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Heredity | 2011

Isolation and characterization of a female-specific DNA marker in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Tomer Ventura; Eli D. Aflalo; Simy Weil; K Kashkush; Amir Sagi

In this study, a female-specific DNA marker in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii was identified through amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). The AFLP-derived sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker was tested in over 200 individuals, giving reproducible sex identification. Further molecular characterization of the sex-markers genomic region (∼3 kb long) revealed the presence of tandem and inverted repeats. The ∼3-kb sequence was identified both in male and female prawns, but with subtle differences: a deletion of 3 bp (present in female prawn but absent in male prawn) identified upstream of the SCAR marker sequence and two female-specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms, both indicating that male prawns are homozygous, whereas female prawns are heterozygous in this locus. Fluorescent in situ hybridization showed the ∼3-kb sequence to be unique: to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a unique sex-specific sequence observed in situ in crustaceans. The sex-specific marker identified in M. rosenbergii may have considerable applied merit for crustacean culture in that it will enable the determination of genetic sex at early developmental stages when phenotypic differences are not identifiable.


Invertebrate Reproduction & Development | 2008

Experimental evidence of a sex reversal process in the shrimp Hippolyte inermis

Valerio Zupo; Patrizia Messina; Andrea Carcaterra; Eli D. Aflalo; Amir Sagi

Summary Hippolyte inermis Leach 1815 is a shrimp which forms stable populations in seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Atlantic coast of Spain. Investigations from the last century have demonstrated specimens experiencing a male stage prior to switching to females (i.e., protandric sex reversal). Further studies have demonstrated that not all females are derived from sex reversal: young females apparently deriving from direct differentiation are present in natural populations. In recent years some authors have claimed that the species is simply gonochoristic, mainly based on the absence of ovotestis development. In order to establish if the species is a peculiar hermaphrodite or a simple gonochoristic, H. inermis postlarvae were individually cultured in Petri dishes in a semi-closed system. Their exuviae were regularly collected, fixed and stained, to monitor the sex and the size of each individual over time. In addition, histological sections were examined and we observed an individual who lost its appendix masculine and developed an active ovary. In contrast, specimens that retained their appendices masculinae exhibited a male reproductive system. Fourteen such individuals who lost their appendices masculinae were observed throughout the experiment, suggesting a mechanism of sex reversal in decapod crustaceans in which an ovotestis may be absent during the transition to the opposite sex.


Aquaculture | 2006

A novel two-step procedure for mass production of all-male populations of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Eli D. Aflalo; T.T.T. Hoang; V.H. Nguyen; Q. Lam; D.M. Nguyen; Q.S. Trinh; Shaul Raviv; Amir Sagi


Molecular Reproduction and Development | 2007

Characterization of a vasa-like gene from the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and its expression during oogenesis

Eli D. Aflalo; Shaul Raviv; Daniel Harari; Amir Sagi; Uri Abdu


Aquaculture | 2011

Isolation and characterization of the complete cDNA sequence encoding a putative insulin-like peptide from the androgenic gland of Penaeus monodon

V.R. Mareddy; Ohad Rosen; H.B. Thaggard; Rivka Manor; A.V. Kuballa; Eli D. Aflalo; Amir Sagi; B. Paterson; Abigail Elizur


Aquaculture | 2012

Toward a sustainable production of genetically improved all-male prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): Evaluation of production traits and obtaining neo-females in three Indian strains

Eli D. Aflalo; Dandu V.S.N. Raju; Naidu A. Bommi; Johny T. Verghese; Thampi Y.C. Samraj; Gideon Hulata; Ofer Ovadia; Amir Sagi


Aquaculture | 2014

Neo-females production and all-male progeny of a cross between two Indian strains of prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): Population structure and growth performance under different harvest strategies

Eli D. Aflalo; Raju V.S.N. Dandu; Johny T. Verghese; N. Rao; Thampi Y.C. Samraj; Ofer Ovadia; Amir Sagi


Aquaculture Europe Magazine | 2009

Future prospects of crustacean monosex culture: could giant prawn monosex culture benefit from the discovery of an insulin-like factor?

Tomer Ventura; Eli D. Aflalo; Amir Sagi


Aquaculture Environment Interactions | 2018

Exploitation of reproductive barriers between Macrobrachium species for responsible aquaculture and biocontrol of schistosomiasis in West Africa

Amit Savaya-Alkalay; P Demba Ndao; Nicolas Jouanard; N Diane; Eli D. Aflalo; Assaf Barki; Amir Sagi


School of Earth, Environmental & Biological Sciences; Science & Engineering Faculty | 2016

Identification and characterization of an insulin-like receptor involved in crustacean reproduction

Omri Sharabi; Rivka Manor; Simy Weil; Eli D. Aflalo; Y. Lezer; Tom Levy; Joseph Aizen; Tomer Ventura; Peter B. Mather; Isam Khalaila; Amir Sagi

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Amir Sagi

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Rivka Manor

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Simy Weil

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Tomer Ventura

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Ofer Ovadia

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Ohad Rosen

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Shaul Raviv

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Johny T. Verghese

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Thampi Y.C. Samraj

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Amit Savaya-Alkalay

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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