The immune system is composed of two subsystems—the innate immune system and the
adaptive immune system. The innate immune system is the first to respond to pathogens and …

The emergence of a new phylogeny of ray-finned fishes at the turn of the twenty-first century
marked a paradigm shift in understanding the evolutionary history of half of living …

Crustacea, the subphylum of Arthropoda which dominates the aquatic environment, is of
major importance in ecology and fisheries. Here we report the genome sequence of the …

Successful development of biological databases requires accommodation of the burgeoning
amounts of data from high-throughput genomics pipelines. As the volume of curated data in …

The interplay between nutrition and immune system is well recognised, however the true
integration of research between nutrition, animal energy status and immune function is still …

Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …

Advancing the production efficiency and profitability of aquaculture is dependent upon the
ability to utilize a diverse array of genetic resources. The ultimate goals of aquaculture …

Abstract Background The yellow catfish, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, belonging to the
Siluriformes order, is an economically important freshwater aquaculture fish species in Asia …

Selective breeding has been successfully applied to improve profitability and sustainability
in numerous aquatic species. Recent developments of high throughput genotyping …

Bone is an evolutionary novelty of vertebrates, likely to have first emerged as part of
ancestral dermal armor that consisted of osteogenic and odontogenic components. Whether …