Publications
Below is a list of available Fish Health Program peer reviewed and published science.
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Interaction of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis with Oreochromis mossambicus bulbus arteriosus cell line Interaction of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis with Oreochromis mossambicus bulbus arteriosus cell line
Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis (Fno) (syn. F. asiatica) is an emergent warmwater fish pathogen and the causative agent of piscine francisellosis. Although Fno causes septicemia and can live extracellularly in infected tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), the early interaction of Fno with vasculature endothelium is unknown. In the present study, we examined the interaction of wild-type...
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Esteban Soto, Susan Yun, J. Lewis, Michael Kearney, John Hansen
Molecular characterization of a novel orthomyxovirus from rainbow and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Molecular characterization of a novel orthomyxovirus from rainbow and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
A novel virus, rainbow trout orthomyxovirus (RbtOV), was isolated in 1997 and again in 2000 from commercially-reared rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Idaho, USA. The virus grew optimally in the CHSE-214 cell line at 15°C producing a diffuse cytopathic effect; however, juvenile rainbow trout exposed to cell culture-grown virus showed no mortality or gross pathology. Electron...
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William Batts, Scott LaPatra, Ryan Katona, Eric Leis, Terry Fei Fan Ng, Marine Bruieuc, Rachel Breyta, Maureen Purcell, Thomas B. Waltzek, Eric Delwart, James Winton
Detecting Renibacterium salmoninarum in wild brown trout by use of multiple organ samples and diagnostic methods Detecting Renibacterium salmoninarum in wild brown trout by use of multiple organ samples and diagnostic methods
Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of salmonid bacterial kidney disease (BKD), is endemic in many wild trout species in northerly regions. The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal R. salmoninarum sampling/testing strategy for wild brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) populations in Iceland. Fish were netted in a lake and multiple organs—kidney, spleen, gills...
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S. Guomundsdottir, Lynn Applegate, I.O. Arnason, A. Kristmundsson, Maureen K. Purcell, Diane Elliott
Inhibition of an aquatic rhabdovirus demonstrates promise of a broad-spectrum antiviral for use in aquaculture Inhibition of an aquatic rhabdovirus demonstrates promise of a broad-spectrum antiviral for use in aquaculture
Many enveloped viruses cause devastating disease in aquaculture, resulting in significant economic impact. LJ001 is a broad-spectrum antiviral compound that inhibits enveloped virus infections by specifically targeting phospholipids in the lipid bilayer via the production of singlet oxygen (1O2). This stabilizes positive curvature and decreases membrane fluidity, which inhibits virus...
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Bethany Balmer, Rachel L. Powers, Ting-Hu Zhang, Jihye Lee, Frederic Vigant, Benhur Lee, Michael Jung, Maureen K. Purcell, Kevin Snekvik, Hector Aguilar
Potential distribution of the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus in the Great Lakes region Potential distribution of the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus in the Great Lakes region
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) genotype IVb has been responsible for large-scale fish mortality events in the Great Lakes of North America. Anticipating the areas of potential VHSV occurrence is key to designing epidemiological surveillance and disease prevention strategies in the Great Lakes basin. We explored the environmental features that could shape the distribution of...
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Luis Escobar, Gael Kurath, Joaquim Escobar-Dodero, Meggan Craft, Nicholas Phelps
In memoriam - William Toshio (Tosh) Yasutake, 1922-2016 In memoriam - William Toshio (Tosh) Yasutake, 1922-2016
William Toshio (Tosh) Yasutake, 1922-2016 passed away peacefully at home on December 12, 2016, at the age of 94. He is survived by Fumi, his wife of 66 years, as well as four children and six grandchildren. With his death, the fish health community has lost an outstanding scientist as well as a kind, unassuming, and wonderful human being. Tosh was born on June 10, 1922, in Seattle...
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Diane Elliott, James R. Winton
Herring Disease Program – Herring Disease Program II Herring Disease Program – Herring Disease Program II
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Paul Hershberger, Maureen Purcell
Replication and shedding kinetics of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in juvenile rainbow trout Replication and shedding kinetics of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in juvenile rainbow trout
Viral replication and shedding are key components of transmission and fitness, the kinetics of which are heavily dependent on virus, host, and environmental factors. To date, no studies have quantified the shedding kinetics of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), or how they are associated with replication, making it difficult to...
