Interactions between Fish and Pathogens in Aquaculture—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Fish is an important food for humans, providing essential nutrients and playing a key role in global food security. Infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites are a major problem in aquaculture, threatening the stability between animal health and welfare, food quality, and the sustainability of the industry. In modern intensive aquaculture, the maintenance of large numbers of fish in a small area provides a relatively unnatural and stressful environment that is conducive to the outbreaks of infectious diseases. Therefore, understanding the innate and adaptive immune responses of fish to various pathogens is important for developing therapeutic and preventive measures to eradicate or mitigate pathogen proliferation. This Special Issue aims to publish contributions on fish–pathogen interactions, particularly the innate and adaptive immune response to important pathogens, and to develop novel and effective strategies to protect fish health from severe infectious diseases.

Prof. Dr. Qian Gao
Dr. Jiasong Xie
Dr. Yinnan Mu
Dr. Pengfei Zou
Prof. Dr. Bei Wang
Guest Editors

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• fish
• host–pathogen interaction
• immune system
• adaptive immune
• innate immune

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