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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Veröffentlicht in:	Diseases of aquatic organisms 2008-03, Vol.79 (1), p.83-86
Hauptverfasser:	CRESPO-GONZALEZ, C, RODRIGUEZ-DOMINGUEZ, H, SOTO-BUA, M, SEGADE, P, IGLESIAS, R, ARIAS-FERNANDEZ, C, GARCIA-ESTEVEZ, J. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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