Gene Expression Response to Sea Lice in Atlantic Salmon Skin: RNA Sequencing Comparison Between Resistant and Susceptible Animals

Sea lice are parasitic copepods that cause large economic losses to salmon aquaculture worldwide. Frequent chemotherapeutic treatments are typically required to control this parasite, and alternative measures such as breeding for improved host resistance are desirable. Insight into the host–parasite...

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Main Authors: Diego Robledo, Alejandro P. Gutiérrez, Agustín Barría, José M. Yáñez, Ross D. Houston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00287/full