Lysozymes in the animal kingdom

L Callewaert, CW Michiels - Journal of biosciences, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Lysozymes (EC 3.2. 1.17) are hydrolytic enzymes, characterized by their ability to
cleave the β-(1, 4)-glycosidic bond between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine …

Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

Aquaculture Genomics, Genetics and Breeding … - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Advancing the production efficiency and profitability of aquaculture is dependent upon the
ability to utilize a diverse array of genetic resources. The ultimate goals of aquaculture …

Sequencing the genome of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

WS Davidson, BF Koop, SJM Jones, P Iturra, R Vidal… - Genome biology, 2010 - Springer
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Major Quantitative Trait Loci Affect Resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

RD Houston, CS Haley, A Hamilton, DR Guy… - Genetics, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a viral disease currently presenting a major problem
in the production of Atlantic salmon (Salmon salar). IPN can cause significant mortality to …

Epithelial cadherin determines resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis virus in Atlantic salmon

T Moen, J Torgersen, N Santi, WS Davidson… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) is the cause of one of the most prevalent
diseases in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). A quantitative trait locus (QTL) has been …

Genome editing on finfish: current status and implications for sustainability

TB Blix, RA Dalmo, A Wargelius… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Novel genome editing techniques allow for efficient and targeted improvement of
aquaculture stock and might be a solution to solve challenges related to disease and …

A 4-gigabase physical map unlocks the structure and evolution of the complex genome of Aegilops tauschii, the wheat D-genome progenitor

MC Luo, YQ Gu, FM You, KR Deal, Y Ma, Y Hu… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - pnas.org
The current limitations in genome sequencing technology require the construction of
physical maps for high-quality draft sequences of large plant genomes, such as that of …

Testing strategies for genomic selection in aquaculture breeding programs

AK Sonesson, THE Meuwissen - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2009 - Springer
Background Genomic selection is a selection method where effects of dense genetic
markers are first estimated in a test population and later used to predict breeding values of …

Governing sex determination in fish: regulatory putsches and ephemeral dictators

JN Volff, I Nanda, M Schmid, M Schartl - Sexual Development, 2007 - karger.com
In contrast to the rather stable regulatory regimes established over more that 100 million
years in birds and mammals, sex determination in fish might frequently undergo evolutionary …

Salmo salar and Esox lucius full-length cDNA sequences reveal changes in evolutionary pressures on a post-tetraploidization genome

JS Leong, SG Jantzen, KR von Schalburg, GA Cooper… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Salmonids are one of the most intensely studied fish, in part due to their
economic and environmental importance, and in part due to a recent whole genome …