Family Iridoviridae Molecular and Ecological Studies of a Family Infecting Invertebrates and Ectothermic Vertebrates

• Main Author: Chinchar, Gregory (auth)
• Other Authors: Duffus, Amanda (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; risk assessment; n/a; CQIV; mathematical models; amphibian; iridovirus; ISDL; Exopalaemon carinicauda; viral load; virus isolation; European chub; outbreak; Unconventional T cell; early detection; susceptible species; viral immune evasion; DNA virus; Rana grylio virus; antibody; intracellular localization; Rana grylio virus (RGV); British Columbia; Iridoviridae; Andrias davidianus ranavirus; viral infection; susceptible-infected (SI) models; yeast two-hybrid (Y2H); prevalence; host-pathogen interactions; Pacific herring; Procambarus clarkii; Bayesian inference; eDNA; amphibians; Artemia spp.; ranavirosis; cross-species transmission; FV3; SHIV; Gryllus bimaculatus; Pacific salmon; NF-?B; cricket; IIV-6; virus binding; erythrocytic necrosis virus (ENV); envelope protein; iridovirus core proteins; emerging infection; host; Ranavirus; white head; Rana temporaria; Imd; biosecurity; antiviral immunity; Decapodiridovirus; endemic disease; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP); Common frog; aquatic animals; virus surveillance; immunomodulators; frog virus 3; ELISA; DIV1; megalocytivirus; Lymphocystis disease virus; bearded dragon; susceptibility; protein interaction; Pogona vitticeps; viral erythrocytic necrosis (VEN); histopathology; epidemiology; native-fish conservation; viral transmission; Sparus aurata; immunohistochemistry; lizard; disease dynamics; immunofluorescence; transmission modelling; Macrobrachium nipponense; interferon; nonclassical MHC; heparan sulfate; ranavirus; Mexico
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Ranaviruses and other viruses within the family Iridoviridae, infect a wide range of ecologically and commercially important ectothermic vertebrates, i.e., bony fish, amphibians, and reptiles, and invertebrates, including agricultural and medical pests and cultured shrimp and crayfish, and are respo...