FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Quantification of Vibrio penaeicida, the etiological agent of Syndrome 93 in New Caledonian shrimp, by real-time PCR using SYBR Green I chemistry BT AF GOARANT, Cyrille MERIEN, F AS 1:2;2:1; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCOP-AQNC;2:; C1 Inst Pasteur Nouvelle Caledonie, Lab Rech Bacteriol, Noumea 98846, New Caledonia. IFREMER, Dept Aquaculture Nouvelle Caledonie, Noumea 98846, New Caledonia. C2 INST PASTEUR, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI SAINT VINCENT SE PDG-DOP-DCOP-AQNC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 2.442 TC 29 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1903.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Vibriosis;Vibrio;Real time PCR;Quantification;Mariculture;Extraction techniques AB Shrimp farming is a small but growing industry in New Caledonia. Since 1993, "Syndrome 93" has been affecting New Caledonian shrimp farming industry every cold season, causing severe epizootic mortalities in grow-out ponds and significant losses. Highly pathogenic strains of Vibrio penaeicida are considered the etiological agent of the disease in Litopenaeus stylirostris. On one hand, studies demonstrated that healthy shrimp may carry V penaeicida for weeks with a high overall prevalence, regardless of any seasonal pattern or temperature conditions. On the other hand, larvae are free of V penaeicida and are also resistant to experimental infection. V penaeicida is frequently detected in incoming water pumped from the bays, which was shown, by a molecular typing study, to be the infectious source. This particular epidemiological pattern highlights the major role of the factors that trigger and aggravate the disease in grow-out ponds, where shrimp populations carry the pathogen all year round. In order to gain a better understanding of "Syndrome 93" epidemiology, quantification of V penaeicida both in shrimp and the shrimp farm ecosystem is necessary. This article describes the steps in the successful development of a real-time PCR quantification assay of V penaeicida in shrimp haemolymph, seawater (from ponds or bays) and sediment pore water, including the choice of an accurate extraction technique. The entire detection method; including sample processing, DNA extraction and real-time PCR amplification, can be completed within 4 h. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved. PY 2006 PD OCT SO Journal of Microbiological Methods SN 0167-7012 PU Elsevier VL 67 IS 1 UT 000240811700004 BP 27 EP 35 DI 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.02.013 ID 1903 ER EF