Le Breton, A. & Marques, A. (1995) Occurrence of a Myxidium leei in two marine cultured species: Puntazzo puntazzo and Pagrus major. Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists, 15(6): 210 -212.

Le Breton, A.D. (1994) Elevage de poissons marins en Méditerranée: technique d’élevage, situation actuelle et perspective. Receuil de Med. Vet., 170 (2-3) 121-128.

Book chapters

Le Breton, A. (2020) Part II. General requirements for the laboratory methods. 5. Laboratory requirements for bacterial diseases. In: Zrnčić S. (ed.). Diagnostic Manual for the main pathogens in European seabass and Gilthead seabream aquaculture. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2020. 172 p. (Options Méditerranéennes: Série B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 75). (Full text available: http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/b75/b75.pdf)

Le Breton, A. (2020) Part IV. Bacterial diseases with impact on sea bass and sea bream farming. 13. Mycobacterium group. In: Zrnčić S. (ed.). Diagnostic Manual for the main pathogens in European seabass and Gilthead seabream aquaculture. Zaragoza : CIHEAM, 2020. 172 p. (Options Méditerranéennes: Série B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 75). (Full text available: http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/b75/b75.pdf)

Le Breton, A. (2020) Part IV. Bacterial diseases with impact on sea bass and sea bream farming. 8. Tenacibaculum group. In: Zrnčić S. (ed.). Diagnostic Manual for the main pathogens in European seabass and Gilthead seabream aquaculture. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2020. 172 p. (Options Méditerranéennes: Série B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 75). (Full text available: http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/b75/b75.pdf)

Le Breton, A.D. (2009) Vaccines in Mediterranean aquaculture: practice and needs. In: Rogers C. (ed.), Basurco B. (ed.). The use of veterinary drugs and vaccines in Mediterranean aquaculture. Zaragoza : CIHEAM, 2009. p. 147-154 (Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 86) (Full text available: https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a86/00801068.pdf)

Guide to Antimicrobial Use in Animals (2008) Co-auteur du Chapitre 12 sur l’ Aquaculture’ – Editeurs Luca Guardabassi, Lars B. Jensen et Hilde Kruse.

Lautraite A., Le Breton A. (2004) Guide des bonnes pratiques sanitaires en élevages piscicoles. Guide financé par l’Europe, le ministère de l’Agriculture, Pêche et Aquaculture, CIPA, UNPSA, OFIMER. Diffusion par le CIPA.

International conferences

Gotz, D., Leclercq, E., Le Breton, A., Castex, M., & Picon-Camacho, S.M. Growth-Inhibition effect of Phaeobacter inhibens against various strain of Vibrio harveyi isolated from marine aquaculture species. European Aquaculture Association (EAS) meeting, Rimini (Italy). 27th -30th September 2022. ePoster presentation.

Marie, A., Maolic, P.Y., Bourgeois, F., Carpentier, R., Le Breton, A. (2018) Tenacibaculum infections in marine finfish aquaculture: recent evolution in clinical aspects and strain identification -impact on prophylactic methods. World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and European Aquaculture Society (EAS), Montpellier (France), 25-29 August 2018.

Le Breton, A. & Carpentier, R. (2017) Advances identifying Vibrio harveyi by Maldi-Tof MS technology. 18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Belfast (United Kingdom) 4-8 September 2017.

Factor sustaining the amplification of the parasitic infestation by myxosporidian Enteromyxum leei. Proceedings of the XIth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. EAFP Conference, Malta. (Sept 2003).

Observation of segmented filamentous bacterium in the intestinal tract of farmed Sea Bream. Proceedings of the XIth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. EAFP Conference, Malta. (Sept 2003)

Sea bass infection by Enteromyxum leei reared with infested Sea bream. The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 41st Annual Meeting (Sept 2002)

Detection assay of Enteromyxum leei in farmed sea bream using a methodology based on 18S rRNA Gene. 4ème Biennale de Parasitologie et 41ème Réunion du Groupement des Protistologues de Langue Française (March, 2002)

Constraints standardising cohabitation challenge tests of vaccines against Photobacterium damsela. Proceedings of the IXth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. EAFP Conference, Rhodes (Greece) (Sept,1999)

Endomicroparasitic infestation of cultured sea bass and bream: Economic Impact in the Maltese Islands. Proceedings of the IXth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. EAFP Conference, Rhodes (Greece). (Sept, 1999).

Vaccination against Photobacterium damsela Laboratory evaluation efficacy and administration methods. Proceedings of the EAS Conference « Aquaculture Europe99 », Trondheim (Norway). (August, 1999).

Marine Fin Fish Diseases: Recent European Developments. Developments. Proceedings of the WAS Conference « World Aquaculture99 », Sydney (Australia). (April, 1999).

Evaluation of different methods of vaccination against Pasteurella piscicida on juvenile sea bream. Proceedings of the VIIIth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Edinburgh (Scotland). (Sept, 1997).

Viral Nervous Necrosis of sea bass: epidemiological data and prophylactic guideline. Proceedings of the VIIIth International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Edinburgh (Scotland). (Sept, 1997).

An overview of the main infectious problems in cultured sea bass and sea bream: solutions? Proceedings of The International workshop on sea bass and sea bream culture: problems and prospects, E.A.S. Conference. Verona (Italy). 16-18 October 1996

Trials and Challenges: problems and pitfalls. The International conference on Methods and Fish Research Disease, Aberdeen (Scotland) (Sept, 1996).

Le Breton, A. (1995) Field investigations on Pasteurella piscicida in Greece: detection, epidemiology, antibioresistance. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference Diseases of Fish and Shellfish (EAFP), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 10-15 September 1995.

A case report of Nocardial infection in sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (21 April 1994) Proceedings of Pharmaq conference.

Field trials against Vibriosis on sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax with an immersion and oral vaccine (5 Sept 1993) Proceedings of The Sixth EAFP International Conference of Fish and Shellfish.

Le Breton, A. (1990) Macrobrachium rosenbergii: produit d’ Aquaculture. Risque de non-qualité et moyen de contrôle (Sept, 1990) Mémoire de C.E.S. d’hygiène alimentaire.

Le Breton, A. (1989) Microflores associées à élevages larvaires de Dicentrarchus labrax. Antibiotiqie sensibilité. National Veterinary School Toulouse.