Skin ulceration syndrome (SUS) was the main limitation in the development of Apostichopus
japonicus culture industries. To better understand how Vibrio splendidus modulates SUS …

Background De novo transcriptome sequencing is a robust method of predicting miRNA
target genes, especially samples without reference genomes. Differentially expressed …

Abstract Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a predominant member among Heat shock
proteins (HSPs), playing a central role in cellular protection and maintenance by aiding in …

White spot syndrome (WSS) caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a severe
infectious disease in shrimp aquaculture. To find effective therapeutics to control WSSV, it is …

Activation of professional antigen-presenting cells (APC) is a crucial step in the initiation of
an efficient immune response. In this study we show that Hsp60 mediates immune …

Carotenoids are molecules that birds are not able to synthesize and therefore, must be
acquired through their diet. These pigments, besides their function of giving birds red and …

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is the largest economic fish in freshwater culture in
China, which is predisposed to infectious diseases under high temperature. Under the …

The aim of the present study was to investigate on the suitability of the sea urchin as a
sentinel organism for the assessment of the macro-zoobenthos health state in bio …

Atherosclerosis is accompanied by a local immune response in plaque, but its role in the
pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear. Although we might expect that an (auto) immune …

Cryptosporidium parvum is an obligate intracellular protozoan capable of causing life-
threatening diarrhoeal disease in immunocompromised individuals. Efforts to develop novel …