Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture
The emergence of pathogenic fungi is a major and rapidly growing problem (7% increase) that affects human and animal health, ecosystems, food security, and the economy worldwide. The Dermocystida group in particular has emerged relatively recently and includes species that affect both humans and ani...
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| description | The emergence of pathogenic fungi is a major and rapidly growing problem (7% increase) that affects human and animal health, ecosystems, food security, and the economy worldwide. The Dermocystida group in particular has emerged relatively recently and includes species that affect both humans and animals. Within this group, one species in particular, <i>Sphareothecum destruens</i>, also known as the rosette agent, represents a major risk to global aquatic biodiversity and aquaculture, and has caused severe declines in wild fish populations in Europe and large losses in salmon farms in the USA. It is a species that has been associated with a healthy carrier for millions of years, but in recent decades, the host has managed to invade parts of Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and North Africa. In order to better understand the emergence of this new disease, for the first time, we have synthesized current knowledge on the distribution, detection, and prevalence of <i>S. destruens</i>, as well as the associated mortality curves, and the potential economic impact in countries where the healthy carrier has been introduced. Finally, we propose solutions and perspectives to manage and mitigate the emergence of this fungus in countries where it has been introduced. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b2a73d4ed1f42939759773f574531fd2023-11-17T19:58:00ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2023-03-019442610.3390/jof9040426Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and AquacultureRodolphe Elie Gozlan0Marine Combe1ISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 34090 Montpellier, FranceISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 34090 Montpellier, FranceThe emergence of pathogenic fungi is a major and rapidly growing problem (7% increase) that affects human and animal health, ecosystems, food security, and the economy worldwide. The Dermocystida group in particular has emerged relatively recently and includes species that affect both humans and animals. Within this group, one species in particular, <i>Sphareothecum destruens</i>, also known as the rosette agent, represents a major risk to global aquatic biodiversity and aquaculture, and has caused severe declines in wild fish populations in Europe and large losses in salmon farms in the USA. It is a species that has been associated with a healthy carrier for millions of years, but in recent decades, the host has managed to invade parts of Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and North Africa. In order to better understand the emergence of this new disease, for the first time, we have synthesized current knowledge on the distribution, detection, and prevalence of <i>S. destruens</i>, as well as the associated mortality curves, and the potential economic impact in countries where the healthy carrier has been introduced. Finally, we propose solutions and perspectives to manage and mitigate the emergence of this fungus in countries where it has been introduced.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/426food securityaquatic conservationdisease<i>Sphareothecum destruens</i>fungiinvasion |
| spellingShingle | Rodolphe Elie Gozlan Marine Combe Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture Journal of Fungi food security aquatic conservation disease <i>Sphareothecum destruens</i> fungi invasion |
| title | Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture |
| title_full | Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture |
| title_fullStr | Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture |
| title_short | Emergence of the Fungal Rosette Agent in the World: Current Risk to Fish Biodiversity and Aquaculture |
| title_sort | emergence of the fungal rosette agent in the world current risk to fish biodiversity and aquaculture |
| topic | food security aquatic conservation disease <i>Sphareothecum destruens</i> fungi invasion |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/426 |
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