Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish
The authors would like to thank Dr. Shona Whyte for her review of an earlier version of the manuscript and the Aquatics Facilities and Staff at the Atlantic Veterinary College for their role in maintaining the Atlantic salmon. Furthermore, the authors would like to thank funding agencies, Innovation...
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ftuvicpubl:oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/7371 2023-05-15T15:28:16+02:00 Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish Wotton, Heather J. Purcell, Sara L. Covello, Jennifer M. Koop, Ben F. Fast, Mark D. 2014 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7371 https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000226 en eng Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development Wotton, H.J., Purcell, S.L., Covello, J.M., Koop, B.F., & Fast, M.D. (2014). Comparison of host selection and gene expression of adult Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Salmo salar during a cohabitation of initially infected and uninfected fish. Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development, 5(3), 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000226 http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7371 Attribution 2.5 Canada http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/ CC-BY Atlantic salmon Lepeophtheirus salmonis Host-parasite interactions Peroxinectin Article 2014 ftuvicpubl https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000226 2022-05-19T06:11:44Z The authors would like to thank Dr. Shona Whyte for her review of an earlier version of the manuscript and the Aquatics Facilities and Staff at the Atlantic Veterinary College for their role in maintaining the Atlantic salmon. Furthermore, the authors would like to thank funding agencies, Innovation PEI, EWOS Innovation and Novartis Animal Health for their financial support for this work. Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a common parasite of salmonid fish and has a significant economic impact on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fish farms. Over time L. salmonis has developed resistance to a number of chemotherapeutants, making the discovery of new treatments important to maintain a profitable farming industry. Determining processes in both L. salmonis and Atlantic salmon important to host selection and colonization may provide new targets for treatment development. During a two week cohabitation of L. salmonis infected and uninfected Atlantic salmon, we were able to collect information on the ability of L. salmonis to switch hosts, and preference for infected or uninfected fish. Whole L. salmonis and Atlantic salmon tissues were collected at 2 and 14 days post cohabitation to determine if differential gene expression was occurring during this process. At 2 days post cohabitation there was no significant difference in the number of male lice on the initially infected and uninfected fish. Eight L. salmonis genes putatively associated with various facets of lice survival (CYP18 A1-like, cytochrome p450 Isoform 1-like protein, glycene receptor α-2-like, leukocyte receptor cluster member 9-like, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit-like, tissue plasminogen activator precursor-like, peroxinectin-like, and Trypsin-1) were analysed in both adult male and female lice, as well as five genes indicating immune status in Atlantic salmon. Comparisons were made to look for differential gene regulation as well as correlation between expression of L. salmonis genes and Atlantic salmon genes. Only MMP9 expression in salmon spleen ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar University of Victoria (Canada): UVicDSpace Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development 03 03 |
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Atlantic salmon Lepeophtheirus salmonis Host-parasite interactions Peroxinectin Wotton, Heather J. Purcell, Sara L. Covello, Jennifer M. Koop, Ben F. Fast, Mark D. Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Shona Whyte for her review of an earlier version of the manuscript and the Aquatics Facilities and Staff at the Atlantic Veterinary College for their role in maintaining the Atlantic salmon. Furthermore, the authors would like to thank funding agencies, Innovation PEI, EWOS Innovation and Novartis Animal Health for their financial support for this work. Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a common parasite of salmonid fish and has a significant economic impact on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fish farms. Over time L. salmonis has developed resistance to a number of chemotherapeutants, making the discovery of new treatments important to maintain a profitable farming industry. Determining processes in both L. salmonis and Atlantic salmon important to host selection and colonization may provide new targets for treatment development. During a two week cohabitation of L. salmonis infected and uninfected Atlantic salmon, we were able to collect information on the ability of L. salmonis to switch hosts, and preference for infected or uninfected fish. Whole L. salmonis and Atlantic salmon tissues were collected at 2 and 14 days post cohabitation to determine if differential gene expression was occurring during this process. At 2 days post cohabitation there was no significant difference in the number of male lice on the initially infected and uninfected fish. Eight L. salmonis genes putatively associated with various facets of lice survival (CYP18 A1-like, cytochrome p450 Isoform 1-like protein, glycene receptor α-2-like, leukocyte receptor cluster member 9-like, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit-like, tissue plasminogen activator precursor-like, peroxinectin-like, and Trypsin-1) were analysed in both adult male and female lice, as well as five genes indicating immune status in Atlantic salmon. Comparisons were made to look for differential gene regulation as well as correlation between expression of L. salmonis genes and Atlantic salmon genes. Only MMP9 expression in salmon spleen ... |
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Wotton, Heather J. Purcell, Sara L. Covello, Jennifer M. Koop, Ben F. Fast, Mark D. |
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Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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Comparison of Host Selection and Gene Expression of Adult Lepeophtheirus Salmonis and Salmo Salar During a Cohabitation of Initially Infected and Uninfected Fish |
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comparison of host selection and gene expression of adult lepeophtheirus salmonis and salmo salar during a cohabitation of initially infected and uninfected fish |
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Atlantic salmon Salmo salar |
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Wotton, H.J., Purcell, S.L., Covello, J.M., Koop, B.F., & Fast, M.D. (2014). Comparison of host selection and gene expression of adult Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Salmo salar during a cohabitation of initially infected and uninfected fish. Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development, 5(3), 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000226 http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7371 |
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