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Eisenlord ME, Agnew MV, Winningham M, Lobo OJ, Vompe AD, Wippel B, Friedman CS, Harvell CD, Burge CA. High infectivity and waterborne transmission of seagrass wasting disease. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2024; 11:240663. [PMID: 39113773 PMCID: PMC11303036 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Pathogen transmission pathways are fundamental to understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases yet are challenging to estimate in nature, particularly in the ocean. Seagrass wasting disease (SWD), caused by Labyrinthula zosterae, impacts seagrass beds worldwide and is thought to be a contributing factor to declines; however, little is known about natural transmission of SWD. In this study, we used field and laboratory experiments to test SWD transmission pathways and temperature sensitivity. To test transmission modes in nature, we conducted three field experiments out-planting sentinel Zostera marina shoots within and adjacent to natural Z. marina beds (20 ± 5 and 110 ± 5 m from bed edge). Infection rates and severity did not differ among outplant locations, implicating waterborne transmission. The infectious dose of L. zosterae through waterborne exposure was assessed in a controlled laboratory experiment. The dose to 50% disease was 6 cells ml-1 and did not differ with the temperatures tested (7.5°C and 15°C). Our results show L. zosterae is transmissible through water without direct contact with infected plants. Understanding the transmission dynamics of this disease in the context of changing ocean conditions will improve Z. marina protection and restoration in critical coastal habitats worldwide.
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- Morgan E. Eisenlord
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853, USA
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- Institute of Marine Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD21202, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR97331, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853, USA
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- Institute of Marine Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD21202, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD21201, USA
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife, University of California, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA94923, USA
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Wooldridge B, Orland C, Enbody E, Escalona M, Mirchandani C, Corbett-Detig R, Kapp JD, Fletcher N, Cox-Ammann K, Raimondi P, Shapiro B. Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii). Mol Ecol 2024:e17362. [PMID: 38682494 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is a large, long-lived marine mollusc that inhabits rocky intertidal habitats along the coast of California and Mexico. In 1985, populations were impacted by a bacterial disease known as withering syndrome (WS) that wiped out >90% of individuals, leading to the closure of all U.S. black abalone fisheries since 1993. Current conservation strategies include restoring diminished populations by translocating healthy individuals. However, population collapse on this scale may have dramatically lowered genetic diversity and strengthened geographic differentiation, making translocation-based recovery contentious. Additionally, the current prevalence of WS remains unknown. To address these uncertainties, we sequenced and analysed the genomes of 133 black abalone individuals from across their present range. We observed no spatial genetic structure among black abalone, with the exception of a single chromosomal inversion that increases in frequency with latitude. Outside the inversion, genetic differentiation between sites is minimal and does not scale with either geographic distance or environmental dissimilarity. Genetic diversity appears uniformly high across the range. Demographic inference does indicate a severe population bottleneck beginning just 15 generations in the past, but this decline is short lived, with present-day size far exceeding the pre-bottleneck status quo. Finally, we find the bacterial agent of WS is equally present across the sampled range, but only in 10% of individuals. The lack of population genetic structure, uniform diversity and prevalence of WS bacteria indicates that translocation could be a valid and low-risk means of population restoration for black abalone species' recovery.
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- Brock Wooldridge
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Genomics Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Genomics Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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Wooldridge B, Orland C, Enbody E, Escalona M, Mirchandani C, Corbett-Detig R, Kapp JD, Fletcher N, Ammann K, Raimondi P, Shapiro B. Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone ( Haliotis cracherodii). BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.26.577275. [PMID: 38352393 PMCID: PMC10862700 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.26.577275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
Abstract
The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is a large, long-lived marine mollusc that inhabits rocky intertidal habitats along the coast of California and Mexico. In 1985, populations were impacted by a bacterial disease known as withering syndrome (WS) that wiped out >90% of individuals, leading to the species' designation as critically endangered. Current conservation strategies include restoring diminished populations by translocating healthy individuals. However, population collapse on this scale may have dramatically lowered genetic diversity and strengthened geographic differentiation, making translocation-based recovery contentious. Additionally, the current prevalence of WS is unknown. To address these uncertainties, we sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 133 black abalone individuals from across their present range. We observed no spatial genetic structure among black abalone, with the exception of a single chromosomal inversion that increases in frequency with latitude. Genetic divergence between sites is minimal, and does not scale with either geographic distance or environmental dissimilarity. Genetic diversity appears uniformly high across the range. Despite this, however, demographic inference confirms a severe population bottleneck beginning around the time of WS onset, highlighting the temporal offset that may occur between a population collapse and its potential impact on genetic diversity. Finally, we find the bacterial agent of WS is equally present across the sampled range, but only in 10% of individuals. The lack of genetic structure, uniform diversity, and prevalence of WS bacteria indicates that translocation could be a valid and low-risk means of population restoration for black abalone species' recovery.
