Virus-like particles in Urastoma cyprinae, a turbellarian parasite of Mytilus galloprovincialis

Urastoma cyprinae is a turbellarian parasite infecting the gills of several marine bivalves. We observed the presence of virus-like particles (24 to 30 nm in diameter; icosahedral symmetry) arranged in paracrystalline arrays in the cytoplasm of subepidermal dorsal cells. These particles appear to be...

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Published in:Diseases of aquatic organisms 2008-03, Vol.79 (1), p.83-86
Main Authors: CRESPO-GONZALEZ, C, RODRIGUEZ-DOMINGUEZ, H, SOTO-BUA, M, SEGADE, P, IGLESIAS, R, ARIAS-FERNANDEZ, C, GARCIA-ESTEVEZ, J. M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal aquaculture
Animal productions
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gills - parasitology
Invertebrate aquaculture
Marine
Mollusca
Mytilus - parasitology
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Picornaviridae
Turbellaria - virology
Urastoma cyprinae
Viruses - isolation & purification
Viruses - ultrastructure
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Summary:Urastoma cyprinae is a turbellarian parasite infecting the gills of several marine bivalves. We observed the presence of virus-like particles (24 to 30 nm in diameter; icosahedral symmetry) arranged in paracrystalline arrays in the cytoplasm of subepidermal dorsal cells. These particles appear to be RNA viruses, possibly related to the Picornaviridae. This is the first report of viral particles in the parasite U. cyprinae.
ISSN:0177-5103
1616-1580
DOI:10.3354/dao01889