Various emerging and re‐emerging diseases, such as streptococcosis, tilapia lake virus
disease and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus disease, have had a significant …

Vibrio-associated ailments are important globally, not only among marine aquaculture
systems but also among wild fish populations. Vibriosis leads to significant economic losses …

The aquaculture industry has dramatically developed during the last two decades. However,
this development has, in some cases, resulted in environmental degradation, emergence of …

Aquatic ecosystems are under increasing stress from global anthropogenic and natural
changes, including climate change, eutrophication, ocean acidification, and pollution. In this …

A complex and dynamic community of microorganisms, play important roles within the fish
gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Of the bacteria colonizing the GI tract, are lactic acid bacteria (LAB) …

Fish are the most diverse and widely distributed vertebrates, yet little is known about the
microbial ecology of fishes nor the biological and environmental factors that influence fish …

Immunoglobulins (Igs) are complex glycoproteins that play critical functions in innate and
adaptive immunity of all jawed vertebrates. Given the unique characteristics of mucosal …

Teleost fish possess an adaptive immune system associated with each of their mucosal
body surfaces. Evidence obtained from mucosal vaccination and mucosal infection studies …

The mucosal surfaces of fish represent an important barrier that supports and regulates a
diverse array of microbial assemblages and contributes to the overall health and fitness of …

Fish mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and
they possess important biological and ecological functions. Fish mucus research is …