First report of Iridovirus (ISKNV) infection in Israeli mariculture gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) at the Mediterranean Sea

dc.contributor.authorSmirnov, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorOfek, Tamir
dc.contributor.authorHershko, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorRon, Tetsuzan B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-23T18:32:08Z
dc.date.available2021-12-23T18:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractMegalocytiviruses have caused mass mortalities in various farmed fish species, both edible and ornamental. Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) belongs to this family of viruses and induces lethal diseases in cultured fish. Here, we publish the first report describing this epizootic virus affecting the sea bream (Sparus aurata) in the offshore mariculture farm located in the Mediterranean Sea in Israel. The infectious agent was diagnosed with histology analysis and was identified as ISKNV by PCR.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.46989/001c.31096
dc.identifier.issn0792-156X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/65086
dc.relation.ispartofThe Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh
dc.subjectiridovirus
dc.subjectgilthead sea bream
dc.subjectSparus aurata
dc.subjectMediterranean Sea
dc.subjectIsraeli mariculture
dc.titleFirst report of Iridovirus (ISKNV) infection in Israeli mariculture gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) at the Mediterranean Sea
dc.typeArticle
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prism.volume73

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