Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases.

Contributions by: Arun K Dhar, Andrew Orry, F C Thomas Allnutt, Scott LaPatra, Richard J Whittington, Jo-Ann Leong, Gael Kurath, John S Lumsden, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano, Motohiko Sano, Knut Falk, Maria Aamelfot, Peter Dixon, David Stone, Lester H. Khoo, Rodman G. Getchell, Geoffrey H. Groocock, Keith Way, Anna Toffan, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima, Thomas Waltzek, Marius Karlsen, Renate Johansen, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir, Bryndis Bjornsdottir, Larry A. Hanson, Matt J. Griffin, Terence Greenway, David J. Wise, Thomas P. Loch, Mohamed Faisal, Esteban M. Soto, David T. Gauthier, Martha W. Rhodes, John P. Hawke, Jerri L Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush, Diane G. Elliott, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños, Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik, Christopher M. Good, Michael Ormsby, Robert Davies