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Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology

  • 1st Edition - February 27, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Frederick S.B. Kibenge, Javier Santander, David P. Overy
  • Language: English

Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology is a practical reference to address the steadily increasing importance of infectious diseases of aquatic animals. With the burgeonin… Read more

Description

Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology is a practical reference to address the steadily increasing importance of infectious diseases of aquatic animals. With the burgeoning expansion of the animal aquaculture industry to new geographic areas, new microbial and parasitic species with pathogenic potential will continue to emerge. This necessitates rapid identification of the new pathogens to enable their control. Each pathogenic bacterial or fungal species is accompanied by the full description of both taxonomic and clinical information for the three major aquatic food animals (fish, crustaceans and mollusks).

Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology takes a comprehensive approach to facilitate research to develop vaccines or other similar pathogen mitigation measures, and is useful to bacteriologists, mycologists, aquaculturists, clinical practitioners in aquatic animal health and all those in industry, government or academia who are interested in aquaculture, fisheries and comparative biology.

Key features

  • Includes all known bacterial and fungal pathogens that affect fish, crustaceans and mollusks
  • Offers prevention and disease control measures of aquatic animal bacterial and fungal pathogens
  • Includes fungal identification and classifications to help examine features of different fungal groups

Readership

Researchers, teachers, students, diagnostic laboratory staff, clinical veterinarians, aquaculture disease practitioners, biologists, farmers, and all those in industry, government or academia who are interested in aquaculture, fisheries and comparative biology

Table of contents

Part I: General Aspects

1. Introduction to the microbiologists’ highest taxa: The three domains of life

2. Prevention and control of aquatic animal bacterial pathogens

Part II: Gram-negative Pathogenic Bacteria of Farmed Aquatic Animals

3. Aeromonadaceae (fish, crustaceans and molluscs)

4. Enterobacteriaceae Fish Pathogens

5. Francisellaceae

6. Pseudomonadaceae (Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs)

Part III: Gram-positive Pathogenic Bacteria Farmed Aquatic Animals

7. Streptococcaceae

Part IV: Pathogenic Fungi of Fish, Crustaceans, and Molluscs

8. Class Dothideomycetes

9. Class Eurotiomycetes

10. Class Sordariomycetes

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 5, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

FK

Frederick S.B. Kibenge

Dr. Frederick Kibenge is Professor of Virology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. He obtained his BVM from Makerere University and his PhD from Murdoch University, and he is the former Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Kibenge has more than 30 years of experience investigating animal viruses and the biology of viral pathogens. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of virus virulence to improve on methods of virus detection and control.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Virology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

JS

Javier Santander

Affiliations and expertise
Ocean Sciences Center, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, NL, Canada

DO

David P. Overy

Affiliations and expertise
Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada