First Insights about Antiparasitic and Action Mechanisms of the Antimicrobial Peptide Hepcidin from Salmonids against <i>Caligus rogercresseyi</i>

• Main Authors: Paula A. Santana (Author), Camila Arancibia (Author), Laura Tamayo (Author), Juan Pablo Cumillaf (Author), Tanya Roman (Author), Constanza Cárdenas (Author), Cinthya Paillan Suarez (Author), Claudio A. Álvarez (Author), Fanny Guzman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Currently, one of the primary challenges in salmon farming is caligidosis, caused by the copepod ectoparasites <i>Caligus</i> spp. The infection process is determined by the copepod's ability to adhere to the fish skin through the insertion of its chitin-composed filament. In this s...