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A new haplotype variability in complement C6 is marginally associated with resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in grass carp.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 May 2013
Shen Yubang, Zhang Junbin, Xu Xiaoyan, Fu Jianjun, Li Jiale
Abstract excerpt
Aeromonas hydrophila, a widespread bacterium in the aquatic environment, causes haemorrhagic septicemia in fish. In the last decade, the disease has caused mass mortality and tremendous economic loss in cultured grass carp in the mainland China. The complement component C6 is a constituent of a biochemical cascade that serves as a major effector of the human innate and adaptor immunity, and eliminates infected...
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