Host-parasite transcriptomics during immunostimulant-enhanced rejection of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Main Authors: Ben J.G. Sutherland (Author), Jennifer M. Covello (Author), Sarah E. Friend (Author), Jordan D. Poley (Author), Kim W. Koczka (Author), Sara L. Purcell (Author), Tara L. MacLeod (Author), Bridget R. Donovan (Author), Jorge Pino (Author), Jose Luis González-Vecino (Author), Javier Gonzalez (Author), Jose Troncoso (Author), Ben F. Koop (Author), Simon L. Wadsworth (Author), Mark D. Fast (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are important ectoparasites of wild and farmed salmonids and cause major losses to the salmon farming industry throughout the Northern Hemisphere. With the emergence of resistance to several commonly used parasiticides, novel control strategies and integration o...