Piscine orthoreovirus sequences in escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington and British Columbia

Abstract Background Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is an emergent virus in salmon aquaculture belonging to the family Reoviridae. PRV is associated with a growing list of pathological conditions including heart and skeletal inflammation (HSMI) of farmed Atlantic salmon. Despite widespread PRV infection...

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Main Authors: Molly J. T. Kibenge, Yingwei Wang, Nick Gayeski, Alexandra Morton, Kurt Beardslee, Bill McMillan, Frederick S. B. Kibenge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1148-2