Genome-Resolved Antibacterial Immune Response Conserved in Juvenile and Adult Sunflower Sea Stars

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Authors

Grace Crandall · University of Washington

Alyssa Gehman · Hakai Institute

Katherine Davis · Hakai Institute

Melanie B. Prentice · Hakai Institute

Drew C. Harvell · University of Washington

Samuel J. White · University of Washington

Paul K. Hershberger ·

Abstract

Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) has impacted over twenty sea star species along the Northeast Pacific Coast, with some seemingly more susceptible than others. The once common sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, has been driven to endangermen

Topics & Keywords

Echinoderm biology and ecology Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Marine and coastal plant biology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

DOI: 10.22541/au.177502918.81646805/v1

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