About the Book: Laboratory Techniques for Fish Pathogen Detection
This book provides an extensive and practice-oriented overview of fish diseases,
pathogen diagnostics, and laboratory techniques used in aquaculture health
management. It is an essential resource for students, aquatic veterinarians,
aquaculture professionals, researchers, and diagnostic laboratory personnel.
Beginning with the classification of fish pathogens—bacterial, viral, fungal,
parasitic, and non-infectious—the book emphasizes the importance of early
disease diagnosis and biosafety practices. It offers detailed procedures for
sample collection, preservation, and transportation, both from live and dead
fish specimens.
Core chapters explain bacterial culture methods, biochemical identification,
hematological and histopathological analysis, and wet mount techniques. A major
section is devoted to molecular