Mucosal Health in Aquaculture is an essential reference on mucosal health for the diverse aquaculture community. Rich in explanatory figures and schematics, the book includes important concepts such as structural and cellular composition of mucosal surfaces in fish and shellfish, known functional roles of molecular and cellular actors during pathogen invasion, impacts of nutrition on the mucosal barriers, impacts of chemical treatments on mucosal surfaces, mucosal vaccines and vaccination strategies, and more.
The health of cultured aquaculture species is critical in establishing the sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry worldwide, and mucosal health is of particular interest to those working in aquaculture because mucosal surfaces (skin, gill, intestine, reproductive tissues) constitute the first line of defense against pathogen invasion. Mucosal Health in Aquaculture captures the latest research on mucosal barriers in aquaculture species and their impacts on nutrition and immunity to ensure sustainable aquaculture development.
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Table of Contents
1. Why Mucosal Health?
2. Overview of Fish Immunity
3. Fish Mucosal Immunity: Skin
4. Fish Mucosal Immunity: Gill
5. Fish Mucosal Immunity: Intestine
6. Environmental Impacts on Fish Mucosa
7. Nutritional Impacts on Fish Mucosa: Dietary
8. Nutritional Impacts on Fish Mucosa: Immunostimulants, Pre- and Probiotics
9. Impacts of the Microbiome on Fish Mucosal Health
10. Mucosal Vaccines
11. Mucosal Immunity in Mollusks
12. New Frontiers in Mucosal Health
