Investigating the molecular basis for resistance to the sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, among salmonids

• Main Author: Braden, Laura Marie
• Other Authors: Jones, Simon, Koop, Benjamin F.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Immunohistochemistry; Transcriptomics; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Salmo salar; Oncorhynchus keta; Oncorhynchus nerka; Oncorhynchus kisutch; Salmon; Inflammatory response; Host-parasite interactions; Resistance; Keta; The Louse; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5978

Co-evolution between parasites and their hosts result in extremely well-orchestrated and intimate relationships that are characterized by remarkable adaptations in the attack response of the parasite and the defense response of the host. To fully understand host-parasite interactions, these adaptati...