Crassostrea gigas mortality in France: the usual suspect, a herpes virus, may not be the killer in this polymicrobial opportunistic disease

Crassostrea gigas mortality in France: the usual suspect, a herpes virus, may not be the killer in this polymicrobial opportunistic disease

Successive disease outbreaks in oyster (Crassostrea gigas) beds in France have resulted in dramatic losses in production, and subsequent decline in the oyster-farming industry. Deaths of juvenile oysters have been associated with the presence of a herpes virus (OsHV-1 µvar) and bacterial populations...

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Main Authors: Bruno ePetton, Maxime eBruto, Adele eJames, Yannick eLabreuche, Marianne eAlunno Bruscia, Frederique eLe Roux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Herpes virus
experimental infection
Summer mortality
Pacific oysters
vibrio pathogenicity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00686/full

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