HEPATOPANCREATIC PARVO-LIKE VIRUS (HPV) OF PENAEUS-JAPONICUS CULTUREDIN AUSTRALIA

Authors
SPANN KM ADLARD RD HUDSON DA PYECROFT SB JONES TC VOIGT MOC
Citation
Km. Spann et al., HEPATOPANCREATIC PARVO-LIKE VIRUS (HPV) OF PENAEUS-JAPONICUS CULTUREDIN AUSTRALIA, Diseases of aquatic organisms, 31(3), 1997, pp. 239-241
Citations number
12
Journal title
Diseases of aquatic organisms → ACNP
ISSN journal
01775103
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
239 - 241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5103(1997)31:3<239:HPV(OP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A hepatopancreatic parvo-like virus (HPV) infection was identified in the hepatopancreata of moribund Penaeus japonicus postlarvae from a ha tchery in Queensland. The virus formed basophilic, fine granular intra nuclear inclusion bodies within the hepatopancreocytes. These caused n uclear hypertrophy and displacement of the nucleolus. Subspherical vir al particles, 17-20 nm in diameter, were observed embedded within the inclusions. We will refer to this virus as HPV to avoid confusion with in the literature. However, molecular data is required to definitively identify this virus as HPV.