特刊主题

Innovations in Shellfish Aquaculture: Advances in Farming Practices, Disease Diagnostics, and Host Immunity

贝类养殖的创新：养殖实践、疾病诊断和宿主免疫研究进展

特刊简介：

贝类养殖已成为全球食品生产中日益重要的组成部分，养殖研究在近年来取得了显著的进步和创新。本期特刊聚焦贝类养殖的挑战，如环境压力和疾病管理等，展示创新的养殖方法和疾病诊断工具，力求对当前研究现状进行全面的概述，并激励进一步的研究工作，以增强贝类养殖的可持续性增长。

特刊感兴趣的主题，包括但不限于：

• Novel husbandry methods for enhanced shellfish growth, health, and productivity

• Novel farming techniques, such as integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems, and their impact on shellfish immunity and growth

• Comparative immunology in shellfish species: implications for disease resistance and selective breeding

• Nutritional interventions and their effects on shellfish immune responses and growth performance

• Application of next-generation sequencing and metagenomics for pathogen discovery and microbiome analysis in shellfish

• Development of multiplexed PCR, isothermal amplification assays, and single-cell diagnostics for rapid and sensitive shellfish disease diagnosis

• Utilization of digital PCR and droplet digital PCR for quantification of shellfish pathogens and immune markers

• DNA methylation studies to understand epigenetic factors in shellfish health, disease resistance, and immune function

• Exploitation of host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, and 'omics' profiles as disease biomarkers and indicators of shellfish health

• Innovative biosensors and lab-on-a-chip platforms for in-situ molecular diagnostics and immune function assessment in shellfish

• Validation and field implementation of advanced molecular diagnostic tools for shellfish health management

• The application of innovative biosecurity measures to prevent and control disease outbreaks

• Environmental impacts on shellfish diseases, immune responses, and adaptation strategies

客座主编：

Mohamed Abdelsalam, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

客座编辑：

Mamdouh Elgendy, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Amel El Asely, Benha University, Al-Qalyubia, Egypt

Zaki Sharawy, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt

Marwa Attia, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Raja Sudhakaran, Vellore Institute of Technology University, Tamil Nadu, India

征稿截止时间：

2025年1月24日

特刊链接及二维码：

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1155/ARE.si.674523

期刊介绍：

Aquaculture Research is international in perspective and aims to publish original research and review articles that advance scientific understanding in the various research topics important to aquaculture production. It covers research on all aquatic organisms, floristic and faunistic, related directly or indirectly to human consumption.

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CiteScore (Scopus)： 4.6 

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