Differential rejection of salmon lice by pink and chum salmon: disease consequences and expression of proinflammatory genes

• Published in: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
• Main Authors: Jones, Simon R. M., Fast, Mark D., Johnson, Stewart C., Groman, David B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Oncorhynchus keta; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; sea lice; immune response; Keta; Pink salmon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao075229; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=03e100f5-4ff3-4f23-b79a-b2e6e7445b78; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=03e100f5-4ff3-4f23-b79a-b2e6e7445b78

The consequences of high (735 copepodids fish–1) and low (243 copepodids fish–1) level exposures of size-matched juvenile pink and chum salmon to Lepeophtheirus salmonis copepodids were examined. At both levels of exposure the prevalence and abundance of L. salmonis was significantly higher on chum...