Densovirus associated with sea-star wasting disease and mass mortality
December 2, 2014
Populations of at least 20 asteroid species on the Northeast Pacific Coast have recently experienced an extensive outbreak of sea-star (asteroid) wasting disease (SSWD). The disease leads to behavioral changes, lesions, loss of turgor, limb autotomy, and death characterized by rapid degradation (“melting”). Here, we present evidence from experimental challenge studies and field observations that link the mass mortalities to a densovirus (Parvoviridae). Virus-sized material (i.e.,
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Title | Densovirus associated with sea-star wasting disease and mass mortality |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1416625111 |
| Authors | Ian Hewson, Jason B. Button, Brent M. Gudenkauf, Benjamin Miner, Alisa L. Newton, Joseph K. Gaydos, Janna Wynne, Cathy L. Groves, Gordon Hendler, Michael Murray, Steven Fradkin, Mya Breitbart, Elizabeth Fahsbender, Kevin D. Lafferty, A. Marm Kilpatrick, C. Melissa Miner, Peter T. Raimondi, Lesanna L. Lahner, Carolyn S. Friedman, Stephen D. Danielson, Martin Haulena, Jeffrey Marliave, Colleen A. Burge, Morgan E. Eisenlord, C. Drew Harvell |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Index ID | 70141340 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center |