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- Brock Wooldridge
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
- Genomics Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
- Genomics Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA
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Zhou K, Zhang T, Chen XW, Xu Y, Zhang R, Qian PY. Viruses in Marine Invertebrate Holobionts: Complex Interactions Between Phages and Bacterial Symbionts. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 2024; 16:467-485. [PMID: 37647612 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-021623-093133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Marine invertebrates are ecologically and economically important and have formed holobionts by evolving symbiotic relationships with cellular and acellular microorganisms that reside in and on their tissues. In recent decades, significant focus on symbiotic cellular microorganisms has led to the discovery of various functions and a considerable expansion of our knowledge of holobiont functions. Despite this progress, our understanding of symbiotic acellular microorganisms remains insufficient, impeding our ability to achieve a comprehensive understanding of marine holobionts. In this review, we highlight the abundant viruses, with a particular emphasis on bacteriophages; provide an overview of their diversity, especially in extensively studied sponges and corals; and examine their potential life cycles. In addition, we discuss potential phage-holobiont interactions of various invertebrates, including participating in initial bacterial colonization, maintaining symbiotic relationships, and causing or exacerbating the diseases of marine invertebrates. Despite the importance of this subject, knowledge of how viruses contribute to marine invertebrate organisms remains limited. Advancements in technology and greater attention to viruses will enhance our understanding of marine invertebrate holobionts.
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- Kun Zhou
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China;
- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University (Xiang'an), Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University (Xiang'an), Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China;
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China;
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China;
- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Westphal GH, Stewart Merrill TE. Partitioning variance in immune traits in a zooplankton host-Fungal parasite system. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9640. [PMID: 36545366 PMCID: PMC9763022 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Host immune traits arise from both genetic and environmental sources of variation. When immune traits have a strong genetic basis, the presence and severity of disease in a population may influence the distribution of those traits. Our study addressed how two immune-related traits (gut penetrability and the hemocyte response) are shaped by genetic and environmental sources of variation, and how the presence of a virulent disease altered the relative frequency of these traits in natural populations. Daphnia dentifera hosts were sampled from five Indiana lakes between June and December 2017 before and during epidemics of their fungal pathogen, Metschnikowia bicuspidata. Collected Daphnia were experimentally exposed to Metschnikowia and assayed for their gut penetrability, hemocyte response, and multi-locus genotype. Mixed-effects models were constructed to partition variance in immune traits between genetic and environmental sources. We then isolated the genetic sources to produce genotype-specific estimates of immune traits for each multi-locus genotype. Finally, we assessed the relative frequency and dynamics of genotypes during epidemics and asked whether genotypes with more robust immune responses increased in frequency during epidemics. Although genotype was an important source of variation for both gut penetrability and the hemocyte response, environmental factors (e.g., resource availability, Metschnikowia prevalence, and co-infection) still explained a large portion of observed variation, suggesting a high degree of flexibility in Daphnia immune traits. Additionally, no significant associations were detected between a genotype's immune traits and its frequency in a population. Our study highlights the power of variance partitioning in understanding the factors driving variation in Daphnia traits and motivates further research on immunological flexibility and the ecological drivers of immune variation.
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- Grace H. Westphal
- School of Integrative BiologyUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignChampaignIllinoisUSA,Department of Biological ScienceFlorida State UniversityTallahasseeFloridaUSA
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Glidden CK, Field LC, Bachhuber S, Hennessey SM, Cates R, Cohen L, Crockett E, Degnin M, Feezell MK, Fulton‐Bennett HK, Pires D, Poirson BN, Randell ZH, White E, Gravem SA. Strategies for managing marine disease. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2022; 32:e2643. [PMID: 35470930 PMCID: PMC9786832 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The incidence of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has increased in wildlife populations in recent years and is expected to continue to increase with global environmental change. Marine diseases are relatively understudied compared with terrestrial diseases but warrant parallel attention as they can disrupt ecosystems, cause economic loss, and threaten human livelihoods. Although there are many existing tools to combat the direct and indirect consequences of EIDs, these management strategies are often insufficient or ineffective in marine habitats compared with their terrestrial counterparts, often due to fundamental differences between marine and terrestrial systems. Here, we first illustrate how the marine environment and marine organism life histories present challenges and opportunities for wildlife disease management. We then assess the application of common disease management strategies to marine versus terrestrial systems to identify those that may be most effective for marine disease outbreak prevention, response, and recovery. Finally, we recommend multiple actions that will enable more successful management of marine wildlife disease emergencies in the future. These include prioritizing marine disease research and understanding its links to climate change, improving marine ecosystem health, forming better monitoring and response networks, developing marine veterinary medicine programs, and enacting policy that addresses marine and other wildlife diseases. Overall, we encourage a more proactive rather than reactive approach to marine wildlife disease management and emphasize that multidisciplinary collaborations are crucial to managing marine wildlife health.
