Multiplex PCR method for distinguishing two genotypes of Megalocytivirus isolates in Korea [PDF]
Aquaculture Reports, 2021 Megalocytivirus is a genus of piscine viruses that belongs to the Iridoviridae family, and this family includes red seabream iridovirus (RSIV), turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV), and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus.
Hanchang Sohn +6 more
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Risk of Spread of Megalocytivirus pagrus1 (Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus) From Frozen Fillets. [PDF]
J Fish DisABSTRACT Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) is a significant threat to global aquatic food security by causing large‐scale mortality in the aquaculture of tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) and mandarin fish (
Becker JA +6 more
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Characterization of a Novel Megalocytivirus Isolated from European Chub (Squalius cephalus) [PDF]
Viruses, 2019 A novel virus from moribund European chub (Squalius cephalus) was isolated on epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cells. Transmission electron microscopic examination revealed abundant non-enveloped, hexagonal virus particles in the cytoplasm of infected
Maya A. Halaly +6 more
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Isolation, Identification and Characterization of a Novel Megalocytivirus from Cultured Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from Southern California, USA [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In spring 2019, diseased four-month-old tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from an aquaculture farm in Southern California, USA were received for diagnostic evaluation with signs of lethargy, anorexia, abnormal swimming, and low-level mortalities.
Khalid Shahin +9 more
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Genetic and Pathogenic Characterization of a New Iridovirus Isolated from Cage-Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) in China [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Iridoviruses are an important pathogen of ectothermic vertebrates and are considered a significant threat to aquacultural fish production. Recently, one of the most economically important marine species in China, the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys ...
Gengshen Wang +9 more
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Megalocytivirus Infections in Fish, with Emphasis on Ornamental Species
EDIS, 2013 This document is about megalocytiviruses, a group of fish viruses in the family Iridoviridae, which cause systemic infections in various freshwater and marine fish species1.
Roy Yanong, Thomas B. Waltzek
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Megalocytivirus and Other Members of the Family Iridoviridae in Finfish: A Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Prevention and Control [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Aquaculture has expanded to become the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world. However, its expansion has come under threat due to an increase in diseases caused by pathogens such as iridoviruses commonly found in aquatic environments used ...
Pan Qin +3 more
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Temporal transcriptomic analysis of scale drop disease virus in Asian seabass kidney cells reveals host immune and signaling changes [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyScale drop disease virus (SDDV), member of the genus Megalocytivirus within the family Iridoviridae, has emerged as a major viral threat in Asian seabass (ASB) (Lates calcarifer) aquaculture, causing severe mortality and significant economic impact ...
Hong-Yi Xin +3 more
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Partial validation of a TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the detection of the three genotypes of Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Megalocytiviruses (MCVs) are double-stranded DNA viruses known to infect important freshwater and marine fish species in the aquaculture, food, and ornamental fish industries worldwide.
Samantha A Koda +5 more
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Scale Drop Disease Virus Associated Yellowfin Seabream (Acanthopagrus latus) Ascites Diseases, Zhuhai, Guangdong, Southern China: The First Description [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Scale drop disease virus (SDDV), an emerging piscine iridovirus prevalent in farmed Asian seabass Lates calcarifer in Southeast Asia, was firstly scientifically descripted in Singapore in 2015.
Yuting Fu +9 more
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