Crude oil impairs immune function and increases susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria in southern flounder.

Crude oil impairs immune function and increases susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria in southern flounder.

Exposure to crude oil or its individual constituents can have detrimental impacts on fish species, including impairment of the immune response. Increased observations of skin lesions in northern Gulf of Mexico fish during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill indicated the possibility of oil-induced...

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Main Authors: Keith M Bayha, Natalie Ortell, Caitlin N Ryan, Kimberly J Griffitt, Michelle Krasnec, Johnny Sena, Thiruvarangan Ramaraj, Ryan Takeshita, Gregory D Mayer, Faye Schilkey, Robert J Griffitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5413019?pdf=render

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