Evaluating the influence of sea lice infection on salmon health and immune responses
The research explored the relationship between mucosal health, diet, and microbiota in salmon, developing the understanding of both lice and salmon responses to infection – determining epidermal mucus proteomic responses, microbiota changes and mucosal transcriptomic changes.
Researchers looked at the effect of dietary supplements on the fish's immune systems and its ability to develop resistance to sea life infestation in order to develop new strategies for antigens for vaccines, targets for RNAi, probiotics, prebiotics and imminomodulants for sea lice control.