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Microarray-based identification of gonad transcripts differentially expressed between lines of Pacific oyster selected to be resistant or susceptible to summer mortality.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2010
Fleury Elodie, Moal Jeanne, Boulo Viviane, Daniel Jean-Yves, Mazurais David, Hénaut Alain, Corporeau Charlotte, Boudry Pierre, Favrel Pascal, Huvet Arnaud
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Summer mortality of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is the result of a complex interaction between oysters, their environment, and pathogens. Heredity appears to be a major factor determining the sensitivity of oysters to summer mortality, allowing resistant (R) and susceptible (S) lines to...
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