Host responses against the fish parasitizing ciliate Cryptocaryon irritans

• Published in: Parasite immunology Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. e12967 - n/a
• Main Authors: Jiang, Shuiqing, Huang, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Ciliophora - physiology; Ciliophora Infections; Cryptocaryon irritans; fish; Fish Diseases; Fishes; Host-parasite interactions; Hymenostomatida; Immune response; immunity; vaccine; vaccine; Cryptocaryon irritans; immunity; fish

The parasitic ciliate Cryptocaryon irritans, which infects almost all marine fish species occurring in both tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. The disease, cryptocaryonosis, accounts for significant economic losses to the aquaculture industry. This review attempts to provide a co...