Histological examination of the gills of triploid and diploid Atlantic salmon.

• Main Authors: Ryan Brown (2026342), Lindsey Moore (3577160), Amir Mani (10169852), Sonal Patel (839093), Irene Salinas (39090)
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology; Ecology; Inorganic Chemistry; Infectious Diseases; Computational Biology; Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Salmo salar; pathogen Candidatus Branchiomonas; Atlantic salmon; Triploid Atlantic salmon; triploid control fish; salmonid alphavirus infection; gill microbiome; Atlantic salmon gill health; salmonid alphavirus 3; diploid Atlantic salmon; SAV 3; triploid salmon; Sav’
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243684.g007

(A, B) Hematoxylin & eosin (H&E) stain of diploid and triploid day 0 control gill. (C, D) H&E stain of diploid and triploid day 21 control gill. (E, F) H&E stain of diploid and triploid day 21 SAV infected salmon gill. Arrows indicate epitheliocystis; arrowheads indicate thickening of secondary lamellae tips; double arrows indicate enlargement of basal region of lamellae; asterisks indicate fusion of secondary lamellae. Images are representative of N = 3/group. Scale bar: 250 μm.