Transcriptomic Differences between Free-Living and Parasitic Chilodonella uncinata (Alveolata, Ciliophora).

ABSTRACT: Chilodonella uncinata is a facultatively parasitic ciliate, which can opportunistically parasitize on fish gills and fins, and sometimes even cause host mortality. Previous molecular studies of C. uncinata mainly focused on genetic diversity and molecular evolution. There are currently no transcriptome reports studying differences between free-living and parasitic C. uncinata. We addressed this by sequencing transcriptomes of these two C. uncinata lifestyle types using Smart-seq2 and Illumina HiSeq technologies. In total, 1040 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. Compared with the free-living type, 494 genes of the parasitic type were downregulated and 546 genes were upregulated. These DEGs were identified through BLAST with NCBI-nr, Swiss-Port

SUBMITTER: Bu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9416717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature