Effects of the vertically transmitted microsporidian Facilispora margolisi and the parasiticide emamectin benzoate on salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

Effects of the vertically transmitted microsporidian Facilispora margolisi and the parasiticide emamectin benzoate on salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

Abstract Background Microsporidia are highly specialized, parasitic fungi that infect a wide range of eukaryotic hosts from all major taxa. Infections cause a variety of damaging effects on host physiology from increased stress to death. The microsporidian Facilispora margolisi infects the Pacific s...

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Main Authors: Jordan D. Poley, Ben J. G. Sutherland, Mark D. Fast, Ben F. Koop, Simon R. M. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Copepoda, host-parasite
microsporidia
salmon
sea lice
transcriptomics
vertical transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4040-8

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