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Recording date: Jun 26, 2013

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Genetic selection for disease resistance encoded in the genomes of blue catfish
and channel catfish continues to hold the greatest potential for long-term solutions to
aquaculture-based disease outbreaks. Progress towards this goal requires the
development of genomic resources for catfish, including expressed sequence tags (ESTs).

In the context of catfish immune research, ESTs provide a foundation for both research
on individual immune-related genes and microarray-based transcriptome analysis
following infection. Both approaches are needed to advance our knowledge of teleost
immunity and move closer to identification of genetic sources of disease resistance.

series: Genomic Approaches to the understanding of Disease Resistance and Innate Immunity in Catfish