Sea Lice ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) Infestation Reduces the Ability of Peripheral Blood Monocytic Cells (PBMCs) to Respond to and Control Replication of Salmonid Alphavirus in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.)

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Amr A. A. Gamil, Koestan Gadan, Elisabeth Gislefoss, Øystein Evensen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: Lepeophtheirus salmonis; innate immune responses; salmonid alphavirus; interaction; Microbiology; QR1-502; Sav’; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v12121450; https://doaj.org/article/d48b17ad11f44b5eae8c3af63e680541

Here we have studied the impact of lice ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) infestation of donor fish on the ability of isolated peripheral blood monocytes (PMBCs) to control the replication of salmonid alphavirus (SAV) ex vivo. PMBC were collected by Percoll gradients at eight and nine weeks post copepodid...