Pathogenomics for Sustainable Aquaculture: From Diagnostics to Disease Resistance
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 59
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Interests: microbiome diversity; insect symbionts; fish pathogens; non-tuberculous mycobacteria; extremophiles; bioprospecting
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Interests: animal genetics; aquaculture and fisheries genetics; quantitative genetics; population and conservation genetics; molecular genetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aquaculture is a rapidly expanding sector of global food production, yet it faces significant challenges from infectious diseases that threaten productivity, sustainability, and animal welfare. Advances in pathogenomics—the study of the genomes of pathogens and their interactions with hosts—offer transformative opportunities to improve disease management in aquaculture. This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge research on the genomic characterization of aquatic pathogens, the development of rapid and precise diagnostic tools, and strategies for enhancing host disease resistance through selective breeding, vaccination, and microbiome modulation. It welcomes reviews, original research articles, and short communications. Contributions may cover molecular epidemiology, functional genomics, host–pathogen interactions, bioinformatics approaches, and innovative disease control strategies. By integrating pathogenomics into aquaculture practices, this Special Issue seeks to advance sustainable production systems, reduce economic losses, and improve the health and resilience of cultured aquatic species.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Panagiota Stathopoulou
Dr. Dimitrios Loukovitis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathogenomics
- aquaculture diseases
- disease diagnostics
- host–pathogen interactions
- genomic epidemiology
- disease resistance
- selective breeding
- aquatic microbiome
- vaccines in aquaculture
- sustainable aquaculture
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