The activation of NF-κB and expression of TNF-α at the infection site in C. albicans-infected fish, combined with the qPCR data showing that the chemokines CXCL8 and CCL2 were upregulated only in C. albicans infection, suggested that phagocytes might be recruited only to C. albicans infections. Here, CXCL8 is linked to infection.