Adaptation of Ranaviruses from Peneda-Gerês National Park (Portugal) to Cell Cultures and their Characterization

Ranaviruses are known to produce iseases in fish, amphibians and reptiles, being involved in high mortality episodes in aquaculture farms and in the decline of amphibian populations worldwide. Mass mortality episodes were previously detected in Triturus marmoratus from two lagoons of the Peneda-Gerê...

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Published in:Microscopy and microanalysis 2008-09, Vol.14 (S3), p.139-140
Main Authors: de Matos, A.P. Alves, Caeiro, M.F., Marschang, R.E., Papp, T., Soares, C., Marçal, M.R., Carretero, M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibians
Aquaculture
Lagoons
Mortality
National parks
Reptiles
Salamandridae
Triturus marmoratus
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Summary:Ranaviruses are known to produce iseases in fish, amphibians and reptiles, being involved in high mortality episodes in aquaculture farms and in the decline of amphibian populations worldwide. Mass mortality episodes were previously detected in Triturus marmoratus from two lagoons of the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PGNP) (NW Portugal). Ranavirus-like particles were identified in tissues of diseased newts T. marmoratus and T. boscai. Here we report on the molecular and ultrastructural characterization of these viruses.
ISSN:1431-9276
1435-8115
DOI:10.1017/S1431927608089678