Transcriptomic and targeted immune transcript analyses confirm localized skin immune responses in Atlantic salmon towards the salmon louse

• Published in: Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• Main Authors: Øvergård, Aina-Cathrine, Eichner, Christiane, Nuñez-Ortiz, Noelia, Kongshaug, Heidi, Borchel, Andreas, Dalvin, Sussie Trine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: The Louse; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3083606; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108835

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are highly susceptible to infestations with the ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis, the salmon louse. Infestations elicit an immune response in the fish, but the response does not lead to parasite clearance, nor does it protect against subsequent infestations. It is,...