Jiehao Liu, Yiting Pan, Shen Jin, Yueping Zheng, Jianan Xu, Houyong Fan, Mansoor Khalid, Youji Wang, Menghong Hu
Skin mucus analysis has recently been used as a non-invasive method to evaluate for fish welfare. The present research study was conducted to examine the skin mucosal immunity and skin microbiota profiles of sturgeons infected with Citrobacter freundii. Our histology results showed that the thickness of the epidermal layer of skin remained thinner, and the number of mucous cells was significantly decreased in sturgeons after infection (p < 0.05). Total protein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, superoxide dismutase, and creatine kinase levels in the mucus showed biphasic pattern (decrease and then increase)...
March 30, 2024: Fish & Shellfish Immunology