The rapid advancements and decreasing cost of omics technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics, have driven their adoption across various scientific fields. This growth is further fueled by the increasing availability of sequenced genomes and the enrichment of databases that enhance the utility and accuracy of these technologies. The field of aquaculture has embraced these developments, applying omics tools to explore numerous aspects of aquaculture research.
One of the critical challenges in the aquaculture industry is the management of infectious diseases, which cause significant economic losses in the production of fish, molluscs, and crustaceans, and hinder the cultivation of emerging species. Understanding the immune system of aquatic organisms is essential for developing strategies to mitigate the devastating impact of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal infections.
"Immunomics" refers to the study of immune system regulation, pathogen-host interactions, and disease resistance using omics technologies. The goal of immunomics is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the immune system through these advanced tools. Examples of immunomics research include identifying genomic markers associated with disease resistance, investigating pathogen-induced epigenetic modifications, analysing transcriptomic or proteomic variations between disease-resistant and susceptible species, exploring metabolomic profiles of asymptomatic versus symptomatic individuals, and examining microbiome changes when specific immune genes are suppressed, enhanced, or so on.
This special issue invites submissions of all article types -short reports, primary research articles, and reviews that utilize omics technologies to advance knowledge of immune responses in cultured aquatic animals, ranging from invertebrates to fish.
The rapid advancements and decreasing cost of omics technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics, have driven their adoption across various scientific fields. This growth is further fueled by the increasing availability of sequenced genomes and the enrichment of databases that enhance the utility and accuracy of these technologies. The field of aquaculture has embraced these developments, applying omics tools to explore numerous aspects of aquaculture research.
One of the critical challenges in the aquaculture industry is the management of infectious diseases, which cause significant economic losses in the production of fish, molluscs, and crustaceans, and hinder the cultivation of emerging species. Understanding the immune system of aquatic organisms is essential for developing strategies to mitigate the devastating impact of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal infections.
"Immunomics" refers to the study of immune system regulation, pathogen-host interactions, and disease resistance using omics technologies. The goal of immunomics is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the immune system through these advanced tools. Examples of immunomics research include identifying genomic markers associated with disease resistance, investigating pathogen-induced epigenetic modifications, analysing transcriptomic or proteomic variations between disease-resistant and susceptible species, exploring metabolomic profiles of asymptomatic versus symptomatic individuals, and examining microbiome changes when specific immune genes are suppressed, enhanced, or so on.
This special issue invites submissions of all article types -short reports, primary research articles, and reviews that utilize omics technologies to advance knowledge of immune responses in cultured aquatic animals, ranging from invertebrates to fish.