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- Caroline K. Glidden
- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
- Present address:
Department of BiologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- College of Veterinary MedicineOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- College of Veterinary MedicineOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- College of Veterinary MedicineOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- College of Veterinary MedicineOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- College of Veterinary MedicineOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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Fuller AM, VanBlaricom GR, Neuman MJ, Witting DA, Friedman CS. A field sentinel study investigating withering syndrome transmission dynamics in California abalones. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 173:105540. [PMID: 34864337 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We examined the risk of withering syndrome (WS) rickettsia-like organism (WS-RLO) infection in sentinel red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) deployed in modules at two Southern California field sites, one adjacent to an abalone farm and one adjacent to wild abalones. WS-RLO DNA was detected in seawater near modules at the wild abalone site but not near the farm (WS-RLO DNA was detected in the farm effluent). More WS-RLO DNA was detected in tissue from abalone near the farm relative to those near wild abalones (p < 0.05). However, infection prevalence and intensity based on histology were low and similar between sites (p > 0.05) and were independent of WS-RLO DNA loads in abalone tissue and seawater. More stippled (ST)-RLO than WS-RLO were observed with more ST-RLO infections near wild abalone than near the abalone farm (p < 0.05). We demonstrate the utility of caged sentinel abalone to better understand pathogen transmission patterns in the field.
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- Ava M Fuller
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA; US Geological Survey, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division, 501 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200 Long Beach, CA, 90802, USA
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- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division, 501 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200 Long Beach, CA, 90802, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Agnew MV, Friedman CS, Langdon C, Divilov K, Schoolfield B, Morga B, Degremont L, Dhar AK, Kirkland P, Dumbauld B, Burge CA. Differential Mortality and High Viral Load in Naive Pacific Oyster Families Exposed to OsHV-1 Suggests Tolerance Rather than Resistance to Infection. Pathogens 2020; 9:E1057. [PMID: 33348814 PMCID: PMC7766980 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9121057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, are one of the most productive aquaculture species in the world. However, they are threatened by the spread of Ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) and its microvariants (collectively "µvars"), which cause mass mortalities in all life stages of Pacific oysters globally. Breeding programs have been successful in reducing mortality due to OsHV-1 variants following viral outbreaks; however, an OsHV-1-resistant oyster line does not yet exist in the United States (US), and it is unknown how OsHV-1 µvars will affect US oyster populations compared to the current variant, which is similar to the OsHV-1 reference, found in Tomales Bay, CA. The goals of this study were to investigate the resistance of C. gigas juveniles produced by the Molluscan Broodstock Program (MBP) to three variants of OsHV-1: a California reference OsHV-1, an Australian µvar, and a French µvar. This is the first study to directly compare OsHV-1 µvars to a non-µvar. The survival probability of oysters exposed to the French (FRA) or Australian (AUS) µvar was significantly lower (43% and 71%, respectively) than to the reference variant and controls (96%). No oyster family demonstrated resistance to all three OsHV-1 variants, and many surviving oysters contained high copy numbers of viral DNA (mean ~3.53 × 108). These results indicate that the introduction of OsHV-1 µvars could have substantial effects on US Pacific oyster aquaculture if truly resistant lines are not achieved, and highlight the need to consider resistance to infection in addition to survival as traits in breeding programs to reduce the risk of the spread of OsHV-1 variants.
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- M. Victoria Agnew
- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA;
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA; (C.L.); (K.D.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA; (C.L.); (K.D.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365, USA; (C.L.); (K.D.); (B.S.)
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- Ifremer, SG2M, LGPMM, 17390 La Tremblade, France; (B.M.); (L.D.)
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- Ifremer, SG2M, LGPMM, 17390 La Tremblade, France; (B.M.); (L.D.)
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- Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia;
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- Hatfield Marine Science Center, USDA-ARS, Newport, OR 97365, USA;
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- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA;
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Crosson LM, Lottsfeldt NS, Weavil-Abueg ME, Friedman CS. Abalone Withering Syndrome Disease Dynamics: Infectious Dose and Temporal Stability in Seawater. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2020; 32:83-92. [PMID: 32339356 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Withering syndrome (WS) is a chronic bacterial disease that affects numerous northeastern Pacific abalone Haliotis spp. The causative agent of WS is an obligate intracellular Rickettsiales-like bacterium (WS-RLO) that remains unculturable, thereby limiting our understanding of WS disease dynamics. The objectives of our study were to (1) determine the temporal stability of WS-RLO DNA outside of its abalone host in 14°C and 18°C seawater, (2) develop a standardized protocol for exposing abalones to known concentrations of WS-RLO DNA, and (3) calculate the dose of WS-RLO DNA required to generate 50% infection prevalence (ID50) in the highly cultured red abalone Haliotis rufescens. The WS-RLO stability trials were conducted in October 2016, February 2017, and June 2017. A quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis was used to quantify bacterial DNA for 7 d in seawater collected at an abalone farm in southern California, where the pathogen is now endemic. For all trials and temperature treatments, WS-RLO DNA was unstable in seawater for longer than 2 d. To determine an ID50, groups of uninfected juvenile red abalone were subjected to 3-h bath exposures with four concentrations of WS-RLO at 0, 103 , 104 , and 105 DNA copies/mL. Abalone feces were tested biweekly for the presence of WS-RLO DNA, and abalone tissues were sampled 9 weeks postinfection for histological and qPCR analyses. The ID50 results indicated that our protocol was successful in generating WS-RLO infections; a pathogen dose of 2.3 × 103 DNA copies/mL was required to generate a 50% infection prevalence in red abalone tissue. These findings are critical components of disease dynamics that will help assess WS transmission risk within and among abalone populations and facilitate appropriate management and restoration strategies for both wild and cultured abalone species in WS-endemic areas.
