The role of antifreeze genes in the tolerance of cold stress in the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Abstract Background Tilapia is one of the most essential farmed fishes in the world. It is a tropical and subtropical freshwater fish well adapted to warm water but sensitive to cold weather. Extreme cold weather could cause severe stress and mass mortalities in tilapia. The present study was carrie...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, Asmaa A. Khaled, Amira M. Hamdan, Sara O. Makled, Elsayed E. Hafez, Ahmed A. Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09569-x