First description outside Europe of the emergent pathogen Vibrio europaeus in shellfish aquaculture

Rojas, Rodrigo; Blanco-Hortas, Andres; Kehlet-Delgado, Hannah; Lema, Alberto; Miranda, Claudio D.; Romero, Jaime; Martinez, Paulino; Barja, Juan L.; Dubert, Javier

Abstract

Vibrio europaeus is an emergent pathogen affecting the most important bivalve species reared in Spanish and French hatcheries. Using a genomic approach, we identified V. europaeus outside Europe for the first time from massive larval mortalities of scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) in Chile and from seawater near a shellfish hatchery in the US West Coast. Results show the worldwide spreading and potential impact of V. europaeus for aquaculture; these four countries are among the 10 major producers of mollusks. Pathogenicity of V. europaeus was demonstrated for the first time towards scallop, the second most important species for Chilean mariculture.

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Título según WOS: First description outside Europe of the emergent pathogen Vibrio europaeus in shellfish aquaculture
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
Volumen: 180
Editorial: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Fecha de publicación: 2021
DOI:

10.1016/j.jip.2021.107542

Notas: ISI