An overview of the immunological defenses in fish skin

M Ángeles Esteban - International scholarly research notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The vertebrate immune system is comprised of numerous distinct and interdependent
components. Every component has its own inherent protective value, and the final …

A microbial sea of possibilities: current knowledge and prospects for an improved understanding of the fish microbiome

TPRA Legrand, JW Wynne, LS Weyrich… - Reviews in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The mucosal surfaces of fish represent an important barrier that supports and regulates a
diverse array of microbial assemblages and contributes to the overall health and fitness of …

Boosting immune function and disease bio-control through environment-friendly and sustainable approaches in finfish aquaculture: herbal therapy scenarios

SH Hoseinifar, YZ Sun, Z Zhou… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aquaculture offers a promising source of economic and healthy protein for human
consumption and improved wellbeing. This has led to the development of the aquaculture …

Mucosal immunity and B cells in teleosts: effect of vaccination and stress

D Parra, FE Reyes-Lopez, L Tort - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Fish are subjected to several insults from the environment, which may endanger animal
survival. Mucosal surfaces are the first line of defense against these threats, acting as a …

The effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus as feed supplement on skin mucosal immune parameters, intestinal microbiota, stress resistance and growth performance of …

SH Hoseinifar, Z Roosta, A Hajimoradloo… - Fish & shellfish …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the effects of different levels of dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus
as feed supplement on intestinal microbiota, skin mucus immune parameters and salinity …

Microbial ecology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) hatcheries: impacts of the built environment on fish mucosal microbiota

JJ Minich, GD Poore, K Jantawongsri… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Successful rearing of fish in hatcheries is critical for conservation, recreational fishing,
commercial fishing through wild stock enhancements, and aquaculture production …

Using skin mucus to evaluate stress in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

FA Guardiola, A Cuesta, MÁ Esteban - Fish & shellfish immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
The welfare of farmed fish is influenced by environmental and management factors, which
may substantially increase stress levels of the animals and even endanger their survival …

Effects of transportation stress and addition of salt to transport water on the skin mucosal homeostasis of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

L Tacchi, L Lowrey, R Musharrafieh, K Crossey… - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
Transportation of live fish is a common practice among aquaculture facilities. Many studies
have previously reported how transport elicits physiological stress responses and increases …

[HTML][HTML] Supplementation of lactic acid bacteria has positive effects on the mucosal health of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed soybean meal

N Nimalan, SL Sørensen, A Fečkaninová, J Koščová… - Aquaculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the ability of lactic acid bacteria, when added individually or in combination
in feeds, to prevent soybean meal-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon. A control diet …

Comparative assessment of cortisol in plasma, skin mucus and scales as a measure of the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal axis activity in fish

A Carbajal, FE Reyes-López, O Tallo-Parra… - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Cortisol, the end product of the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis, has been
traditionally measured in blood as indicator of stress in fish, however, the degree of …