Transcriptomic analysis (RNAseq) of Macrobrachium rosenbergii post-larvae in response to Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) infection.

Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is one of a major freshwater prawn species cultured in Southeast Asia. White tail disease (WTD), caused by Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV), is a serious problem in farm cultivation. This disease can causeand is responsible for up to 100% mortality in atin the post larvae hatcherystage. Molecular data on how M. rosenbergii post-larvae launches an immune response to an infection with MrNV is not currently available. We therefore compared the whole transcriptomic sequence of M. rosenbergii post-larvae before and after MrNV infection.