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    Transcriptomic response to ISAV infection in the gills, head kidney and spleen of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon

    Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus (ISAV) is an orthomyxovirus responsible for large losses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. Current available treatments and vaccines are not fully effective, and theref...

    Ophélie Gervais, Athina Papadopoulou, Remi Gratacap, Borghild Hillestad in BMC Genomics (2022)

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    Sampling the fish gill microbiome: a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs

    Understanding the influence of methodology on results is an essential consideration in experimental design. In the expanding field of fish microbiology, many best practices and targeted techniques remain to be...

    Morag Clinton, Adam J. Wyness, Samuel A. M. Martin, Andrew S. Brierley in BMC Microbiology (2021)

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    High-throughput proteomic profiling of the fish liver following bacterial infection

    High-throughput proteomics was used to determine the role of the fish liver in defense responses to bacterial infection. This was done using a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) model following infection with Ae...

    Dwight R Causey, Moritz A N Pohl, David A Stead, Samuel A M Martin in BMC Genomics (2018)

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    Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes (FAASG): an international initiative supporting future salmonid research, conservation and aquaculture

    We describe an emerging initiative - the ‘Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes’ (FAASG), which will leverage the extensive trait diversity that has evolved since a whole genome duplication event in th...

    Daniel J. Macqueen, Craig R. Primmer, Ross D. Houston, Barbara F. Nowak in BMC Genomics (2017)

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    Differential responses of the gut transcriptome to plant protein diets in farmed Atlantic salmon

    The potential for alternative plant protein sources to replace limited marine ingredients in fish feeds is important for the future of the fish farming industry. However, plant ingredients in fish feeds contai...

    Elżbieta Król, Alex Douglas, Douglas R. Tocher, Viv O. Crampton in BMC Genomics (2016)