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Development of a SNP linkage map and genome-wide association study for resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus).
BMC genomics - 29 Sept 2020
Mastrochirico-Filho Vito A, Borges Carolina H S, Freitas Milena V, Ariede Raquel B, Pilarski Fabiana, Utsunomia Ricardo, Carvalheiro Roberto, Gutierrez Alejandro P, Peñaloza Carolina, Yáñez José M, Houston Ross D, Hashimoto Diogo T
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BACKGROUND: Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the most important Neotropical aquaculture species from South America. Disease outbreaks caused by Aeromonas hydrophila infection have been considered significant contributors to the declining levels of pacu production. The current implementation of genomic selection for disease resistance has been adopted as a powerful strategy for improvement in fish species....
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