Aquaculture is one of the most rapidly expanding farming systems in the world. Its rapid
expansion has brought with it several pathogens infecting different fish species. As a result …

Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis (Fno) is a gram-negative intracellular bacterium
identified in many fish species worldwide, including cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis …

Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) are the only freshwater member of the cod family (Gadidae) and
potentially a new species for aquaculture production. This “freshwater cod” species could …

Francisella bacteria cause severe disease in both vertebrates and invertebrates and include
one of the most infectious human pathogens. Mammalian cell lines have mainly been used …

Background Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis (Fno) is the etiological agent of
francisellosis in cultured warm water fish, such as tilapia. Antibiotics are administered to treat …

The genetic repertoire underlying teleost immunity has been shown to be highly variable. A
rare example is Atlantic cod and its relatives Gadiformes that lacks a hallmark of vertebrate …

Atlantic cod has lost the Major Histocompatibility complex class II pathway–central to
pathogen presentation, humoral response and immunity. Here, we investigate the …

The development of vaccines for aquaculture has been an important milestone in providing
a continuous and sustainable production. Most of the vaccines currently on the market for …

Two monovalent vaccines against pasteurellosis were developed and tested for efficacy
using a previously established bath challenge model. High levels of specific antibodies were …

Systemic infection caused by the facultative intracellular bacterium Francisella noatunensis
subsp. noatunensis remains a disease threat to Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. Future …