Immunotherapy: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9552
ISSN: 2471-9552
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2G7, Canada
Research Article
Immune Transcripts of the Pacific Oyster: Crassostrea gigas Larvae that Change in Expression as a Result of Bacteria Challenge
Author(s): Jing Fang, Xiaohui Cai, Fengyi Mao, Hongyu Li, Honglin Chen, Minhua Qian, Jacob R. Hambrook, Patrick C. Hanington* and Xinzhong Wu*
Background: Marine mollusks living in intertidal and estuarine areas, such as oysters, face numerous pathogen challenges during their development. Infection from bacteria such as Vibrio alginolyticus, represents a major factor affecting larval development and frequently leads to high mortality of the pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. The oyster immune response is known to play an important role in protecting the animal during development by mitigating the consequences of infection.
Results: In this study, we undertook a comprehensive analysis of the immune response of C. gigas larvae to V. alginolyticus challenge. We sequenced the transcriptome of the larval C. gigas at 0 hours which means the larval oyster without any treatment as control and 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-infection. A.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2471-9552.22.08.207