| megalocytiviruses. | the genus megalocytivirus, represented by red sea bream iridovirus (rsiv), the first identified and one of the best characterized megalocytiviruses, infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (isknv), the type species of the genus, and numerous other isolates, is the newest genus within the family iridoviridae. viruses within this genus are causative agents of severe disease accompanied by high mortality in multiple species of marine and freshwater fish. to date outbreaks of megalocytivirus-ind ... | 2012 | 22590684 |
| detection of dwarf gourami iridovirus (infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus) in populations of ornamental fish prior to and after importation into australia, with the first evidence of infection in domestically farmed platy (xiphophorus maculatus). | the movement of ornamental fish through international trade is a major factor for the transboundary spread of pathogens. in australia, ornamental fish which may carry dwarf gourami iridovirus (dgiv), a strain of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (isknv), have been identified as a biosecurity risk despite relatively stringent import quarantine measures being applied. in order to gain knowledge of the potential for dgiv to enter australia, imported ornamental fish were sampled prior to e ... | 2015 | 26452601 |
| susceptibility of a number of australian freshwater fishes to dwarf gourami iridovirus (infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus). | megalocytiviruses cause high mortality diseases that have seriously impacted aquaculture, with the most frequent outbreaks occurring in east and south-east asia. the international trade of juvenile fish for food and ornamental aquaculture has aided the spread of these viruses, which have spread to europe and australia and other regions. australian freshwater fishes were examined for susceptibility to infection with the exotic megalocytivirus, dwarf gourami iridovirus (dgiv), which belongs to a g ... | 2017 | 27334576 |
| detection of megalocytivirus from imported tropical ornamental fish, paradise fish macropodus opercularis. | megalocytivirus was detected from paradise fish macropodus opercularis imported from indonesia. four of 11 fish (36%) in 2006 and 40 of 117 fish (34%) in 2008 were found to be pcr-positive for megalocytivirus. phylogenetic analysis based on partial major capsid protein (mcp) gene nucleotide sequences revealed that the sequences detected in paradise fish were classified as genotype ii, which includes freshwater fish isolates from southeast asian countries, closely related to infectious spleen and ... | 2010 | 20815332 |
| characterization of an iridovirus detected from cultured turbot scophthalmus maximus in korea. | juvenile turbot scophthalmus maximus that became sick during an outbreak of disease at mariculture facilities at go-chang, korea, in 2003, were examined to identify the cause of the disease. the fish had pale body color, an enlarged abdomen, protruding eyes, an enlarged spleen and kidney, and pale gills and/or liver. histopathogical examination revealed basophilic enlarged cells in the kidney, spleen, gills, heart, stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas and skin. hexagonal viral particles with a di ... | 2005 | 15918481 |
| complete genomic dna sequence of rock bream iridovirus. | iridovirus is a causative agent of epizootics among cultured rock bream (oplegnathus fasciatus) in korea. here, we report the complete genomic sequence of rock bream iridovirus (rbiv). the genome of rbiv was 112080 bp long and contained at least 118 putative open reading frames (orfs), and its genome organization was similar to that of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (isknv). of the rbiv's 118 orfs, 85 orfs showed 60-99% amino acid identity to those of isknv. phylogenetic analysis of ... | 2004 | 15246274 |