The vertebrate immune system is comprised of numerous distinct and interdependent
components. Every component has its own inherent protective value, and the final …

Scuticociliatosis caused by about 20 species belonging to the Phylum Ciliophora has been
recognized as an emerging problem inflicting significant economic loss in aquaculture …

In this chapter, the current knowledge of mucosal immunity in fish skin is described. Skin is
considered the largest immunologically active organ in fish and is remarkably different from …

Cryptocaryoniasis is one of the devastating protozoal diseases present in marine fish
species, leading to high mortality in the fish aquaculture. Recently, white spot disease …

Silver pomfret has been widely cultured in China due to its high economic value.
Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (PDD) is a Gram-negative bacterium that has …

Certain ciliates of the subclass Scuticociliatia (scuticociliates) are facultative parasites of
fishes in which they cause a suite of diseases collectively termed scuticociliatosis. Hitherto …

In the summer of 2015, a disease outbreak occurred in the Silver pomfret (Pampus
argenteus) that reared in indoor tanks of one farm in Eastern China. The primary external …

The scuticociliates Miamiensis avidus (syn. Philasterides dicentrarchi), Pseudocohnilembus
persalinus, Pseudocohnilembus hargisi and Uronema marinum were cloned and identified …

Some species of scuticociliates (Ciliophora) behave as facultative parasites and produce
severe mortalities in cultured fish. Pathogenic scuticociliates can cause surface lesions and …

Intensive fish production has arguably resulted in a consequential increase in the incidence
of disease within the aquaculture industry. The frequency and the severity of disease events …