Gene expression analyses of immune responses in Atlantic salmon during early stages of infection by salmon louse (<it>Lepeophtheirus salmonis</it>) revealed bi-phasic responses coinciding with the copepod-chalimus transition
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The salmon louse (<it>Lepeophtheirus salmonis </it>Krøyer), an ectoparasitic copepod with a complex life cycle causes significant losses in salmon aquaculture. Pesticide treatments against the parasite raise environmental...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/141 |