Genome-wide association study of host resistance to the ectoparasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis in the Amazon fish Colossoma macropomum.
Lieschen V G LiraVito A Mastrochirico-FilhoNatalia J MendesRaquel B AriedeJosé M YáñezDiogo Teruo HashimotoPublished in: Molecular biology reports (2022)
In conclusion, the resistance to I. multifiliis is probably under polygenic control in tambaqui, in which different QTLs of low variance can be involved in the immune responses against this ectoparasite.