FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Co-infection of two eukaryotic pathogens within clam populations in Arcachon Bay BT AF Itoïz, Sarah Mouronvalle, Clara Perennou, Morgan Chailler, Elisa Smits, Morgan Derelle, Evelyne Metz, Sebastian Le Goïc, Nelly Bidault, Adeline de Montaudouin, Xavier Arzul, Isabelle Soudant, Philippe Chambouvet, Aurélie AS 1:1;2:1,2;3:6;4:3;5:1;6:1;7:3;8:6;9:1;10:4;11:5;12:6;13:3; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:PDG-RBE-ASIM;12:;13:; C1 Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, Plouzané, France EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD, CNRS, USR CRIOBE, Perpignan, France CNRS, UMR7144 Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Ecology of Marine Plankton (ECOMAP), Station Biologique de Roscoff SBR, Sorbonne University, Roscoff, France Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR, Station Marine d’Arcachon, Arcachon, France Ifremer, ASIM Adaptation et Santé des Invertébrés Marins, La Tremblade, France Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, Plouzané, France C2 UBO, FRANCE EPHE, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE UNIV BORDEAUX, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE SI LA TREMBLADE SE PDG-RBE-ASIM UM LEMAR IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 5.2 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00870/98154/107477.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00870/98154/107478.zip LA English DT Article BO Planula IV DE ;Perkinsosis;parasite;multiple-infection;co-infection;Manila clam;organ distribution AB The parasitic species Perkinsus olseni (= atlanticus) (Perkinsea, Alveolata) infects a wide range of mollusc species and is responsible for mortality events and economic losses in the aquaculture industry and fisheries worldwide. Thus far, most studies conducted in this field have approached the problem from a “one parasite-one disease” perspective, notably with regards to commercially relevant clam species, while the impact of other Perkinsus species should also be considered as it could play a key role in the disease phenotype and dynamics. Co-infection of P. olseni and P. chesapeaki has already been sporadically described in Manila clam populations in Europe. Here, we describe for the first time the parasitic distribution of two Perkinsus species, P. olseni and P. chesapeaki, in individual clam organs and in five different locations across Arcachon Bay (France), using simultaneous in situ detection by quantitative PCR (qPCR) duplex methodology. We show that P. olseni single-infection largely dominated prevalence (46–84%) with high intensities of infection (7.2 to 8.5 log-nb of copies. g−1of wet tissue of Manila clam) depending on location, suggesting that infection is driven by the abiotic characteristics of stations and physiological states of the host. Conversely, single P. chesapeaki infections were observed in only two sampling stations, Ile aux Oiseaux and Gujan, with low prevalences 2 and 14%, respectively. Interestingly, the co-infection by both Perkinsus spp., ranging in prevalence from 12 to 34%, was distributed across four stations of Arcachon Bay, and was detected in one or two organs maximum. Within these co-infected organs, P. olseni largely dominated the global parasitic load. Hence, the co-infection dynamics between P. olseni and P. chesapeaki may rely on a facilitating role of P. olseni in developing a primary infection which in turn may help P. chesapeaki infect R. philippinarum as a reservoir for a preferred host. This ecological study demonstrates that the detection and quantification of both parasitic species, P. olseni and P. chesapeaki, is essential and timely in resolving cryptic infections and their consequences on individual hosts and clam populations. PY 2024 PD JAN SO Frontiers In Microbiology SN 1664-302X PU Frontiers Media SA VL 14 UT 001152769900001 DI 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1250947 ID 98154 ER EF