Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Simon RM Jones

Publications

• Review Article
  Mechanisms of Resistance among Salmon to the Parasitic Copepod Lepeophtheirus salmonis
  Author(s): Simon RM Jones Simon RM Jones
  
  The purpose of this paper is to review the current knowledge of salmonid defence responses to Lepeophtheirus salmonis. The salmon louse L. salmonis is an important pest of economically valuable salmonids in seawater throughout the northern hemisphere. Treatment of salmon lice on cultured salmon often fails in regions where the parasite has developed resistance to commonly used therapeutants. The development of efficacious vaccines is hampered by limited knowledge of parasite antigens that elicit protective immunity and a poor understanding of defence responses mounted by the salmonid host. Infection kinetics indicate a wide range of susceptibilities to L. salmonis among salmon species: juvenile coho and pink salmon are relatively resistant whereas Atlantic and chum salmon are susceptible. Innate resistance is linked to the speed and intensity of local.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.S2-003

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