Morphotype-Dependent Immune Responses to Ichthyophthirius multifiliis Infection in Goldfish (Carassius auratus): A Transcriptomic and Molecular Approach
This study investigates morphotype-associated transcriptomic immune responses to Ichthyophthirius multifiliis infection in single-tail and twin-tail goldfish (Carassius auratus). RNA-seq was performed on caudal skin samples from five single-tail and five twin-tail goldfish following parasite exposure to identify differentially expressed genes and immune-related pathways associated with the two morphotypes.