Bonamia parasites: a rapidly changing perspective on a genus of important mollusc pathogens
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| Date | 2014-07 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Engelsma Marc1, Culloty Sarah C.2, Lynch Sharon A.2, Arzul Isabelle 3, Carnegie Ryan B.4 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Cent Vet Inst Wageningen UR CVI, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, Netherlands. 2 : Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Aquaculture & Fisheries Dev Ctr, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Cork, Ireland. 3 : IFREMER, Lab Genet & Pathol, F-17390 La Tremblade, France. 4 : Coll William & Mary, Virginia Inst Marine Sci, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 USA. |
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| Source | Diseases Of Aquatic Organisms (0177-5103) (Inter-research), 2014-07 , Vol. 110 , N. 1-2 , P. 5-23 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.3354/dao02741 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 53 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Bonamia ostreae, Bonamia exitiosa, Oyster disease, Phylogenetics, Geographical spread, Diagnostics, Epizootiology, Host-parasite interaction, Bonamiosis | ||||||||
| Abstract | Organisms of the genus Bonamia are intracellular protistan parasites of oysters. To date, 4 species have been described (B. ostreae, B. exitiosa, B. perspora and B. roughleyi), al though the status of B. roughleyi is controversial. Introduction especially of B. ostreae and B. exitiosa to naïve host populations has been shown to cause mass mortalities in the past and has had a dramatic impact on oyster production. Both B. ostreae and B. exitiosa are pathogens notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the European Union. Effective management of the disease caused by these pathogens is complicated by the extensive nature of the oyster production process and limited options for disease control of the cultured stocks in open water. This review focuses on the recent advances in research on genetic relationships between Bonamia isolates, geographical distribution, susceptible host species, diagnostics, epizootiology, host− parasite interactions, and disease resistance and control of this globally important genus of oyster pathogens. | ||||||||
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