Publication Abstract
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Infection of Artemia sp. by lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV)
- Publication Abstract
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Genera in the family
Iridoviridae are traditionally divided into two groupsIridovirus and Chloriridovirus
infect invertebrates (e.g., insects and crustaceans). In contrast, members of the
Ranavirus
vertebrates such as fish, amphibians, and reptiles. The Lymphocystis disease virus
(LCDV), which belongs to the genus
lymphocystis disease, a well-known pathology that affects more than 140 species
of teleost fish from marine, estuarine and freshwater environments, with a
worldwide geographical distribution.
The brine shrimp
fish and crustaceans in aquaculture practice.
as possible vectors for the introduction of different microbial pathogens into fish
and shrimp rearing systems, including some viral pathogens. Recently, we have
demonstrated that infective LCDV persists along
challenge, being LCVD-positive nauplii a possible vehicle of viral introduction in
fish hatcheries.
In the present work, different developmental stages of
juvenile and adult) were experimentally infected with LCDV by immersion.
Results of viral quantification (both by qPCR and cell-culture viral titer
determination) and expression showed that LCDV establishes a productive
infection in
range of this virus to crustaceans.
, Lymphocystivirus and Megalocytivirus genera infect cold-bloodedLymphocystivirus, is the causative agent ofArtemia sp. is essential in the dietary regimen of larval stages ofArtemia nauplii have been consideredArtemia life cycle after bathArtemia sp. (metanauplius,Artemia, at least under experimental conditions, extending the host(probably representing subfamilies), mainly based on host range and level of
genomic methylation. Members of the genera
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- Publication Authors
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E.J. Valverde, I. Cano*, E. Garcia-Rosado, M.C. Alonso, J.J. Borrego and D. Castro
- Publication Date
- September 2013
- Publication Reference
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XVI EAFP Congress, Tampere (Filand) 2013
- Publication DOI: https://doi.org/
