TY - BOOK ID - 88195808 TI - Mucosal health in aquaculture AU - Beck, Benjamin AU - Peatman, Eric AU - Allam, Bassem PY - 2015 SN - 9780124171930 0124171931 9780124171862 0124171869 1322988889 PB - London, [England] : Academic Press, DB - UniCat KW - Aquatic animals KW - Mucous membrane. KW - Aquaculture. KW - Physiology. KW - Aquiculture KW - Agriculture KW - Mucosa KW - Mucosal tissue KW - Tunica mucosa KW - Epithelium KW - Membranes (Biology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:88195808 AB - 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. -- ER -