FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Effects of temperature and salinity on the survival of Bonamia ostreae, a parasite infecting flat oysters Ostrea edulis BT AF ARZUL, Isabelle GAGNAIRE, Beatrice BOND, Celine CHOLLET, Bruno MORGA, Benjamin FERRAND, Sylvie ROBERT, Maeva RENAULT, Tristan AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1;8:1; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;2:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;3:;4:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;5:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;6:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;7:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP;8:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP; C1 IFREMER, LGP, F-17390 La Tremblade, France. IRSN, Lab Radioecol & Ecotoxicol, DEI SECRE LRE, F-13115 St Paul Les Durance, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IRSN, FRANCE SI LA TREMBLADE SE PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE-LGP IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 1.687 TC 43 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6443.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Salinity tolerance;Temperature tolerance;Cell viability;In vitro assays;Flow cytometry;Bonamia ostreae AB Bonamiosis due to the intrahaemocytic protistan parasite Bonamia ostreae is a European endemic disease affecting the flat oyster Ostrea edulis. The parasite has been described in various ecosystems from estuaries to open sea, but no clear correlation has yet been demonstrated between disease development and environmental parameters. In this study, the effect of temperature and salinity on the survival of purified parasites maintained in vitro in seawater was investigated by flow cytometry. Purified parasites were incubated in various seawater media (artificial seawater, natural seawater, seabed borewater) at various temperatures (4, 15 and 25°C) and subjected to a range of salinities from 5 to 45 g l–1. Parasites were collected after 12, 24 and 48 h of incubation for flow cytometry analyses including estimation of parasite mortality and parasite viability through detection of non-specific esterase activities. Artificial seawater appeared unsuitable for parasite survival, and results for all media showed a significantly lower survival at 25°C compared to 4°C and 15°C. Moreover, high salinities (≥35 g l–1) favoured parasite survival and detection of esterase activities. Flow cytometry appears to be a suitable technique to investigate survival and activities of unicellular parasites like B. ostreae under varied conditions. Although these results contribute to a better understanding of existing interactions between the parasite B. ostreae and its environment, validation through epidemiological surveys in the field is also needed. PY 2009 PD MAY SO Diseases of aquatic organisms SN 0177-5103 PU Inter-Research VL 85 IS 1 UT 000267102600010 BP 67 EP 75 DI 10.3354/dao02047 ID 6443 ER EF