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Genetic basis of differences in myxospore count between whirling disease-resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 27 Dec 2012
Fetherman Eric R, Winkelman Dana L, Schisler George J, Antolin Michael F
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We used a quantitative genetics approach and estimated broad sense heritability (h2b) of myxospore count and the number of genes involved in myxospore formation to gain a better understanding of how resistance to Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite responsible for whirling disease, is inherited in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. An M. cerebralis-resistant strain of rainbow trout, the German Rainbow (GR), and a...
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