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Salmon parasite research gains attention from The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Salmon parasite research gains attention from The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

First Known Animal that Doesn't Need Oxygen

Microscopic image of parasites.

A group of researchers, including Dr. Jerri Bartholomew and Dr. Stephen Atkinson from OSU, have discovered that a common salmon parasite in the PNW has lost its mitochondrial genome and cannot use oxygen directly.