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Libo Hou

Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Invertebrate Immune Response MechanismsAquaculture disease management and microbiotaMosquito-borne diseases and controlStudies on Chitinases and ChitosanasesAntimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Publications

54

Citations

597

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Libo Hou studies the immune systems of aquatic invertebrates, especially crustaceans like crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and crabs (Eriocheir sinensis), focusing on how they defend against bacterial and microsporidian pathogens such as Spiroplasma eriocheiris. Much of the work examines specific immune-related proteins (like Rab family proteins, antimicrobial peptides, and pattern recognition receptors) and cellular processes such as phagocytosis (a process where immune cells engulf pathogens) and hemocyte (crustacean blood cell) responses. This research is relevant to aquaculture, aiming to understand and potentially improve disease resistance in farmed shellfish.

Crustacean innate immunityAquaculture disease resistanceHost-pathogen interactions (Spiroplasma, microsporidia)Antimicrobial peptides and immune proteinsRab GTPase family and cellular immune signaling

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from just a few papers per year in 2017-2020 to a peak of 9 in 2024, with an average of 4.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Aquaculture×9
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology×8
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
  • Aquaculture Reports×2
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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