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The Phe362Tyr mutation conveying resistance to organophosphates occurs in high frequencies in salmon lice collected from wild salmon and trout.
Scientific reports - 27 Oct 2017
Fjørtoft Helene Børretzen, Besnier Francois, Stene Anne, Nilsen Frank, Bjørn Pål Arne, Tveten Ann-Kristin, Finstad Bengt, Aspehaug Vidar, Glover Kevin Alan
Abstract excerpt
The parasitic salmon louse, and its resistance to chemical delousing agents, represents one of the largest challenges to the salmon aquaculture industry. We genotyped lice sampled from wild salmon and sea trout throughout Norway with the recently identified Phe362Tyr mutation that conveys resistance to organophosphates. These results were compared to data from lice sampled on farmed salmon in the same regions....
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