Characterisation of proteins in excretory/secretory products collected from salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Characterisation of proteins in excretory/secretory products collected from salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Abstract Background The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is an ectoparasitic copepod which feeds on the mucus, skin and blood of salmonid fish species. The parasite can persist on the surface of the fish without any effective control being exerted by the host immune system. Other ectoparasitic...

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Main Authors: Scott Hamilton, Kevin McLean, Sean J. Monaghan, Carol McNair, Neil F. Inglis, Hazel McDonald, Sandra Adams, Randolph Richards, William Roy, Patrick Smith, James Bron, Alasdair J. Nisbet, David Knox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Excretory/secretory (E/S) products
Immunomodulators
Sea lice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2885-6

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