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Generation and analysis of ESTs from the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin and identification of microsatellite and SNP markers.
BMC genomics - 8 Jun 2007
Quilang Jonas, Wang Shaolin, Li Ping, Abernathy Jason, Peatman Eric, Wang Yongping, Wang Lingling, Shi Yaohua, Wallace Richard, Guo Ximing, Liu Zhanjiang
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BACKGROUND: The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791), is an economically important species cultured in many areas in North America. It is also ecologically important because of the impact of its filter feeding behaviour on water quality. Populations of C. virginica have been threatened by overfishing, habitat degradation, and diseases. Through genome research, strategies are being developed to...
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