Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (11): 32-39.

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Research Progress on Tilapia Immunology

Gan Zhen1,2,Wang Bei1,2,Lu Yishan1,2,Tang Jufen1,2,Jian Jichang1,2,Wu Zaohe2,3   

  1. 1. Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088;2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals,Zhanjiang 524088;3. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225
  • Received:2014-03-12 Online:2014-11-07 Published:2014-11-07

Abstract: Tilapia is one of the major fishes farmed in China. In recent years, outbreak of diseases caused great economic losses in tilapia aquaculture industry. It’s generally believed that immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy have great advantages in water environmental protection and food safety management, so the research about exploring characteristics of immune system and mechanisms of immune response in fish gradually become a hot issue in academic circles. In this review, the non-specific immunity, humoral immunity and cell-mediated immunity of tilapia were discussed in order to provide useful data for further research on immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy for diseases of tilapia.

Key words: Tilapia, Non-specific immunity , Humoral immunity , Cell-mediated immunity