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- Lisa M Crosson
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
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Muñoz K, Flores-Herrera P, Gonçalves AT, Rojas C, Yáñez C, Mercado L, Brokordt K, Schmitt P. The immune response of the scallop Argopecten purpuratus is associated with changes in the host microbiota structure and diversity. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 91:241-250. [PMID: 31100440 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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All organisms live in close association with a variety of microorganisms called microbiota. Furthermore, several studies support a fundamental role of the microbiota on the host health and homeostasis. In this context, the aim of this work was to determine the structure and diversity of the microbiota associated with the scallop Argopecten purpuratus, and to assess changes in community composition and diversity during the host immune response. To do this, adult scallops were immune challenged and sampled after 24 and 48 h. Activation of the immune response was established by transcript overexpression of several scallop immune response genes in hemocytes and gills, and confirmed by protein detection of the antimicrobial peptide big defensin in gills of Vibrio-injected scallops at 24 h post-challenge. Then, the major bacterial community profile present in individual scallops was assessed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of 16S rDNA genes and dendrogram analyses, which indicated a clear clade differentiation of the bacterial communities noticeable at 48 h post-challenge. Finally, the microbiota structure and diversity from pools of scallops were characterized using 16S deep amplicon sequencing. The results revealed an overall modulation of the microbiota abundance and diversity according to scallop immune status, allowing for prediction of some changes in the functional potential of the microbial community. Overall, the present study showed that changes in the structure and diversity of bacterial communities associated with the scallop A. purpuratus are detected after the activation of the host immune response. Now, the relevance of microbial balance disruption in the immune capacity of the scallop remains to be elucidated.
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- K Muñoz
- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Genómica Acuícola - Centro Interdisciplinario para la Investigación Acuícola (INCAR), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología, Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología, Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratory of Marine Physiology and Genetics (FIGEMA), Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) and Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Vater A, Byrne BA, Marshman BC, Ashlock LW, Moore JD. Differing responses of red abalone ( Haliotis rufescens) and white abalone ( H. sorenseni) to infection with phage-associated Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5104. [PMID: 29967748 PMCID: PMC6022723 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Rickettsiales-like prokaryote and causative agent of Withering Syndrome (WS)-Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (Ca. Xc)-decimated black abalone populations along the Pacific coast of North America. White abalone-Haliotis sorenseni-are also susceptible to WS and have become nearly extinct in the wild due to overfishing in the 1970s. Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis proliferates within epithelial cells of the abalone gastrointestinal tract and causes clinical signs of starvation. In 2012, evidence of a putative bacteriophage associated with Ca. Xc in red abalone-Haliotis rufescens-was described. Recently, histologic examination of animals with Ca. Xc infection in California abalone populations universally appear to have the phage-containing inclusions. In this study, we investigated the current virulence of Ca. Xc in red abalone and white abalone at different environmental temperatures. Using a comparative experimental design, we observed differences over time between the two abalone species in mortality, body condition, and bacterial load by quantitative real time PCR (qPCR). By day 251, all white abalone exposed to the current variant of Ca. Xc held in the warm water (18.5 °C) treatment died, while red abalone exposed to the same conditions had a mortality rate of only 10%, despite a relatively heavy bacterial burden as determined by qPCR of posterior esophagus tissue and histological assessment at the termination of the experiment. These data support the current status of Ca. Xc as less virulent in red abalone, and may provide correlative evidence of a protective phage interaction. However, white abalone appear to remain highly susceptible to this disease. These findings have important implications for implementation of a white abalone recovery program, particularly with respect to the thermal regimes of locations where captively-reared individuals will be outplanted.
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- Ashley Vater
- Integrative Pathobiology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, United States of America
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- Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, United States of America
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- Shellfish Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bodega Bay, United States of America
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- Shellfish Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bodega Bay, United States of America
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- Shellfish Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bodega Bay, United States of America
- Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, United States of America
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Winkler FM, García R, Valdivia MV, Lohrmann KB. Assessment of oxytetracycline baths as therapeutic treatment for the control of the agent of withering syndrome (WS) in red abalone (Haliotis rufescens). J Invertebr Pathol 2018; 153:109-116. [PMID: 29501500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Withering Syndrome (WS) is a lethal disease that affects abalone species in both wild and farmed populations. This infection, caused by the rickettsial-like intracellular organism (RLO) Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis, can severely impair the normal development of affected animals, and ultimately, their survival. The most common line of action against the WS has been the use of antibiotics, specifically oxytetracycline (OTC), administered via intramuscular injection and per os via medicated feed. In the present study, we have assessed the effectiveness of OTC baths as therapeutic treatment for the control of the WS agent in H. rufescens. Clinical signs of infection were monitored for 11 months in treated juveniles, in addition to feed consumption rate, growth patterns and gonad development. Abalones were asymptomatic until the end of the experiment, when a small number of non-treated animals exhibited clinical signs of infection. Gonad maturity was not observed. OTC treated animals grew significantly less than their non-treated counterparts, being 4.3% shorter and 13.6% lighter at the end of the experiment. They also displayed negative allometry, i.e. for the same shell length, they were lighter than non-treated groups. Furthermore, the weight of muscle and soft tissues in OTC treated animals was lighter than in the other groups, while no differences were found in shell weight. The feed consumption rate was the same for all groups, thus the observed growth patterns cannot be attributed to a decreased feed intake. One possible explanation is that antibiotic treatment may have impacted gut microflora, thus preventing efficient nutrient digestion and absorption and, indirectly, reducing growth. Prevalence of RLOs causing WS (WS-RLO) and the variant form (RLOv), infected with a bacteriophague and non virulent, were significantly lower in the OTC-treated group than in the other groups. Similar results were observed for the mean intensity of RLOv, while for WS-RLO, the intensity in the OTC-treated group was higher, although not statistically significant, than the rest of the groups. These observations may be the consequence of an increased bacterial sensitivity to OTC effects associated with the phage infection or faster reproduction of WS-RLOs than RLOv after OTC treatment. Our results let us infer that the prophylactic use of OTC in abalone to avoid the negative effects of WS on abalone farms could have an undesired negative effect on the biological control exerted by the phage on the bacteria after OTC treatment.
