The potential for a varied range of applications makes a basic understanding of
nanotechnology important to us. The technological and industrial sectors including …

Background It is hypothesised that being a blood-feeding ectoparasite, Argulus foliaceus
(Linnaeus, 1758), uses similar mechanisms for digestion and host immune evasion to those …

Immunoglobulin heavy chains of three isotypes viz., IgM, IgD and IgT/IgZ are described in
teleosts. In this study, a challenge experiment with an ectoparasite Argulus siamensis was …

The aquaculture industry constitutes a major source of food fish production, which largely
contributes to the nutritional security, foreign exchange, and livelihood support in the form of …

Argulus siamensis is a major ectoparasitic pathogen of freshwater fish capable of causing
substantial economic loss. None of the available control measures have been able to …

ABSTRACT DNA barcoding coupled with classical morphological description have become
promising approach for the species level identification. In the present study, 278 numbers of …

Vaccination against fish ectoparasite, Argulus siamensis seems to be a better alternative to
the harmful chemicals used for its control. A preliminary study was undertaken to assess the …

Globally, incidences of fish diseases caused by parasites have been on a rise, especially in
intensive aquaculture practise, leading to considerable economic losses. The traditional …

Abstract The complement component 9 (C9) plays a significant role in the formation of
membrane attack complex (MAC) on the targeted cell surface. The current study is dealt with …

Fisheries and aquaculture remain as an important source of food, nutrition, income and
livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people around the world. The per capita fish supply …