| genotyping of white spot syndrome virus (wssv) geographical isolates from brazil and comparison to other isolates from the americas. | white spot syndrome virus (wssv) is a viral pathogen that has caused significant economic losses in shrimp farming. variable-number tandem repeats (vntrs) (open reading frame [orf] 94, 125 and 75), a large deletion (orf 23/24) and a transposase were proposed as molecular markers for genotyping. wssv-infected shrimp litopenaeus vannamei were collected in 2 brazilian regions (santa catarina and bahia) from 2005 to 2008. dna was extracted and pcr of the variable regions was performed, followed by s ... | 2010 | 20225670 |
| analysis of the marine shrimp culture production chain in southern brazil. | this study was elaborated to identify and describe the main links of the sea shrimp productive chain in the municipal district of laguna, historically known as the main sea shrimp (litopenaeus vannamei) production area in the state of santa catarina, brazil. the study, held from april to july 2005, previously identified the local productive process through observation, interviews and bibliographical research. afterwards, specific questionnaires were elaborated for each of the several segments co ... | 2009 | 19488633 |