Comparative transcriptomics of Atlantic Salmo salar, chum Oncorhynchus keta and pink salmon O. gorbuscha during infections with salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis

• Main Authors: Sutherland, Ben JG, Koczka, Kim W, Yasuike, Motoshige, Jantzen, Stuart G, Yazawa, Ryosuke, Koop, Ben F, Jones, Simon RM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: Ecological genomics; Ectoparasite; Host-parasite; Immunity; Inflammation; Iron; Atlantic salmon; Pacific salmon; Sea lice; Transcriptomics; Keta; Pacific; Pink salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/200

Abstract Background Salmon species vary in susceptibility to infections with the salmon louse ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ). Comparing mechanisms underlying responses in susceptible and resistant species is important for estimating impacts of infections on wild salmon, selective breeding of farmed sal...