Local and systemic gene expression responses of Atlantic salmon (<it>Salmo salar L</it>.) to infection with the salmon louse (<it>Lepeophtheirus salmonis</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The salmon louse (SL) is an ectoparasitic caligid crustacean infecting salmonid fishes in the marine environment. SL represents one of the major challenges for farming of salmonids, and veterinary intervention is necessary to combat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/498 |