Interactions between the Parasite Philasterides dicentrarchi and the Immune System of the Turbot Scophthalmus maximus. A Transcriptomic Analysis

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Alejandra Valle, José Manuel Leiro, Patricia Pereiro, Antonio Figueras, Beatriz Novoa, Ron P. H. Dirks, Jesús Lamas
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Philasterides dicentrarchi; turbot; immune response; transcriptomics; infection; Krebs; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9100337

The present study analyses the interactions between Philasterides dicentrarchi (a ciliate parasite that causes high mortalities in cultured flatfish) and the peritoneal cells of the turbot Scophthalmus maximus during an experimental infection. The transcriptomic response was evaluated in the parasit...