Sequencing and characterization of striped venus transcriptome expand resources for clam fishery genetics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The striped venus Chamelea gallina clam fishery is among the oldest and the largest in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the inshore waters of northern Adriatic Sea. The high fishing pressure has lead to a strong stock abundance decline, enhanced by several irregular mortality events. The nearly complete lack of molecular characterization limits the available genetic resources for C. gallina. We achieved the first transcriptome of this species with the aim of identifying an informative set of expressed genes, potential markers to assess genetic structure of natural populations and molecular resources for pathogenic contamination detection.

Methodology/principal findings

The 454-pyrosequencing of a normalized cDNA library of a pool C. gallina adult individuals

SUBMITTER: Coppe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3445586 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature