Sequencing, De Novo Assembly, and Annotation of the Transcriptome of the Endangered Freshwater Pearl Bivalve, Cristaria plicata, Provides Novel Insights into Functional Genes and Marker Discovery.

BACKGROUND:The freshwater mussel Cristaria plicata (Bivalvia: Eulamellibranchia: Unionidae), is an economically important species in molluscan aquaculture due to its use in pearl farming. The species have been listed as endangered in South Korea due to the loss of natural habitats caused by anthropo...

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Main Authors: Bharat Bhusan Patnaik, Tae Hun Wang, Se Won Kang, Hee-Ju Hwang, So Young Park, Eun Bi Park, Jong Min Chung, Dae Kwon Song, Changmu Kim, Soonok Kim, Jun Sang Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Hong Seog Park, Yong Seok Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752248?pdf=render