Supplementary material from "Environmental DNA from multiple pathogens is elevated near active Atlantic salmon farms"

The spread of infection from reservoir host populations is a key mechanism for disease emergence and extinction risk and is a management concern for salmon aquaculture and fisheries. Using a quantitative environmental DNA methodology, we assessed pathogen environmental DNA in relation to salmon farm...

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Main Authors: Shea, Dylan, Bateman, Andrew, Shaorong Li, Tabata, Amy, Schulze, Angela, Mordecai, Gideon, Ogston, Lindsey, Volpe, John P., L. Neil Frazer, Connors, Brendan, Miller, Kristina M., Short, Steven, Krkošek, Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: The Royal Society 2020
Subjects:
Molecular Biology
Ecology
FOS Biological sciences
Health Care
Diseases
111706 Epidemiology
FOS Health sciences
British Columbia
Canada
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5136594
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Summary:The spread of infection from reservoir host populations is a key mechanism for disease emergence and extinction risk and is a management concern for salmon aquaculture and fisheries. Using a quantitative environmental DNA methodology, we assessed pathogen environmental DNA in relation to salmon farms in coastal British Columbia, Canada, by testing for 39 species of salmon pathogens (viral, bacterial, and eukaryotic) in 134 marine environmental samples at 58 salmon farm sites (both active and inactive) over 3 years. Environmental DNA from 22 pathogen species was detected 496 times and species varied in their occurrence among years and sites, likely reflecting variation in environmental factors, other native host species, and strength of association with domesticated Atlantic salmon. Overall, we found that the probability of detecting pathogen environmental DNA (eDNA) was 2.72 (95% CI: 1.48, 5.02) times higher at active versus inactive salmon farm sites and 1.76 (95% CI: 1.28, 2.42) times higher per standard deviation increase in domesticated Atlantic salmon eDNA concentration at a site. If the distribution of pathogen eDNA accurately reflects the distribution of viable pathogens, our findings suggest that salmon farms serve as a potential reservoir for a number of infectious agents; thereby elevating the risk of exposure for wild salmon and other fish species that share the marine environment.

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