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- Federico M Winkler
- Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Innovación Acuícola AquaPacífico, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Magister en Gestión Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Innovación Acuícola AquaPacífico, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Innovación Acuícola AquaPacífico, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile
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Complete genome sequence of a phage hyperparasite of Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (Rickettsiales) - a pathogen of Haliotis spp (Gasteropoda). Arch Virol 2018; 163:1101-1104. [PMID: 29327235 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3703-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bacteriophages are recognized as major mortality agents of microbes, among them intracellular marine rickettsiales-like bacteria. Recently, a phage hyperparasite of Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (CXc) has been described. This bacterium is considered the causal agent of Withering Syndrome (WS) which is a chronic and potentially lethal disease of abalone species from California, USA and the peninsula of Baja California, Mexico. This hyperparasite which infects CXc could be used as a biocontrol agent for WS. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain genomic information to characterize this phage. In this study, the first complete genome sequence of a novel phage, Xenohaliotis phage (pCXc) was determined. The complete genome of pCXc from red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) is 35,728 bp, while the complete genome of pCXc from yellow abalone (Haliotis corrugata) is 35,736 bp. Both phage genomes consist of double-stranded DNA with a G + C content of 38.9%. In both genomes 33 open reading frames (ORFs) were predicted. Only 10 ORFs encode proteins that have identifiable functional homologues. These 10 ORFs were classified by function, including structural, DNA replication, DNA packaging, nucleotide transport and metabolism, life cycle regulation, recombination and repair, and additional functions. A PCR method for the specific detection of pCXc was developed. This information will help to understand a new group of phages that infect intracellular marine rickettsiales-like bacteria in mollusks.
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To put marine disease impacts in context requires a broad perspective on the roles infectious agents have in the ocean. Parasites infect most marine vertebrate and invertebrate species, and parasites and predators can have comparable biomass density, suggesting they play comparable parts as consumers in marine food webs. Although some parasites might increase with disturbance, most probably decline as food webs unravel. There are several ways to adapt epidemiological theory to the marine environment. In particular, because the ocean represents a three-dimensional moving habitat for hosts and parasites, models should open up the spatial scales at which infective stages and host larvae travel. In addition to open recruitment and dimensionality, marine parasites are subject to fishing, filter feeders, dose-dependent infection, environmental forcing, and death-based transmission. Adding such considerations to marine disease models will make it easier to predict which infectious diseases will increase or decrease in a changing ocean.
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- Kevin D. Lafferty
- Western Ecological Research Center, US Geological Survey, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Brokordt K, González R, Farías W, Winkler FE, Lohrmann KB. First insight into the heritable variation of the resistance to infection with the bacteria causing the withering syndrome disease in Haliotis rufescens abalone. J Invertebr Pathol 2017; 150:15-20. [PMID: 28870439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Withering syndrome disease has experienced worldwide spread in the last decade. This fatal disease for abalone is produced by a rickettsia-like organism (WS-RLO), the bacterium "Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis". To evaluate the potential of the red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) to improve its resistance to infection by WS-RLO, the additive genetic component in the variation of this trait was estimated. For this, the variation in infection intensity with WS-RLOs and WS-RLOv (phage-infected RLOs) was analyzed in 56 families of full-sibs maintained for three years in a host-parasite cohabitation aquaculture system. A WS-RLO prevalence of 65% was observed in the analysed population; and from the total WS-RLO inclusions 60% were hyperparasited with the phage (WS-RLOv). The decrease in the food ingestion rate was the sole negative effect associated with increasing WS-RLO intensity of infection, suggesting that the high level of WS-RLOv load may have diminished the symptoms of WS disease in the analyzed abalones. The estimated heritabilities were moderate to mid, but significant, varying from 0.21 to 0.23 and 0.36 for WS-RLO and WS-RLOv infections, respectively. This suggests that variation in resistance to infection with WS-RLO may respond to selection in the evaluated red abalone population. Estimated response to selection (G) for the level of infection by WS-RLO indicated that if the 10% of red abalone with the lowest infection level is selected as broodstock, a 90% reduction in the intensity of infection in the progeny can be expected, even with the lowest estimation of heritability (h2=0.21). This strong response would be also due to the large phenotypic variance of this trait. Strong positive correlations, both phenotypic and genotypic, were observed between infection intensities with WS-RLO and WS-RLOv, indicating that selection to increase resistance to one of the types of RLOs will affect resistance in the other in the same direction. This is the first study that demonstrates the existence of additive genetic variation for resistance to WS-RLO in abalone. Consequently, it is possible to increase the resistance to WS-RLO in H. rufescens by selective breeding, which can be an economically attractive and environmentally friendly manner to reduce mortalities and growth effects caused by WS in abalone farms.
