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Prof. Dr. Pekmezci Leads TÜBİTAK-Funded Research on Parasite-Related Losses in Seabream Farming

Tolga Arda Bilasa 21 April 2026, Tuesday - 15:13 Updated: 03 August 2026, Monday - 15:13
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A project led by Prof. Dr. Gökmen Zafer Pekmezci of the Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases at Ondokuz Mayıs University’s (OMU) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been selected for funding under the TÜBİTAK 1002-A Rapid Support Programme.

Prof. Dr. Alparslan Yıldırım of the Department of Parasitology at Erciyes University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will serve as an adviser on the project, titled “Mitogenomic and Phylogenetic Characterisation of Sparicotyle chrysophrii (Monogenea), a Parasite Causing Mortality and Economic Losses in Wild-Caught and Farmed Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) in the Aegean Sea.”

The project aims to generate the first complete mitogenomic data for Sparicotyle chrysophrii, one of the most significant parasites responsible for mortality and substantial economic losses in gilthead seabream.

Parasite specimens will be isolated from both wild-caught and farmed gilthead seabream in the Aegean Sea and comprehensively characterised using next-generation sequencing technologies.

The study is expected to address an important gap in the scientific literature and contribute to the body of knowledge supporting aquatic animal health and disease management.