Intestinal Health of Aquatic Animals
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine and Freshwater Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2027 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental stress; aquatic toxicology; pollutants; intestine microbiota; nutritional immunity; multiomics
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Dear Colleagues,
The intestine is the core organ for digestion, absorption, and immune defense in aquatic animals, hailed as the “first line of health defense”. The maintenance of intestinal health relies on an intact mucosal barrier, a stable microbial community, and normal local immune function, which collectively ensure efficient nutrient conversion in the intestine and disease resistance of the host. However, stressors such as fluctuations in the aquaculture environment, pathogenic infections, and adverse feed components are prone to damaging the intestinal barrier and disrupting the microbial community balance. Once intestinal health is impaired, it can induce enteritis, dysbiosis, and decreased barrier function in the host, thereby reducing growth performance and weakening stress resistance. Therefore, deciphering the mechanisms underlying the effects of stressors on the intestinal health of aquatic animals and developing precise nutritional strategies for intestinal health regulation are of great significance for improving the stress resistance of aquatic animals and aquaculture benefits.
This Special Issue sincerely welcomes original research and review articles, with a particular focus on the following areas:
- Effects of harmful factors on the intestinal health of aquatic animals;
- Regulatory strategies for intestinal health in aquatic animals;
- Resource exploration and application of intestinal microbial and metabolites in aquatic animals.
Dr. Yafei Duan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aquatic animals
- intestinal health
- mucosal barrier
- intestinal microbial
- microbiota balance
- host-microbe interaction
- immune defense
- metabolites
- nutritional regulation
- omics
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