Characterization of salmonid alphavirus subtype 3 : recombination and adaptation

• Main Author: Petterson, Elin
• Other Authors: Evensen, Øystein, Mikalsen, Aase B., Haugland, Øyvind
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2017
• Subjects: Norway; Finnes; Sav’; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2447793

Pancreas disease (PD) affecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a major burden in European salmonid aquaculture and causes major economical losses every year. The disease is caused by Salmon Pancreas disease virus (SPDV), also referred to as salmonid alpha...