Publications by authors named "Breiland M"

Leaf rust, caused by () is among the most devastating diseases posing a significant threat to global wheat production. The continuously evolving virulent races in North America calls for exploring new sources of leaf rust resistance. A diversity panel of 365 bread wheat accessions selected from a worldwide population of landraces and cultivars was evaluated at the seedling stage against four races (TDBJQ, TBBGS, MNPSD and, TNBJS).

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Peracetic acid (PAA) is an organic peroxide that produces free radicals, which contribute to its potent disinfection power. At therapeutic doses, PAA is considered a mild stressor that can trigger transient local and systemic oxidative stress in fish, but the resulting consequences in the brain have yet to be identified. Therefore, we report the brain transcriptome of Atlantic salmon () smolts that have been periodically exposed to PAA.

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The present study investigated the involvement of key molecular regulators of oxidative stress in amoebic gill disease (AGD), a parasitic infestation in Atlantic salmon. In addition, the study evaluated how these molecular biomarkers responded when AGD-affected fish were exposed to a candidate chemotherapeutic peracetic acid (PAA). Atlantic salmon were experimentally infected with the parasite Neoparameoba perurans, the causative agent of AGD, by bath exposure and after 2 weeks, the fish were treated with three commercial PAA products (i.

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Treatment development for parasitic infestation is often limited to disease resolution as an endpoint response, and physiological and immunological consequences are not thoroughly considered. Here, we report the impact of exposing Atlantic salmon affected with amoebic gill disease (AGD) to peracetic acid (PAA), an oxidative chemotherapeutic. AGD-affected fish were treated with PAA either by exposing them to 5 ppm for 30 min or 10 ppm for 15 min.

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Metabolomics can provide insights into the dynamic small-molecule fluctuations occurring in response to infection and has become a valuable tool in studying the pathophysiology of diseases in recent years. However, its application in fish disease research is limited. Here, we report the circulating plasma metabolome of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) experimentally infected with Neoparamoeba perurans-the causative agent of amoebic gill disease (AGD).

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Salmon lice are ectoparasites that threaten wild and farmed salmonids. Artificial selection of salmon for resistance to the infectious copepodid lice stage currently relies on in vivo challenge trials on thousands of salmon a year. We challenged 5750 salmon with salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) from two distinct farmed strains of salmon in two separate trials.

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Although chemotherapeutics are used to treat infections in farmed fish, knowledge on how they alter host physiology is limited. Here, we elucidated the physiological consequences of repeated exposure to the potent oxidative chemotherapeutic peracetic acid (PAA) in Atlantic salmon () smolts. Fish were exposed to the oxidant for 15 (short exposure) or 30 (long exposure) minutes every 15 days over 45 days.

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The olfactory organs of fish have vital functions for chemosensory and defence. Though there have been some ground-breaking discoveries of their involvement in immunity against pathogens in recent years, little is known about how they respond to non-infectious agents, such as exogenous oxidants, which fish encounter regularly. To this end, we employed Atlantic salmon () as a model to study the molecular responses at the nasal olfactory mucosa of a teleost fish when challenged with oxidants.

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Here we report the molecular networks associated with the mucosal and systemic responses to peracetic acid (PAA), a candidate oxidative chemotherapeutic in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Smolts were exposed to different therapeutic doses (0, 0.6 and 2.

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Leaf rust, caused by Erikss., is globally the most widespread rust of wheat. Populations of are highly diverse for virulence, with many different races found annually.

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Peracetic acid (PAA), a strong organic peroxide, is considered a relatively sustainable disinfectant in aquaculture because of its broad effectivity against many pathogens at low concentrations and because it degrades spontaneously to harmless residues. The impacts of PAA on fish health must be determined before its use as either a routine disinfectant or chemotherapeutant. Here we investigated the systemic and mucosal stress responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to PAA.

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Article Synopsis
  • Leaf rust and stem rust are significant threats to durum wheat production, prompting a study aimed at identifying resistance genes in the Portuguese durum landrace PI 192051.
  • Researchers evaluated 180 recombinant inbred lines at both seedling and adult-plant stages using various rust isolates and races, alongside modern genotyping techniques.
  • The study resulted in the identification of a major resistance gene on chromosome 7AS and several minor QTL, which can facilitate future marker-assisted selection to enhance rust resistance in wheat.
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(Greuter) Hammer is an important source of genes for resistance to abiotic stresses and diseases in wheat ( L.). A series of six wheat 'Alcedo'- chromosome disomic addition lines, designated as AI(B), AII(C), AIII(D), AV(E), AIV(F), and AVIII(G) carrying the .

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