Salmon and Sea Louse: Safely Fighting Pesticide Resistance | Illumina Video
23 January 2015
Salmon louse infestations are a major cause for economic losses in the salmon aquaculture industry and production costs are increasing by roughly $480 million annually. Although parasites, such as Caligus rogercresseyi, can be treated with pesticides, resistance to pesticides continues to emerge. Researchers used Illumina sequencing technology to identify resistance markers in parasites, expression analysis to understand how the parasite metabolized a specific pesticide, as well as host identification. Such comprehensive data of processes between host and parasite, can better help us detect parasites resistance and safely use effective measures to eradicate and control infestations. For more information on applications of Illumina technology in the field of Transcriptomics, please visit us at Illumina: RNA sequencing
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