Bacterial Fish Pathogens puts emphasis on the isolation, taxonomy, diagnosis (phenotypic, serology and molecular biology), epizootiology, pathogenicity mechanisms, and methods of disease control (by vaccination, immunostimulation, probiotics, prebiotics, plant products, and antimicrobial compounds. Co-infections, which are attributed to more than one microbial species have been discussed. Shortcomings in knowledge have been highlighted. This sixth edition is the successor to the original version, first published in 1987, and which fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on the biological aspects of the bacterial taxa which cause disease in finfish.

Bacterial Fish Pathogens is primarily targeted at researcher workers, including postgraduate students, and diagnosticians. It is anticipated that the readership will include veterinary microbiologists, public health scientists and microbial ecologists.

Content:
1. Introduction
2. Gram-positive bacteria (anaerobes and lactic acid bacteria')
3. Aerobic Gram-positive rods and cocci
4. Aeromonadaceae representatives (motile aeromonads)
5. Aeromonadaceae representative (Aeromonas salmonicida)
6. Enterobacteriaceae representatives
7. Flavobacteria and cytophagas
8.Francisellaceae representatives
9. Pseudomonads
10. Vibrios
11. Miscellaneous pathogens
12. Isolation/detection
13. Diagnosis
14. Control
15. Conclusions