Enhanced transcriptomic responses in the Pacific salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis oncorhynchi to the non-native Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar suggests increased parasite fitness

Table 2 Enrichment in genes over time (24 → 48 hpi) in feeding L. salmonis

Biological Process	# genes	p-value	FE^a
Increasing over time - Atlantic-fed L. salmonis
GO:0055114 ~ oxidation reduction	9	0.005	3.1
GO:0019748 ~ secondary metabolic process	4	0.005	10.6
GO:0006769 ~ nicotinamide metabolic process	3	0.023	12.1
GO:0009820 ~ alkaloid metabolic process	3	0.023	12.1
GO:0010817 ~ regulation of hormone levels	3	0.023	12.1
GO:0019362 ~ pyridine nucleotide metabolic process	3	0.025	11.6
GO:0001501 ~ skeletal system development	3	0.048	8.2
GO:0019563 ~ glycerol catabolic process	2	0.021	93.0
GO:0046168 ~ glycerol-3-phosphate catabolic process	2	0.021	93.0
Decreasing over time - Coho-fed L. salmonis
GO:0006979 ~ response to oxidative stress	3	0.009	18.8
GO:0006508 ~ proteolysis	5	0.046	3.2

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