Detection and distribution of ostreid herpesvirus 1 in experimentally infected Pacific oyster spat

Type Article
Date 2016-01
Language English
Author(s) Segarra Amelie1, Baillon Laury1, Faury Nicole1, Tourbiez Delphine1, Renault Tristan1
Affiliation(s) 1 : IFREMER, LGPMM, Unite Sante Genet & Microbiol Mollusques SG2M, F-17390 La Tremblade, France.
Source Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology (0022-2011) (Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science), 2016-01 , Vol. 133 , P. 59-65
DOI 10.1016/j.jip.2015.11.013
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Keyword(s) Crassostrea gigas, In situ hybridization, Ostreid herpesvirus 1, Viral DNA, Viral RNA
Abstract High mortality rates are reported in spat and larvae of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and associated with ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) detection in France. Although the viral infection has been experimentally reproduced in oyster larvae and spat, little knowledge is currently available concerning the viral entry and its distribution in organs and tissues. This study compares OsHV-1 DNA and RNA detection and localization in experimentally infected oysters using two virus doses: a low dose that did not induce any mortality and a high dose inducing high mortality. Real time PCR demonstrated significant differences in terms of viral DNA amounts between the two virus doses. RNA transcripts were detected in oysters receiving the highest dose of viral suspension whereas no transcript was observed in oysters injected with the low dose. This study also allowed observing kinetics of viral DNA and RNA detection in different tissues of oyster spat. Finally, viral detection was significantly different in function of tissues (p < 0.005), time (p < 0.005) with an interaction between tissues and time (p < 0.005) for each probe.
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