The crown-of-thorns starfish genome as a guide for biocontrol of this coral reef pest

Michael R. Hall, Kevin M. Kocot, Kenneth W. Baughman, Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde, Marie E. A. Gauthier, William L. Hatleberg, Arunkumar Krishnan, Carmel McDougall, Cherie A. Motti, Eiichi Shoguchi, Tianfang Wang, Xueyan Xiang, Min Zhao, Utpal Bose, Chuya Shinzato, Kanako Hisata, Manabu Fujie, Miyuki Kanda, Scott F. Cummins, Noriyuki Satoh, Sandie M. Degnan and Bernard M. Degnan ()
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Michael R. Hall: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Cape Ferguson
Kevin M. Kocot: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Kenneth W. Baughman: Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Marie E. A. Gauthier: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
William L. Hatleberg: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Arunkumar Krishnan: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Carmel McDougall: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Cherie A. Motti: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Cape Ferguson
Eiichi Shoguchi: Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Tianfang Wang: Genecology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC
Xueyan Xiang: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Min Zhao: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Utpal Bose: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Cape Ferguson
Chuya Shinzato: Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Kanako Hisata: Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Manabu Fujie: DNA Sequencing Section, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Miyuki Kanda: DNA Sequencing Section, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Scott F. Cummins: Genecology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC
Noriyuki Satoh: Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Sandie M. Degnan: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
Bernard M. Degnan: Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7649, 231-234

Abstract: Genome sequencing and proteomic analyses of the crown-of-thorns starfish identify species-specific secreted factors that are associated with aggregating starfish and might be useful for biocontrol strategies.

Date: 2017
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