The effects of feeding immunostimulant β-glucan on the immune response of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 357-366

  Sirimanapong, Wanna ^a,b   Adams, Alexandra ^a   Ooi, Ei Lin ^c   Green, Darren M ^a   Nguyen, Dang Khoa ^d   Browdy, Craig L ^c   Collet, Bertrand ^e   Thompson, Kim D ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Novus Aqua Research Center Novus International Pte Ltd   (Viet Nam)

^d NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^e MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Edwardsiella ictaluri; Immune response; Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; glucan

Indexed keywords

EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; MYSTUS VITTATUS; PANGASIANODON HYPOPHTHALMUS;

BETA GLUCAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CATFISH; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FISH DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; CATFISHES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; IMMUNITY, INNATE;

EID: 84930005177     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.04.025     Document Type: Article

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