State-of-the-Art Aquatic Viruses Research in China

Dear Colleagues,

Aquatic viruses include infected viruses in organisms and free-floating viruses in freshwater and marine environments. They are extremely diverse and highly abundant and there are extensive virus-host interactions with eukaryotic organisms, including shellfish, crustaceans and fishes. Aquatic viruses are also involved in aquatic animal diseases, and some pathogenetic viruses cause serious economic losses in the aquaculture industry.

Chinese scientists actively participate in the study of aquatic viruses, especially viruses in aquaculture animals, and numerous important advancements have been achieved in virus identification and characterization, mechanisms of viral pathogenesis, and host-virus interaction, including host immune responses against viruses and viral immune evasion. All these new achievements have provided essential information and knowledge for developing new strategies in viral disease prevention and control in the aquaculture industry. In this special issue, the state-of-the-art on aquatic viruses research in China, we welcome submissions for original research articles and comprehensive reviews including—but not limited to—all the above mentioned areas.

Prof. Dr. Jinxing Wang
Guest Editor

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