Study in Immune System and Disease of Fishes
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Welfare, Health and Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2023) | Viewed by 17626
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The journal Fishes is preparing a Special Issue entitled “Study in Immune System and Disease of Fish”. Fish are lower vertebrates but possess both innate immunity and adaptive immunity. However, some differences exist in fish and mammalian immune systems. Studying the fish immune system is important for understanding the evolution of the immune system. In addition, with the expansion of fish culture, the occurrence of disease has increased greatly. Understanding the immune response to diseases is essential for preventing them by using immune strategies, such as vaccine development against a specific pathogen or molecular breeding strains of fish with enhanced resistance to major diseases. We welcome the submission of original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspective articles on topics including (but not limited to) the following:
- Characterization of immune molecules of fish innate or adaptive immunity;
- Functions of immune molecules of fish innate or adaptive immunity;
- Immune response of fish against diseases or pathogens.
Prof. Dr. Zhitao Qi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fish
- immune molecular
- immune responses
- diseases
- pathogens
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