• Disentangling the immune response and host-pathogen interactions in Francisella noatunensis infected Atlantic cod 

      Solbakken, Monica Hongrø; Jentoft, Sissel; Reitan, Trond; Mikkelsen, Helene; Gregers, Tone Fredsvik; Bakke, Oddmund; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Seppola, Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-13)
      The genetic repertoire underlying teleost immunity has been shown to be highly variable. A rare example is Atlantic cod and its relatives Gadiformes that lacks a hallmark of vertebrate immunity: Major Histocompatibility Complex class II. No immunological studies so far have fully unraveled the functionality of this particular immune system. Through global transcriptomic profiling, we investigate the ...
    • Whole transcriptome analysis of the Atlantic cod vaccine response reveals subtle changes in adaptive immunity 

      Solbakken, Monica Hongrø; Jentoft, Sissel; Reitan, Trond; Mikkelsen, Helene; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Seppola, Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-28)
      Atlantic cod has lost the Major Histocompatibility complex class II pathway – central to pathogen presentation, humoral response and immunity. Here, we investigate the immunological response of Atlantic cod subsequent to dip vaccination with <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> bacterin using transcriptome sequencing. The experiment was conducted on siblings from an Atlantic cod family found to be highly ...