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Detection of white sturgeon iridovirus (WSIV) in wild sturgeons (Actinopterygii: Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae) in Poland Cover

Detection of white sturgeon iridovirus (WSIV) in wild sturgeons (Actinopterygii: Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae) in Poland

Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 64 (2020): Issue 3 (September 2020)
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|Sep 2020
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Table 1

List of sturgeon species caught wild or obtained from a fish farm in Poland

SpeciesOpenIntended for restocking
Nwater(farmed)
nn
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii211
Acipenser oxyrinchus642

[i] N = total number of individuals sampled; n = number of individuals sampled from the given origin

Table 2

Summary of the results of WSIV DNA detection (positive isolates) using real-time PCR and conventional PCR in various sturgeon organs

SpeciesNAge (n)OrganNumber of organs analysedMethod
Real-time PCRPCR
Liver222
Gills222
Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii20+ (1)Skin222
5+ (1)Kidneys111
Gut222
BrainNANANA
Liver664
Gills664
0+ (2)Skin664
Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus61+ (3)
2+ (1)Kidneys555
Gut553
Brain553

[i] N = number of individuals studied; n = number of individuals of a certain age; NA = not applicable

Fig. 1

Tissues of Acipenser oxyrinchus infected with WSIV. A – gills; B – kidney; C – negative control

Table 3

Summary of the results of WSIV detection in fish tested using PCR and real-time PCR

NPositive isolates
SpeciesPCRReal-time PCR
n(%)n(%)
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii291009100
Acipenser oxyrinchus62575.7533100

[i] N = total number of individuals studied; n = number of positive isolates

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0055 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608 (formerly 2300-3235)
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Language: English
Page range: 363 - 368
Submitted on: Feb 29, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 13, 2020
Published on: Sep 16, 2020
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii,
Acipenser oxyrinchus,
disease control,
freshwater aquaculture,
vectors
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Microbiology and virology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2020 Paulina Hofsoe-Oppermann, Jolanta Kiełpińska, Remigiusz Panicz, Sven M. Bergmann, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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