Teleost fish have a well‐established innate immune response that is vital for anti‐pathogen
responses in their antigen‐rich environment. With the increase in scientific investigations …

Mucosal barriers are dynamic structures that allow fish to interact with the external
environment while maintaining homeostasis. Mucosal barriers are very complex tissues with …

Teleosts clearly have a more diffuse gut associated lymphoid system, which is
morphological and functional clearly different from the mammalian GALT. All immune cells …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide readers with a general overview of the fish immune
system, including commonalities and particularities in comparison with higher vertebrate …

Teleost mucosal immunity has become the subject of unprecedented research studies in
recent years because of its diversity and defining characteristics. Its immune repertoire is …

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing global agriculture sector and the importance of fish health
has become of upmost importance as production levels and stocking densities increase …

Preventive health care by dietary manipulation has been regarded as a sustainable
approach in modern aquaculture. This strategy is substantiated by remarkable evidence that …

The field of mucosal immunology research has grown fast over the past few years, and our
understanding on how mucosal surfaces respond to complex antigenic cocktails is …

Fish in culture are susceptible to a wide range of infectious pathogens in the form of
bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic agents. The diseases these agents cause result in …

There is a rapidly increasing literature pointing to the success of probiotics,
immunostimulants, plant products and oral vaccines in immunomodulation, namely …