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Principles of Fish Immunology

From Cells and Molecules to Host Protection

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Editors:
  1. Kurt Buchmann

    1. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

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  2. Christopher J. Secombes

    1. Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

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  • Provides a comprehensive overview on the immune system of fish
  • Reviews fundamentals and latest developments in fish vaccinology
  • Discusses immune reactions to different pathogens

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Anatomy of Teleost Fish Immune Structures and Organs

    • Håvard Bjørgen, Erling Olaf Koppang
    Pages 1-30

  3. Innate Immunity

    • Roy Ambli Dalmo, Jarl Bøgwald
    Pages 31-103Open Access

  4. Adaptive Immunity

    • Beatriz Abós, Christyn Bailey, Carolina Tafalla
    Pages 105-140

  5. Cellular Immune Responses

    • Uwe Fischer, Fumio Takizawa
    Pages 141-176

  6. Lymphocytes of Teleosts

    • G. Scapigliati, A. Miccoli, F. Buonocore, A. M. Fausto, S. Picchietti
    Pages 177-201

  7. Fish Macrophages

    • Geert F. Wiegertjes, Philip M. Elks
    Pages 203-227

  8. Immunoglobulins in Teleost

    • Manuel Mendoza, Susana Magadán
    Pages 229-251

  9. B-Cell Responses and Antibody Repertoires in Teleost Fish: From Ag Receptor Diversity to Immune Memory and Vaccine Development

    • J. Oriol Sunyer, Pierre Boudinot
    Pages 253-278

  10. Complement Activation in Fish with Emphasis on MBL/MASP

    • Per W. Kania, Kurt Buchmann
    Pages 279-300

  11. Cytokines and Immunity

    • Christopher J. Secombes
    Pages 301-353

  12. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) in Fish

    • Eva Stina Edholm, Louis Du Pasquier, Geert F. Wiegertjes, Pierre Boudinot
    Pages 355-386

  13. Mucosal Immunity in Fish

    • Irene Salinas, Yang Ding, Álvaro Fernández-Montero, J. Oriol Sunyer
    Pages 387-443

  14. Immune Response Against Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) in Salmonids

    • Maria K. Dahle, Øystein Wessel, Espen Rimstad
    Pages 445-461

  15. Antiviral Innate Immune Responses: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus and Salmonid Alphavirus

    • Cheng Xu, Amr A. A. Gamil, Koestan Gadan, Aase B. Mikalsen, Øystein Evensen
    Pages 463-494

  16. The Ontogeny of the Fish Immune System

    • Kurt Buchmann
    Pages 495-510

  17. Antibacterial Immune Responses

    • Kurt Buchmann
    Pages 511-533

  18. Antiparasitic Immune Responses

    • Kurt Buchmann
    Pages 535-563

  19. Immunopathology

    • Khattapan Jantawongsri, Brian Jones, Diane Elliott, Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Barbara F. Nowak
    Pages 565-598

  20. Current Use and Need for New Fish Vaccines

    • Paul J. Midtlyng
    Pages 599-608
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About this book

This textbook provides a highly accessible and concise overview on the innate and adaptive immune systems in fish as well as on fundamentals and latest developments in fish vaccinology. It introduces the anatomy and molecular functions of immune organs and furthermore examines in detail the interactions between the host immune systems and different types of pathogens.

The textbook is essential reading for students in Veterinary/Fish Medicine, Aquaculture and Immunology. Furthermore, the volume serves as a quick reference for Fish Pathologists and Aquaculturists.

Chapter 2 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Kurt Buchmann

  • Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

    Christopher J. Secombes

About the editors

Professor Kurt Buchmann has been engaged in fish immunology and fish pathology since the early 1980s. He has supervised more than 25 Ph.D. students and more than 72 B.Sc. and M.Sc. students within the field. His publication record (SCI) counts more than 300 international peer reviewed papers which are basis of his h-index of 43. Professor Buchmann has contributed to several international textbooks on developmental and comparative immunology, evolution of the immune system and fish pathology.

Professor emeritus Chris Secombes has studied fish immunology for over 4 decades. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Fish and Shellfish Immunology” and a past President of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology. In recognition of his contribution to the field he was awarded the Alexander Ninian Bruce prize from the Royal Society of Edinburgh for “his outstanding contribution to our understanding of the immune system of fish, particularly salmonids”. He established the Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre which has been a driving force in European research collaborations in fish health. He has published over 500 international scientific publications, and has an h-index of 80.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles of Fish Immunology

  • Book Subtitle: From Cells and Molecules to Host Protection

  • Editors: Kurt Buchmann, Christopher J. Secombes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85420-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85419-5Published: 13 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85422-5Published: 13 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85420-1Published: 12 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 670

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Animal Physiology, Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, Oceanography

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