Antarctic krill 454 pyrosequencing reveals chaperone and stress transcriptome.

BACKGROUND: The Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is a keystone species in the Antarctic food chain. Not only is it a significant grazer of phytoplankton, but it is also a major food item for charismatic megafauna such as whales and seals and an important Southern Ocean fisheries crop. Ecological da...

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Main Authors: Melody S Clark, Michael A S Thorne, Jean-Yves Toullec, Yan Meng, Le Luo Guan, Lloyd S Peck, Stephen Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3017093?pdf=render