Intro
Foreword
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Part I: Microbiome of Finfish
1: Introduction to Finfish Microbiome and Its Importance
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Techniques Used to Study the Microbiota
1.2.1 Culture-Dependent Techniques
1.2.2 Molecular Techniques
1.2.3 Next-Generation Sequencing
1.2.4 ``Omics ́́Technologies
1.2.5 Use of Gnotobiotic Fish
1.3 Finfish Microbiome
1.3.1 Microbe-Microbe Interactions
1.3.1.1 Prebiotics
1.3.1.2 Probiotics
1.3.1.3 Antibiosis
1.3.2 Microbe-Host Interactions
1.3.2.1 Immunity

1.3.2.2 Nutrition (Animal Productivity)
1.3.2.3 Health
1.4 Effect of Anthropogenic Substances on the Gut Microbiota of Finfish
1.5 Importance of the Fish Microbiome
1.6 Conclusion
References
2: Isolation and Identification of Fish Gut Microbiome
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sample Collection from Different Geographical Locations
2.3 Procedures for Bringing the Samples to the Laboratory for Analysis
2.4 Dissection and Removal of Different Parts of the Gut System
2.5 Isolation of Microbes and Determine the Complexity of Composition

2.6 Identification Based on Molecular Gene Structure (Use of Conventional and Advanced Methods of NGS or Any Other Latest Meth...
2.7 Differentiation of Genetic Composition and Their Interpretation of Pathogenic and Healthy Microbes Based on Their Genetic ...
2.8 Data Collection and Development of Microbiome Libraries Using Adequate Software
2.8.1 Metatranscriptomics, Metaproteomics, and Metabolomics
2.9 Use of Such Data Libraries for Undertaking Metagenomic Studies
References
3: Gut Microbiome and Fish Health: An Overview in Finfish Aquaculture Prospective
3.1 Introduction

3.2 Ontogenetic Characterization of the Intestinal Microbiota
3.3 Gut Microbiome of Aquacultured Finfishes
3.4 Gut Microbiota and Fish Health
3.4.1 Gut Microbiota and Immune Response
3.4.2 Gut Microbiota Correlates with Occurrence of Diseases in Finfish
3.5 Modulation of Fish Gut Microbiota for Improved Health: Supplementation of Synbiotics
3.6 Conclusion
References
4: Fish Microbiome and Metagenomics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Gut Microbiota of Marine Fishes
4.3 Factors Influencing the Diversity and Function of the Gut Microbiome of Fish

4.4 Host Habitat or Environment
4.5 Salinity of the Sampling Site
4.6 Fish Diet
4.7 Host Immunity Status
4.8 Role of the Fish Gut Microbiome
4.9 Microbiome and Aquaculture Productivity
4.10 Metagenomics
4.11 Significance of Metagenomics in Aquaculture
4.12 Role of the Microbiome in Fish Health
4.13 Specific Host Receptor Activation by Chemicals from Microorganisms
References
5: Ready Reckoner for Using Bioinformatics Tools in Fish and Shellfish Microbiome Analysis
5.1 Introduction: Microbiome Analysis in Fish and Shellfish
5.1.1 Factors Influencing the Microbiome in Fish and Shellfish.