Viral gametocytic hypertrophy
Viral gametocytic hypertrophy is a pathological condition observed in the Pacific oyster.
The condition was first discovered in Maine in 1973,[1] and was later observed in Germany[2] Ireland,[3] Spain[4] and South Korea.[5]
It involves the presence of basophilic inclusions in the gonads and the presence of virus particles that have been classified as papovaviruses/[5] papillomaviruses-polyomaviruses. They may be propagated during spawning or by vertical transmission[1] and have an icosahedral shape.[4] Ovocytes appear to be among the infected cells and their nuclei are hypertrophic, and the host does not noticeably respond with an immune response.[3] A hypertrophy has also been observed in spermatocytes;[2] in general an enlargement of the gametes is observed.[1] Such viruses have been found in Australian and North American oysters as well. The health of the oysters is not noticeably affected by viral gametocytic hypertrophy.[5][3][1][4]
References
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- ^ a b c Iglesias, David; Rodríguez, Luis; Gómez, Luis; Azevedo, Carlos; Montes, Jaime (November 2012). "Histological survey of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) in Galicia (NW Spain)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 111 (3): 244–251. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2012.08.015. ISSN 0022-2011. PMID 22985902.
- ^ a b c Choi, Dong Lim; Lee, Nam-Sil; Choi, Hee Jung; Park, Myoung-Ae; McGladdery, Sharon E.; Park, Mi Seon (11 June 2004). "Viral gametocytic hypertrophy caused by a papova like virus infection in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in Korea". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 59 (3): 205–209. doi:10.3354/dao059205. ISSN 0177-5103. PMID 15264716.