Description
This third and final volume in the acclaimed Fish Diseases and Disorders trilogy addresses infectious diseases of finfish and shellfish caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. Topics include infectious pancreatic necrosis virus, infectious haematopoietic virus, viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, rickettsial and chlamydial infections, furunculosis, motile aeromonads, vibriosis, flavobacterial diseases and shellfish diseases. Written by experts in each discipline and updated throughout to reflect new developments in the field - including new chapters on alphaviruses, oncogenic viruses, genomics and proteomics - this is a must-have reference for fish health specialists, veterinarians, microbiologists, zoologists, researchers and students in aquaculture.
`... bound to become the definitive work on the subject ... to be commended to the libraries of all institutes in the area of aquatic science'. Journal of Fish Biology
`... the book is well written ... a good reference and will give both students and professionals good background information on the major infectious diseases'. Quarterly Review of Biology
`The Woo books [Volumes 1-3] are outstanding ... strongly recommended for researchers.' Florida Aqua News