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Andrew Wargo, Robert J. Scott, Benjamin Kerr, Gael Kurath
The family Rhabdoviridae: Mono- and bipartite negative-sense RNA viruses with diverse genome organization and common evolutionary origins The family Rhabdoviridae: Mono- and bipartite negative-sense RNA viruses with diverse genome organization and common evolutionary origins
The family Rhabdoviridae consists of mostly enveloped, bullet-shaped or bacilliform viruses with a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome that infect vertebrates, invertebrates or plants. This ecological diversity is reflected by the diversity and complexity of their genomes. Five canonical structural protein genes are conserved in all rhabdoviruses, but may be overprinted...
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Ralf Dietzgen, Hideki Kondo, Michael Goodin, Gael Kurath, Nikos Vasilakis
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus virological and genetic surveillance 2000–2012 Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus virological and genetic surveillance 2000–2012
Surveillance records of the acute RNA pathogen of Pacific salmonid fish infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus are combined for the first time to enable landscape-level ecological analyses and modeling. The study area is the freshwater ecosystems of the large Columbia River watershed in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, as well as coastal rivers in Washington and Oregon...
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Rachel Breyta, Ilana Brito, Gael Kurath, Shannon LaDeau
Susceptibility of ocean- and stream-type Chinook salmon to isolates of the L, U, and M genogroups of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) Susceptibility of ocean- and stream-type Chinook salmon to isolates of the L, U, and M genogroups of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV)
This study examined the susceptibility of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha to viral strains from the L, U, and M genogroups of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) present in western North America. The goal of this investigation was to establish a baseline understanding of the susceptibility of ocean- and stream-type Chinook salmon to infection and mortality caused by...
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Daniel Hernandez, Maureen K. Purcell, Carolyn S. Friedman, Gael Kurath
Possibility and challenges of conversion of current virus species names to Linnaean binomials Possibility and challenges of conversion of current virus species names to Linnaean binomials
Botanical, mycological, zoological, and prokaryotic species names follow the Linnaean format, consisting of an italicized Latinized binomen with a capitalized genus name and a lower case species epithet (e.g., Homo sapiens). Virus species names, however, do not follow a uniform format, and, even when binomial, are not Linnaean in style. In this thought exercise, we attempted to convert...
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Postler Thomas, Anna Clawson, Gaya Amarasinghe, Christopher Basler, Sina Bavari, Maria Benko, Kim Blasdell, Thomas Briese, Michael Buchmeier, Alexander Bukreyev, Charles H. Calisher, Kartik Chandran, Remi Charrel, Christopher Clegg, Peter Collins, Juan De la Torre, Joseph DeRisi, Ralf Dietzgen, Olga Dolnik, Ralf Durrwald, John Dye, Andrew Easton, Sebastian Emonet, Pierre Formenty, Ron Fouchier, Elodie Ghedin, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Balazs Harrach, Roger Hewson, Masayuki Horie, Daohong Jiang, Gary Kobinger, Hideki Kondo, Andrew Kropinski, Mart Krupovic, Gael Kurath, Robert Lamb, Eric Leroy, Igor Lukashevich, Andrea Maisner, Arcady Mushegian, Sergey Netesov, Norbert Nowotny, Jean Patterson, Susan Payne, Janusz Paweska, C.J. Peters, Sheli Radoshitzky, Bertus Rima, Victor Romanowski, Dennis Rubbenstroth, Sead Sabanadzovic, Helene Sanfacon, Maria Salvato, Martin Schwemmle, Sophie Smither, Mark Stenglein, D.M. Stone, Ayato Takada, Robert Tesh, Keizo Tomonaga, N. Tordo, Jonathan Towner, Nikos Vasilakis, Victor Volchkov, Victoria Jensen, Peter Walker, Lin-Fa Wang, Arvind Varsani, Anna Whitfield, Francisco Zerbini, Jens Kuhn