Acting locally - affecting globally: RNA sequencing of gilthead sea bream with a mild Sparicotyle chrysophrii infection reveals effects on apoptosis, immune and hypoxia related genes

Abstract Background Monogenean flatworms are the main fish ectoparasites inflicting serious economic losses in aquaculture. The polyopisthocotylean Sparicotyle chrysophrii parasitizes the gills of gilthead sea bream (GSB, Sparus aurata) causing anaemia, lamellae fusion and sloughing of epithelial ce...

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Main Authors: M. Carla Piazzon, Ivona Mladineo, Fernando Naya-Català, Ron P. Dirks, Susanne Jong-Raadsen, Anamarija Vrbatović, Jerko Hrabar, Jaume Pérez-Sánchez, Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5581-9