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Susceptibility of orange chromide, Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795) to experimental infection of Betanodavirus
Viral nervous necrosis (VNN), or viral encephalopathy and retinopathy caused by nervous necrosis virus (NNV), is an acute viral disease of fish, resulting in high mortality globally in cultured marine fish. Th...
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Experimental infection of Betanodavirus in freshwater fish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853)—a potential infection model for viral encephalopathy and retinopathy
Betanodaviruses are the causative agents of the disease known as viral nervous necrosis (VNN) or viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER) in a variety of marine and freshwater fish species. The aim of this s...
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Paper-based archiving of biological samples from fish for detecting betanodavirus
This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of the Flinders Technology Associates (FTA®) card (Whatman®) as a sampling device and storage platform for RNA from betanodavirus-infected biological samples ...
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Design and evaluation of reverse transcription nested PCR primers for the detection of betanodavirus in finfish
Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy otherwise known as viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is a neuropathological condition affecting more than 50 fish species worldwide, mostly marine. Different PCR protocols with ...
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Association of dual viral infection with mortality of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in culture ponds in India
Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei has been introduced recently for culture practice in India. Though SPF stocks are imported for larval production and thereafter culture practice, these are prone to infe...