Transcriptome of American oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in response to bacterial challenge: Insights into potential mechanisms of disease resistance

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  McDowell, Ian C ^a   Nikapitiya, Chamilani ^a   Aguiar, Derek ^b   Lane, Christopher E ^a   Istrail, Sorin ^b   Gomez Chiarri, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OYSTER; PATHOGENICITY; RHODOBACTERACEAE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; OSTREIDAE; RHODOBACTERACEAE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84905975975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105097     Document Type: Article

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