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- Katherina Brokordt
- Laboratorio de Fisiología y Genética Marina (FIGEMA), Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) & Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología y Genética Marina (FIGEMA), Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) & Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile; Programa de Magister en Ciencia del Mar mención Recursos Costeros, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología y Genética Marina (FIGEMA), Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) & Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile; Programa de Magister en Ciencia del Mar mención Recursos Costeros, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile; Laboratorio de Fisiología y Genética Marina (FIGEMA), Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) & Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, 1781421 Coquimbo, Chile.
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Dubief B, Nunes FLD, Basuyaux O, Paillard C. Immune priming and portal of entry effectors improve response to vibrio infection in a resistant population of the European abalone. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 60:255-264. [PMID: 27836724 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Since 1997, populations of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata suffer mass mortalities attributed to the bacterium Vibrio harveyi. These mortalities occur at the spawning season, when the abalone immune system is depressed, and when temperatures exceed 17 °C, leading to favorable conditions for V. harveyi proliferation. In order to identify mechanisms of disease resistance, experimental successive infections were carried out on two geographically distinct Brittany populations: one that has suffered recurrent mortalities (Saint-Malo) and one that has not been impacted by the disease (Molène). Furthermore, abalone surviving these two successive bacterial challenges and uninfected abalone were used for several post-infection analyses. The Saint-Malo population was found to be resistant to V. harveyi infection, with a survival rate of 95% compared to 51% for Molène. While in vitro quantification of phagocytosis by flow cytometry showed strong inhibition following the first infection, no inhibition of phagocytosis was observed following the second infection for Saint-Malo, suggesting an immune priming effect. Moreover, assays of phagocytosis of GFP-labelled V. harveyi performed two months post-infection show an inhibition of phagocytosis by extracellular products of V. harveyi for uninfected abalone, while no effect was observed for previously infected abalone from Saint-Malo, suggesting that the effects of immune priming may last upwards of two months. Detection of V. harveyi by qPCR showed that a significantly greater number of abalone from the susceptible population were positive for V. harveyi in the gills, indicating that portal of entry effectors may play a role in resistance to the disease. Collectively, these results suggest a potential synergistic effect of gills and hemolymph in the resistance of H. tuberculata against V. harveyi with an important involvement of the gills, the portal of entry of the bacteria.
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- Bruno Dubief
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), UMR6539, CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, University of Brest (UBO), Université Européenne de Bretagne (UEB), Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280, Plouzané, France.
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), UMR6539, CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, University of Brest (UBO), Université Européenne de Bretagne (UEB), Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280, Plouzané, France; Ifremer Centre de Bretagne, DYNECO, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Benthique Côtière (LEBCO), 29280, Plouzané, France
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- Synergie Mer et Littoral, Centre Expérimental ZAC de Blainville, 50560, Blainville-sur-mer, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), UMR6539, CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, University of Brest (UBO), Université Européenne de Bretagne (UEB), Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280, Plouzané, France.
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Groner ML, Maynard J, Breyta R, Carnegie RB, Dobson A, Friedman CS, Froelich B, Garren M, Gulland FMD, Heron SF, Noble RT, Revie CW, Shields JD, Vanderstichel R, Weil E, Wyllie-Echeverria S, Harvell CD. Managing marine disease emergencies in an era of rapid change. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2016; 371:rstb.2015.0364. [PMID: 26880835 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Infectious marine diseases can decimate populations and are increasing among some taxa due to global change and our increasing reliance on marine environments. Marine diseases become emergencies when significant ecological, economic or social impacts occur. We can prepare for and manage these emergencies through improved surveillance, and the development and iterative refinement of approaches to mitigate disease and its impacts. Improving surveillance requires fast, accurate diagnoses, forecasting disease risk and real-time monitoring of disease-promoting environmental conditions. Diversifying impact mitigation involves increasing host resilience to disease, reducing pathogen abundance and managing environmental factors that facilitate disease. Disease surveillance and mitigation can be adaptive if informed by research advances and catalysed by communication among observers, researchers and decision-makers using information-sharing platforms. Recent increases in the awareness of the threats posed by marine diseases may lead to policy frameworks that facilitate the responses and management that marine disease emergencies require.
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- Maya L Groner
- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Laboratoire d'Excellence 'CORAIL' USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE, CRIOBE, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Health Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA
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- Division of Science and Environmental Policy, California State University Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
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- NOAA Coral Reef Watch, NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research, 5830 University Research Ct., E/RA3, College Park, MD 20740, USA Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science, Technology and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4814, Australia
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA
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- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3
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- Department of Aquatic Health Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
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- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00680, USA
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- Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, USA Center for Marine and Environmental Studies, University of the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, VI 00802, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Cruz-Flores R, Cáceres-Martínez J, Muñoz-Flores M, Vásquez-Yeomans R, Hernández Rodriguez M, Ángel Del Río-Portilla M, Rocha-Olivares A, Castro-Longoria E. Hyperparasitism by the bacteriophage ( Caudovirales ) infecting Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (Rickettsiales-like prokaryote) parasite of wild abalone Haliotis fulgens and Haliotis corrugata from the Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico. J Invertebr Pathol 2016; 140:58-67. [PMID: 27623402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Corbeil S, Williams LM, McColl KA, Crane MSJ. Australian abalone (Haliotis laevigata, H. rubra and H. conicopora) are susceptible to infection by multiple abalone herpesvirus genotypes. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2016; 119:101-106. [PMID: 27137068 DOI: 10.3354/dao02989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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From 2006 to 2012, acute mortalities occurred in farmed and wild abalone (Haliotis spp.) along the coast of Victoria, Australia. The disease (abalone viral ganglioneuritis; AVG) is associated with infection by an abalone herpesvirus (AbHV). The relative pathogenicity of 5 known variants of AbHV was evaluated on abalone stocks from different states in Australia. Results indicated that all virus variants (Vic1, Tas1, Tas2, Tas3 and Tas4) cause disease and mortality in all abalone stocks tested (greenlip, blacklip and brownlip). In order to avoid further AVG outbreaks in Australian wild abalone, strict regulations on the transfer of abalone stocks must be implemented.
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- Serge Corbeil
- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, 5 Portarlington Road, Geelong East, Victoria 3220, Australia
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Burge CA, Friedman CS, Getchell R, House M, Lafferty KD, Mydlarz LD, Prager KC, Sutherland KP, Renault T, Kiryu I, Vega-Thurber R. Complementary approaches to diagnosing marine diseases: a union of the modern and the classic. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2016; 371:20150207. [PMID: 26880839 PMCID: PMC4760137 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Linking marine epizootics to a specific aetiology is notoriously difficult. Recent diagnostic successes show that marine disease diagnosis requires both modern, cutting-edge technology (e.g. metagenomics, quantitative real-time PCR) and more classic methods (e.g. transect surveys, histopathology and cell culture). Here, we discuss how this combination of traditional and modern approaches is necessary for rapid and accurate identification of marine diseases, and emphasize how sole reliance on any one technology or technique may lead disease investigations astray. We present diagnostic approaches at different scales, from the macro (environment, community, population and organismal scales) to the micro (tissue, organ, cell and genomic scales). We use disease case studies from a broad range of taxa to illustrate diagnostic successes from combining traditional and modern diagnostic methods. Finally, we recognize the need for increased capacity of centralized databases, networks, data repositories and contingency plans for diagnosis and management of marine disease.
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- Colleen A Burge
- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 701 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, C4-177 Vet Med Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 930 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 98516, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, c/o Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, 501 South Nedderman, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Ifremer, Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
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- National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency, Mie 516-0193, Japan
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Bengtsson D, Safi K, Avril A, Fiedler W, Wikelski M, Gunnarsson G, Elmberg J, Tolf C, Olsen B, Waldenström J. Does influenza A virus infection affect movement behaviour during stopover in its wild reservoir host? ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2016; 3:150633. [PMID: 26998334 PMCID: PMC4785985 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The last decade has seen a surge in research on avian influenza A viruses (IAVs), in part fuelled by the emergence, spread and potential zoonotic importance of highly pathogenic virus subtypes. The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the most numerous and widespread dabbling duck in the world, and one of the most important natural hosts for studying IAV transmission dynamics. In order to predict the likelihood of IAV transmission between individual ducks and to other hosts, as well as between geographical regions, it is important to understand how IAV infection affects the host. In this study, we analysed the movements of 40 mallards equipped with GPS transmitters and three-dimensional accelerometers, of which 20 were naturally infected with low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV), at a major stopover site in the Northwest European flyway. Movements differed substantially between day and night, as well as between mallards returning to the capture site and those feeding in natural habitats. However, movement patterns did not differ between LPAIV infected and uninfected birds. Hence, LPAIV infection probably does not affect mallard movements during stopover, with high possibility of virus spread along the migration route as a consequence.
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- Daniel Bengtsson
- Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar 391 82, Sweden
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- Deparment of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg 1, Radolfzell 78315, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany
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- Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar 391 82, Sweden
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- Deparment of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg 1, Radolfzell 78315, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany
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- Deparment of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg 1, Radolfzell 78315, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany
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- Division of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad 291 88, Sweden
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- Division of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad 291 88, Sweden
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- Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar 391 82, Sweden
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 85, Sweden
- Zoonosis Science Centre IMBIM, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 23, Sweden
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- Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, Kalmar 391 82, Sweden
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Cruz-Flores R, Cáceres-Martínez J. The hyperparasite of the rickettsiales-like prokaryote, Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis has morphological characteristics of a Siphoviridae (Caudovirales). J Invertebr Pathol 2015; 133:8-11. [PMID: 26585301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Transmission electron microscopy analysis (TEM) of the rickettsiales-like prokaryote, Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (CXc), pathogen of Haliotis spp. from the West Coast of North America, were found to be infected by a bacteriophage hyperparasite previously described in red abalone from California. The hyperparasite has an icosahedrical-like capsid with a narrow long flexible tail, this morphological characteristic tentatively place this virus in the Family Siphoviridae from the order Caudovirales. TEM images also showed the bacteriophage in different stages of assembly in the cytoplasm of CXc, demonstrating its lytic cycle.
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- Roberto Cruz-Flores
- Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; Instituto de Sanidad Acuícola, A.C. (ISA), Calle de la Marina S/N, esq. Caracoles, Fracc. Playa Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California 22880, Mexico.
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The ecology, evolution, impacts and management of host-parasite interactions of marine molluscs. J Invertebr Pathol 2015; 131:177-211. [PMID: 26341124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molluscs are economically and ecologically important components of aquatic ecosystems. In addition to supporting valuable aquaculture and wild-harvest industries, their populations determine the structure of benthic communities, cycling of nutrients, serve as prey resources for higher trophic levels and, in some instances, stabilize shorelines and maintain water quality. This paper reviews existing knowledge of the ecology of host-parasite interactions involving marine molluscs, with a focus on gastropods and bivalves. It considers the ecological and evolutionary impacts of molluscan parasites on their hosts and vice versa, and on the communities and ecosystems in which they are a part, as well as disease management and its ecological impacts. An increasing number of case studies show that disease can have important effects on marine molluscs, their ecological interactions and ecosystem services, at spatial scales from centimeters to thousands of kilometers and timescales ranging from hours to years. In some instances the cascading indirect effects arising from parasitic infection of molluscs extend well beyond the temporal and spatial scales at which molluscs are affected by disease. In addition to the direct effects of molluscan disease, there can be large indirect impacts on marine environments resulting from strategies, such as introduction of non-native species and selective breeding for disease resistance, put in place to manage disease. Much of our understanding of impacts of molluscan diseases on the marine environment has been derived from just a handful of intensively studied marine parasite-host systems, namely gastropod-trematode, cockle-trematode, and oyster-protistan interactions. Understanding molluscan host-parasite dynamics is of growing importance because: (1) expanding aquaculture; (2) current and future climate change; (3) movement of non-native species; and (4) coastal development are modifying molluscan disease dynamics, ultimately leading to complex relationships between diseases and cultivated and natural molluscan populations. Further, in some instances the enhancement or restoration of valued ecosystem services may be contingent on management of molluscan disease. The application of newly emerging molecular tools and remote sensing techniques to the study of molluscan disease will be important in identifying how changes at varying spatial and temporal scales with global change are modifying host-parasite systems.
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Sime-Ngando T, Lafferty KD, Biron DG. Editorial: Roles and mechanisms of parasitism in aquatic microbial communities. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:446. [PMID: 26029187 PMCID: PMC4428133 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Télesphore Sime-Ngando
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Aubière, France
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- Western Ecological Research Center - The United States Geological Survey, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Aubière, France
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Crosson LM, Wight N, VanBlaricom GR, Kiryu I, Moore JD, Friedman CS. Abalone withering syndrome: distribution, impacts, current diagnostic methods and new findings. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 108:261-270. [PMID: 24695239 DOI: 10.3354/dao02713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Withering syndrome (WS) is a fatal disease of abalone caused by a Rickettsiales-like organism (WS-RLO). The causative agent, 'Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis', occurs along the eastern Pacific margin of North America in California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico. However, as infected abalones have been transported to Chile, China, Taiwan, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Spain, Thailand and Japan, the geographical range of the etiological agent is suspected to be broad, especially where California red abalones Haliotis rufescens are cultured or in areas where native species have been exposed to this species. Susceptibility varies among species, with up to 99% losses of black abalone H. cracherodii in laboratory and field studies in the USA to no losses among the small abalone H. diversicolor supertexta in Thailand. Some populations that have suffered catastrophic losses due to WS have developed resistance to the disease. In addition, a newly identified phage hyperparasite of the WS-RLO may reduce pathogenicity and dampen associated losses. Diagnosis of WS requires the identification of infection with the pathogen (WS-RLO detected via in situ hybridization or histology coupled with PCR and sequence analysis) accompanied by morphological changes that characterize this disease (e.g. pedal and digestive gland atrophy, and digestive gland metaplasia). A quantitative PCR assay was developed and may be useful in quantifying pathogen DNA. Confirmation of infection cannot be done by PCR analysis alone but can be used as a proxy for infection in areas where the agent is established and is recommended for inclusion in health examinations. Avoidance of WS is best accomplished by the establishment of a health history and multiple health examinations prior to movement of animals.
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- Lisa M Crosson
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and US Geological Survey, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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