Transcriptional changes in Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) in response to brown ring disease

ABSTRACT: Transcriptional profiling of different clam tissues (hemolymph, extrapallial fluid and mantle) in response to brown ring disease; Brown ring disease (BRD) is a bacterial infection affecting the economically-important clam Ruditapes philippinarum. The disease is caused by a bacterium, Vibrio tapetis, that colonizes the edge of the mantle, altering the biomineralization process and normal shell growth. Altered organic shell matrices accumulate on the inner face of the shell leading to the formation of the typical brown ring in the extrapallial space (between the mantle and the shell). Even though structural and functional changes have been described in solid (mantle) and fluid (hemolymph and extrapallial fluids) tissues from infected clams, the underlying molecular alterations and responses

ORGANISM(S): Ruditapes philippinarum

SUBMITTER: Bassem Allam 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-58198 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress