The immune system of teleost fish has mechanisms responsible for the defense against
bacteria through protective proteins in several tissues. The protein action can be evaluated …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the methodology to establish the hemolytic
activity of alternative complement pathway as an indicator of the innate immunity in Brazilian …

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if fresh channel catfish serum from
unimmunized catfish is bactericidal against 14 different Gram-negative and Gram-positive …

Antibody can be assessed by agglutinating antibody titer which is a quantitative measure of
circulating antibodies in serum from fish previously immunized. The antibody evaluation has …

The efficacy of a polyvalent bacterin vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas
aeroginosa and Enterococcus durans administered by different routes in Nile tilapia was …

The understanding of fish immune system structure and function is essential for the
development of new technologies and products to improve productivity. This is the first …

Fish vaccination has been increasingly exploited as a tool to control pathogen infection. The
production of immunoglobulin following vaccination might be affected by several factors …

The present study evaluated the assay to quantify the respiratory burst activity of blood
leukocytes of pacu as an indicator of the innate immune system, using the reduction of …

The utilization of probiotic bacteria have been widely tested and applied in intestinal
microflora modulation, through competitive exclusion of the pathogenic bacteria. Aeromonas …

Aeromonas bestiarum is one of the causal agents of motile aeromonad infection/motile
aeromonad septicemia (MAI/MAS) in fish. Infections of the bacterium is an increasing …