Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas
Abstract Background The parasitic dinoflagellates of the genus Hematodinium represent the causative agent of so-called bitter or pink crab disease in a broad range of shellfish taxa. Outbreaks of Hematodinium-associated disease can devastate local fishing and aquaculture efforts. The goal of our stu...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4696316 2023-05-15T17:38:33+02:00 Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas Davies, Charlotte Batista, Frederico Malkin, Sophie Thomas, Jessica Bryan, Charlotte Crocombe, Peter Coates, Christopher Rowley, Andrew 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4696316 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Spatial_and_temporal_disease_dynamics_of_the_parasite_Hematodinium_sp_in_shore_crabs_Carcinus_maenas/4696316 unknown figshare https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3727-x CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Medicine Microbiology FOS Biological sciences 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Earth and related environmental sciences Ecology Immunology FOS Clinical medicine Cancer Inorganic Chemistry FOS Chemical sciences Computational Biology Collection article 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4696316 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3727-x 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Abstract Background The parasitic dinoflagellates of the genus Hematodinium represent the causative agent of so-called bitter or pink crab disease in a broad range of shellfish taxa. Outbreaks of Hematodinium-associated disease can devastate local fishing and aquaculture efforts. The goal of our study was to examine the potential role of the common shore (green) crab Carcinus maenas as a reservoir for Hematodinium. Carcinus maenas is native to all shores of the UK and Ireland and the North East Atlantic but has been introduced to, and subsequently invaded waters of, the USA, South Africa and Australia. This species is notable for its capacity to harbour a range of micro- and macro-parasites, and therefore may act as a vector for disease transfer. Methods Over a 12-month period, we interrogated 1191 crabs across two distinct locations (intertidal pier, semi-closed dock) in Swansea Bay (Wales, UK) for the presence and severity of Hematodinium in the haemolymph, gills, hepatopancreas and surrounding waters (eDNA) using PCR-based methods, haemolymph preparations and histopathology. Results Overall, 13.6% were Hematodinium-positive via PCR and confirmed via tissue examination. Only a small difference was observed between locations with 14.4% and 12.8% infected crabs in the Dock and Pier, respectively. Binomial logistic regression models revealed seasonality (P Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Medicine Microbiology FOS Biological sciences 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Earth and related environmental sciences Ecology Immunology FOS Clinical medicine Cancer Inorganic Chemistry FOS Chemical sciences Computational Biology Davies, Charlotte Batista, Frederico Malkin, Sophie Thomas, Jessica Bryan, Charlotte Crocombe, Peter Coates, Christopher Rowley, Andrew Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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Abstract Background The parasitic dinoflagellates of the genus Hematodinium represent the causative agent of so-called bitter or pink crab disease in a broad range of shellfish taxa. Outbreaks of Hematodinium-associated disease can devastate local fishing and aquaculture efforts. The goal of our study was to examine the potential role of the common shore (green) crab Carcinus maenas as a reservoir for Hematodinium. Carcinus maenas is native to all shores of the UK and Ireland and the North East Atlantic but has been introduced to, and subsequently invaded waters of, the USA, South Africa and Australia. This species is notable for its capacity to harbour a range of micro- and macro-parasites, and therefore may act as a vector for disease transfer. Methods Over a 12-month period, we interrogated 1191 crabs across two distinct locations (intertidal pier, semi-closed dock) in Swansea Bay (Wales, UK) for the presence and severity of Hematodinium in the haemolymph, gills, hepatopancreas and surrounding waters (eDNA) using PCR-based methods, haemolymph preparations and histopathology. Results Overall, 13.6% were Hematodinium-positive via PCR and confirmed via tissue examination. Only a small difference was observed between locations with 14.4% and 12.8% infected crabs in the Dock and Pier, respectively. Binomial logistic regression models revealed seasonality (P |
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Davies, Charlotte Batista, Frederico Malkin, Sophie Thomas, Jessica Bryan, Charlotte Crocombe, Peter Coates, Christopher Rowley, Andrew |
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Davies, Charlotte Batista, Frederico Malkin, Sophie Thomas, Jessica Bryan, Charlotte Crocombe, Peter Coates, Christopher Rowley, Andrew |
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Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas |
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spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, carcinus maenas |
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