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SUBMITTER: Hamilton S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5948691 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hamilton Scott S McLean Kevin K Monaghan Sean J SJ McNair Carol C Inglis Neil F NF McDonald Hazel H Adams Sandra S Richards Randolph R Roy William W Smith Patrick P Bron James J Nisbet Alasdair J AJ Knox David D
Parasites & vectors 20180511 1
<h4>Background</h4>The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is an ectoparasitic copepod which feeds on the mucus, skin and blood of salmonid fish species. The parasite can persist on the surface of the fish without any effective control being exerted by the host immune system. Other ectoparasitic invertebrates produce compounds in their saliva, excretions and/or secretions which modulate the host immune responses allowing them to remain on or in the host during development. Similarly, compound ...[more]