Links between host genetics, metabolism, gut microbiome and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapidly spreading parasitic infections like amoebic gill disease (AGD) are increasingly problematic for Atlantic salmon reared in aquaculture facilities and potentially pose a risk to wild fish species in surrounding waters. Currently, it is not known whether susceptibility to AGD differs between wild and farmed salmon. Wild Atlantic salmon populations are declining and this emerging disease could represent an additional threat to their long-term viability. A better understanding of how AGD affects fish health is therefore relevant for the accurate assessment of the associated risk, both to farming and to the well-being of wild populations. In this study, we assessed the impact of natural exposure to AGD on wild, hybrid and farmed post-smolt Atlantic salmon reared in a s

SUBMITTER: Schaal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9479442 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature