Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland
Viral gametocytic hypertrophy (VGH) was detected during an investigation of mortalities in Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas from 2 separate Irish production sites. The basophilic inclusions were observed in the gonad tissue of oysters sampled in August and October 2007. The oysters involved did not...
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ftnuigalway:oai:aran.library.nuigalway.ie/:10379/10764 2023-06-11T04:11:02+02:00 Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland Cheslett, D Mc Kiernan, F Hickey, C Collins, E 2009-02-25 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10764 https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02020 unknown Inter-Research Science Center Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Cheslett, D; Mc Kiernan, F; Hickey, C; Collins, E (2009). Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 83 (3), 181-185 0177-5103,1616-1580 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10764 doi:10.3354/dao02020 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ crassostrea gigas viral gametocytic hypertrophy papillomaviridae polyomaviridae pacific oyster gonad bivalve mollusks virus-infection pathogens Article 2009 ftnuigalway https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02020 2023-05-28T18:05:07Z Viral gametocytic hypertrophy (VGH) was detected during an investigation of mortalities in Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas from 2 separate Irish production sites. The basophilic inclusions were observed in the gonad tissue of oysters sampled in August and October 2007. The oysters involved did not show any macroscopic disease signs. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated the presence of viral particles in these intranuclear inclusions. The particles were small, non-enveloped, icosahedral and approximately 50 nm in diameter, and thus had characteristics similar to the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families. No host defence reaction was observed. The viral particles described here appear to be similar to those described in C. virginica from the USA and Canada and to those described in C. gigas from Korea and France. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crassostrea gigas Pacific oyster National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway: ARAN Canada Pacific Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 83 181 185 |
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crassostrea gigas viral gametocytic hypertrophy papillomaviridae polyomaviridae pacific oyster gonad bivalve mollusks virus-infection pathogens Cheslett, D Mc Kiernan, F Hickey, C Collins, E Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy (VGH) was detected during an investigation of mortalities in Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas from 2 separate Irish production sites. The basophilic inclusions were observed in the gonad tissue of oysters sampled in August and October 2007. The oysters involved did not show any macroscopic disease signs. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated the presence of viral particles in these intranuclear inclusions. The particles were small, non-enveloped, icosahedral and approximately 50 nm in diameter, and thus had characteristics similar to the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families. No host defence reaction was observed. The viral particles described here appear to be similar to those described in C. virginica from the USA and Canada and to those described in C. gigas from Korea and France. |
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Cheslett, D Mc Kiernan, F Hickey, C Collins, E |
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Cheslett, D Mc Kiernan, F Hickey, C Collins, E |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland |
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Crassostrea gigas Pacific oyster |
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Crassostrea gigas Pacific oyster |
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Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Cheslett, D; Mc Kiernan, F; Hickey, C; Collins, E (2009). Viral gametocytic hypertrophy of the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas in ireland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 83 (3), 181-185 0177-5103,1616-1580 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10764 doi:10.3354/dao02020 |
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