Triploid atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts accumulate prevalence more slowly than diploid salmon following bath challenge with salmonid alphavirus subtype 3

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Moore, Lindsey J., Nilsen, Tom Ole, Jarungsriapisit, Jiraporn, Fjelldal, Per Gunnar, Stefansson, Sigurd O., Taranger, Geir Lasse, Patel, Sonal
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2017
• Subjects: Research Article; Sav’; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389816/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403165; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175468

Triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) may play an important role in the sustainable expansion of the Norwegian aquaculture industry. Therefore, the susceptibility of triploid salmon to common infections such as salmonid alphavirus (SAV), the causative agent of pancreas disease (PD), requires inv...