Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Strategic Review on Use of Polyhydroxyalkanoates as an Immunostimulant in Aquaculture Subject The topic of the resource Agricultural waste; Anti-biofilm activity; Aquaculture; Aquafeed additive; Immunostimulant; Polyhydroxyalkanoates Description An account of the resource Background and Objective: Increasing concerns over the use of antibiotics in aquaculture have emerged researchers to focus on short chain fatty acids and other biocompatible molecules as alternatives for disease prophylaxis and treatment. Polyhydroxyalkanoates well studied as biopolymeric materials for using in packaging and biomedicine were not focused much for their abilities to act as antimicrobial agents in aquaculture until recent years. Application studies of polyhydroxyalkanoates as aquafeed additives have highlighted their promising roles as ecofriendly alternatives for commercial antibiotics with strong immunomodulatory effects in fish-es and shrimps. The major aim of this review was to explore up-to-date scientific research studies on use of polyhydroxyalkanoates as aquafeed additives and their immunomodulatory effects. Results and Conclusion: Up-to-date, limited scientific literatures have been published on the use of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their copolymers as alternatives to antibiotics in aquaculture. This research field includes a great scope of development due to the promising immu-nomodulatory and antimicrobial activity of polyhydroxyalkanoates against common pathogens in aquaculture, as reported in literatures. Although several hypothesis and research data for explaining the mechanisms behind their immunostimulatory effects were suggested by various researchers, genetic and molecular bases underlying these phenomena are yet to be explored. Further research and development in this area can introduce these biopolymers as the most promising eco-friendly alternatives for antibiotics in aquaculture. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. 2021. All Rights Reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Santhosh A.S.; Umesh M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Applied Food Biotechnology, Vol-8, No. 1, pp. 1-18. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22037/afb.v8i1.31255" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22037/afb.v8i1.31255</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115107342&amp;doi=10.22037%2Fafb.v8i1.31255&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c567bbadba14837d18fb352a1de2db85" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115107342&amp;doi=10.22037%2fafb.v8i1.31255&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c567bbadba14837d18fb352a1de2db85</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23455357 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Santhosh A.S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India