A new family of DNA viruses causing disease in crustaceans from diverse aquatic biomes

K Subramaniam, DC Behringer, J Bojko, N Yutin… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) is the only known virus infecting the Caribbean
spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) from the Caribbean Sea. Recently, related viruses …

Phylogenomic characterization of two novel members of the genus Megalocytivirus from archived ornamental fish samples

SA Koda, K Subramaniam, R Francis-Floyd… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2018 - int-res.com
The genus Megalocytivirus is the most recently described member of the family Iridoviridae;
as such, little is known about the genetic diversity of this genus of globally emerging viral fish …

Development of a TaqMan quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect tilapia lake virus

DV Megarani, L Al-Hussinee, K Subramaniam… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2022 - int-res.com
Tilapia lake virus disease (TiLVD) is an emerging viral disease associated with high
morbidity and mortality in cultured tilapia worldwide. In this study, we have developed and …

[HTML][HTML] Partial validation of a TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the detection of the three genotypes of Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus

SA Koda, K Subramaniam, PM Hick, E Hall, TB Waltzek… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Megalocytiviruses (MCVs) are double-stranded DNA viruses known to infect important
freshwater and marine fish species in the aquaculture, food, and ornamental fish industries …

Detection and diagnosis of Panulirus argus virus 1 in captive spiny lobsters using qPCR in conjunction with histopathology and transmission electron microscopy

JE Elliott, JM Torres, RW Bauer… - Veterinary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) is the first and only naturally occurring pathogenic virus
described in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. PaV1 infection in decapod …

White spot syndrome virus and the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus: Susceptibility and behavioral immunity

EP Ross, DC Behringer, J Bojko - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus is susceptible to infection by Panulirus
argus Virus 1 (PaV1), the only virus known to naturally infect any lobster species. However …

Alterations in the gut-associated microbiota of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) infected with PaV1

JA Zamora-Briseño, D Cerqueda-García… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) is currently affected by an unenveloped,
icosahedral, DNA virus termed Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1), a virulent and pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Do ecological characteristics drive the prevalence of Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) in juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters in a tropical reef lagoon?

CE Davies, P Briones-Fourzán, C Barradas-Ortiz… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
PaV1 is a pathogenic virus found only to infect Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus, a
major fishing resource. P. argus is a benthic mesopredator and has a complex life history …

[HTML][HTML] Untangling the effects of size, habitat and invertebrate biodiversity on parasite prevalence in the Caribbean spiny lobster

CE Davies, P Briones-Fourzán, E Lozano-Álvarez - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
The spiny lobster Panulirus argus is an important benthic mesopredator and a major fishing
resource across the Wider Caribbean region. This species is host to the pathogenic virus …

Metabolic changes in antennal glands of Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus infected by Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1)

IM Hernández-Velázquez, JA Zamora-Briseño… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2022 - int-res.com
Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1)(Family Mininucleoviridae) causes chronic and systemic
infection in wild juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804), ending in death by …