High throughput single nucleotide polymorphism identification by next generation semiconductor-based sequencing of farmed European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) genetic stocks from two different hatcheries. Whole genome sequencing of cultivated seabass

In this work we applied a next generation sequencing approach to investigate differences between two sea bass populations. Two equimolar genomic pools composed each by six fishes belonging to two different hatcheries were sequenced with the Proton Torrent next generation sequencer. The sequenced reads produced from the two sequenced pools were aligned to the available sea bass reference genome and than variants were called. To our knowledge this is the first experiment of genome wide SNP discovery in cultivated sea bass. This information will contribute to plan new breeding programs strategies in sea bass including genomic information