First record of Marteilia sp in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in Croatia

Type Article
Date 2001-03
Language English
Author(s) Zrncic Snjevana, Le Roux Frédérique, Oraic Drazen, Sostaric Branko, Berthe Franck
Affiliation(s) Croatian Vet Inst, Dept Fish Dis & Aquaculture, Zagreb 1000, Croatia.
IFREMER, Lab Genet & Pathol, F-17390 La Tremblade, France.
Source Diseases of aquatic organisms (0177-5103) (Inter-Research), 2001-03 , Vol. 44 , N. 2 , P. 143-148
WOS© Times Cited 21
Keyword(s) Taxonomy, Detection, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Parasite, Marteilia maurini
Abstract Marteiliosis is a disease of molluscs caused by Marteilia refringens in Europe and M. sydneyi in Australia. During routine examination of cultured mussels Mytilus galloprovinciallis in the northern Adriatic, the occurrence of Marteilia sp. was recorded with a prevalence of 5 %. This parasite was not detected in flat oysters reared in the same area. The affiliation of the detected parasite in M. galloprovinciallis was confirmed by in situ hybridization using a M. refringens probe, specific at the genus level. DNA of these infected mussels originating from the same area will be used to clarify the taxonomic position of this species within the genus Marteilia using a molecular approach.
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Zrncic Snjevana, Le Roux Frédérique, Oraic Drazen, Sostaric Branko, Berthe Franck (2001). First record of Marteilia sp in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in Croatia. Diseases of aquatic organisms, 44(2), 143-148. Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/817/