Developmentally Utilizing Molecular Biological Techniques into Aquaculture

Abstract

Molecular biology techniques have been applied in aquatic areas with great success and have largely replaced traditional methods as a fishery management tool. Molecular biology techniques are focused on the cultivation of high-yield and stress-resistant varieties, detecting and preventing diseases as well as the development of new types of better breeding technology. The aim of this article is to introduce applications of molecular biology and techniques into these areas.

Keywords:

• molecular biology and techniques
• environmental management
• aquaculture
• disease diagnosis
• disease prevention

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was jointly supported by the One Hundred-Talent Plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the CAS-local government Cooperative Project, Important Direction Projects of CAS knowledge Innovation Engineering (KZCX2-Yw-JC203) and CAS YOUNG SCIENTISTS FELLOWSHIP (2009Y 2 B211). The authors also extend their sincere thanks to two experts for critically reading and evaluating the submission.

Jia-Yi Zheng and Wen Zhuang are the co-first authors for this article because they contributed equally to the article.