Discovering genes associated with dormancy in the monogonont rotifer Brachionus plicatilis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microscopic monogonont rotifers, including the euryhaline species Brachionus plicatilis, are typically found in water bodies where environmental factors restrict population growth to short periods lasting days or months. The survival of the population is ensured via the production of resting eggs that show a remarkable tolerance to unfavorable conditions and remain viable for decades. The aim of this study was to generate Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) for molecular characterisation of processes associated with the formation of resting eggs, their survival during dormancy and hatching.

Results

Four normalized and four subtractive libraries were constructed to provide a resource for rotifer transcriptomics associated with resting-egg formation, storage and hatching

SUBMITTER: Denekamp NY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2667189 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature