Article
Genotyping of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus isolates from Mexico state.
Journal of aquatic animal health - 1 Dec 2011
Barrera-Mejía Magda, Martínez Simón, Ortega César, Ulloa-Arvizu Raúl
Abstract excerpt
The infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV; genus Aquabirnavirus) affects salmon and trout, causing high mortality in first-feeding fry. The classification of this virus includes nine serotypes and seven genogroups. In Mexico, two different isolates were identified in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Both isolates were classified into genogroup I according to the RNA genome of this virus. As Mexico is importing...
Topics
- Animals
- Birnaviridae Infections
- Fish Diseases
- Genotype
- Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus
- Mexico
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Phylogeny
