Differential transcriptome analysis of the disease tolerant Madagascar–Malaysia crossbred black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon hepatopancreas in response to acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) infection: inference on immune gene response and interaction

• Main Authors: Soo, Tze Chiew Christie, Devadas, Sridevi, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff, Bhassu, Subha
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology; SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23400/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-019-0319-4
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Penaeus monodon is the second most widely cultured marine shrimp species in the global shrimp aquaculture industry. However, the growth of P. monodon production has been constantly impaired by disease outbreaks. Recently, there is a lethal bacterial infection, known as acute hepatopancre...