Risk of Spread of Megalocytivirus pagrus1 (Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus) From Frozen Fillets. [PDF]
J Fish DisInfectious 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 ( Siniperca chuatsi ).
Becker JA +6 more
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Fish Iridoviridae: infection, vaccination and immune response [PDF]
Veterinary ResearchEach year, due to climate change, an increasing number of new pathogens are being discovered and studied, leading to an increase in the number of known diseases affecting various fish species in different regions of the world.
Rocío Leiva-Rebollo +4 more
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Assessing the transmission risk of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) in environmental water: insights from fish farms and experimental settings [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Aquatic animal viruses are considered to be transmitted via environmental water between fish farms. This study aimed to understand the actual transmission risk of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) through environmental water among fish farms.
Yasuhiko Kawato +8 more
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Molecular mechanism of the interaction between Megalocytivirus-induced virus-mock basement membrane (VMBM) and lymphatic endothelial cells. [PDF]
J Virol, 2023 The Megalocytivirus genus, family Iridoviridae, is a group of large DNA viruses that pose significant threats to marine and freshwater fishes. In tissues, the Megalocytivirus-infected cells are attached by a layer of lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs ...
He J-h +8 more
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Comparative genomic analysis of the family
Virology Journal, 2007 Background Members of the family Iridoviridae can cause severe diseases resulting in significant economic and environmental losses. Very little is known about how iridoviruses cause disease in their host. In the present study, we describe the re-analysis
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The Inactivated ISKNV-I Vaccine Confers Highly Effective Cross-Protection against Epidemic RSIV-I and RSIV-II from Cultured Spotted Sea Bass Lateolabrax maculatus [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The genus Megalocytivirus of the family Iridoviridae is composed of two distinct species, namely, infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) and scale drop disease virus (SDDV), and both are important causative agents in a variety of bony fish ...
Weixuan Fu +10 more
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Isolation, Identification and Genomic Analysis of Orange-Spotted Grouper Iridovirus Hainan Strain in China [PDF]
VirusesThe orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) is an important mariculture fish in China. However, in recent years, with the rapid development of aquaculture activities, outbreaks of viral diseases have affected the grouper aquaculture industry ...
Helong Cao +6 more
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Isolation, Characterization, and Transcriptome Analysis of an ISKNV-Like Virus from Largemouth Bass [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is an important commercial fish farmed in China. Challenges related to diseases caused by pathogens, such as iridovirus, have become increasingly serious.
Zhuqing Xu +11 more
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Advances in Viral Aquatic Animal Disease Knowledge: The Molecular Methods' Contribution. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Viruses are pervasive components of aquatic ecosystems, and most of them are harmless to humans and animals; however, several aquatic viruses can infect animals, leading to diseases, especially when fish are confined, such as in aquaculture facilities ...
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Genomic Sequence of the Threespine Stickleback Iridovirus (TSIV) from Wild Gasterosteus aculeatus in Stormy Lake, Alaska [PDF]
VirusesThe threespine stickleback iridovirus (TSIV), a double-stranded DNA virus, was the first megalocytivirus detected in wild North American fishes. We report a second occurrence of TSIV in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Stormy Lake ...
Alyssa M. Yoxsimer +5 more
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