James E. Bron

Oct 17, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Sarah J. Salisbury |Rose Ruiz Daniels |Sean Monaghan |James E. Bron

AbstractBackground:Salmonid species have followed markedly divergent evolutionary trajectories in their interactions with sea lice. While sea lice parasitism poses significant economic, environmental, and animal welfare challenges for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture, coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) exhibit near-complete resistance to sea lice, achieved through a potent epithelial hyperplasia response leading to rapid louse detachment.