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Filtering by: Creator Walsh, Stephen Joseph, 1951- Creator Americus, Benjamin Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

How Do Parasites Infect Salmon? Comparative Transcriptomics Reveal Myxozoan Adaptations for Parasitism

Creator:

Americus, Benjamin

Abstract:

The phylum Cnidaria contains three main branches: Anthozoa (corals, sea anemones) Medusozoa (jellyfish, hydra), and Endocnidozoa. This latter branch is characterized by parasitism and contains the microscopic fish-parasites Myxozoa. Myxozoa are highly simplified, consisting of only a few cell types, however they have retained the nematocyst stinging cells and complex...

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Dissertation

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Parasitism. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Stephen D