This book puts emphasis on the isolation taxonomy diagnosis (phenotypic serology and
molecular biology) epizootiology pathogenicity mechanisms and methods of disease control (by
vaccination immunostimulation probiotics prebiotics plant products and antimicrobial
compounds. Co-infections which are attributed to more than one microbial species have been
discussed. Shortcomings in knowledge have been highlighted. This sixth edition is the successor
to the original version first published in 1987 and which fills the need for an up-to-date
comprehensive text on the biological aspects of the bacterial taxa which cause disease in
finfish. The book is primarily targeted at researcher workers including postgraduate students
and diagnosticians. It is anticipated that the readership will include veterinary
microbiologists public health scientists and microbial ecologists.
