Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector in agriculture. Substantial genetic gains have been
achieved in a few cultured species using conventional selective breeding approaches …

Antimicrobial polypeptides (AMPPs), consisting of peptides and small proteins with
antimicrobial activity, are an integral component of innate immunity. Their often potent …

Genomic resources for hundreds of species of evolutionary, agricultural, economic, and
medical importance are unavailable due to the expense of well-assembled genome …

Abstract The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is the dominant crustacean
species in global seafood mariculture. Understanding the genome and genetic architecture …

Background Columnaris causes severe mortalities among many different wild and cultured
freshwater fish species, but understanding of host resistance is lacking. Catfish, the primary …

High density genetic linkage maps are essential for QTL fine mapping, comparative
genomics and high quality genome sequence assembly. In this study, we constructed a high …

Abstract Background The sablefish (order: Scorpaeniformes) is an economically important
species in commercial fisheries of the North Pacific and an emerging species in aquaculture …

The sex determination system in crabs is believed to be XY-XX from karyotypy, but
centromeres could not be identified in some chromosomes and their morphology is not …

Growth is the most important economic trait in aquaculture. Improvements in growth-related
traits can enhance production, reduce costs and time to produce market-size fish. Catfish is …

Background Tilapia is the common name for a group of cichlid fishes and is one of the most
important aquacultured freshwater food fish. Mozambique tilapia and its hybrids, including …