iv CHAPTER 1. General Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2. Literature Review 5 CHAPTER 3. Rac2 expression in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) 25 CHAPTER 4. Rac2 function in the adult zebrafish neutrophil 45 CHAPTER 5. The effect of Rac2 inhibition and gene knockdown during infectious disease on the mortality of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos infected via immersion 61 CHAPTER 6. General Conclusions 75

Comparative analysis of metagenomic DNA extraction methods from gut microbiota zebrafish (Danio rerio) for downstream next-generation sequencingVenetia D#;Rose, Tina Kollannoor Johny, Sarita Bhat

Histidyl tRNA Synthetase (HARS) is a member of the aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (ARS) family of enzymes. This family of 20 enzymes is responsible for attaching specific amino acids to their cognate tRNA molecules, a critical step in protein synthesis. However, recent work highlighting a growing number of associations between ARS genes and diverse human diseases raises the possibility of new and un...

Alarm substances elicit behavioural responses in a wide range of animals but effects on early embryonic development are virtually unknown. Here we investigated whether skin injury-induced alarm substances caused physiological responses in embryos produced by two Danio species (Danio rerio and Danio albolineatus). Both species showed more rapid physiological development in the presence of alarm ...

A. 1981. Attraction of zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio to isolated and partially purified chromatographic fractions. Enivron. Baier, H. 2000. Zebrafish on the move: towards a behavior-genetic analysis of vertebrate vision. behavioral screening method for detecting auditory response defects in zebrafish. An increase in habitat complexity reduces aggression and monopolization of food by zebra fish (...

Ethanolic extract of pomegranate (Punica granatum L) peel: acute toxicity tests on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and its prediction by in silicoIndra Wibowo, Kurnia Permadi, Rika Hartati, Sophi Damayanti

Decisions about joining social groups are often contingent on one’s own phenotypic characteristics and those of existing group members. Zebrafish and their allies (genus Danio) vary substantially in the expression of conspicuous lateral stripes. We presented wild-type zebrafish (D. rerio), two artificially selected D. rerio strains with reduced stripe expression, as well as the stripeless D. al...

The evolutionary relationships of species of Danio and the monophyly and phylogenetic placement of the genus within the family Cyprinidae and subfamily Rasborinae provide fundamentally important phyloinformatics necessary for direct evaluations of an array of pertinent questions in modern comparative biology. Although the genus Danio is not one of the most diverse within the family, Danio rerio...