Efficacy testing of an immersion vaccine against Aeromonas salmonicida and immunocompetence in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta, Ascanius)

• Published in: Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• Main Authors: Papadopoulou, Athina, Monaghan, Sean J, Bagwell, Nicola, Alves, Mickael Teixeira, Verner-Jeffreys, David, Wallis, Tim, Davie, Andrew, Adams, Alexandra, Migaud, Herve
• Other Authors: Mowi (Scotland), Institute of Aquaculture, CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Ridgeway Biologicals Ltd, orcid:0000-0002-7692-7756, orcid:0000-0002-9524-618X, orcid:0000-0002-5404-7512
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Ballan wrasse; Immersion vaccination; Aeromonas salmonicida; Adaptive immunity; IgM; MCH II; Ballan; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33682; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.044; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/33682/1/A_Papadopoulou%20et%20al%202021%20Revised.pdf

The development of effective vaccines is a critical step towards the domestication of emerging fish species for aquaculture. However, traditional vaccine delivery through intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection requires fish to reach a minimum size and age and therefore cannot provide protection at early d...