Development and application of molecular methods (PCR) for detection of Tasmanian Atlantic salmon reovirus

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Zainathan, SC, Carlile, G, Carson, J, McColl, KA, Crane, MStJ, Williams, LM, Hoad, J, Moody, NJG, Aiken, HM, Browning, GF, Nowak, BF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; Fisheries Sciences; Aquaculture; Huon; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12291; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25130771; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/96881

Molecular (PCR) diagnostic tests for the detection and identification of aquareovirus in general, and Tasmanian Atlantic salmon reovirus (TSRV) specifically, were developed, and their diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were determined and compared with virus isolation in cell culture. Intralabor...