Detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild captured shrimp and in non-cultured crustaceans from shrimp ponds in Bangladesh by polymerase chain reaction

The presence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild Penaeus monodon, o ther wild shrimps, and in non-cultured crustaceans from shrimp ponds/ghers in Bangladesh was studied by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Wild shrimps viz. P. mondon, P. semisulcatus, P. indicus, Metapenaeus monoceros, M. brev icornis and Palaemon styliferus were positive for WSSV. The non-cultured sh rimps M. monoceros, M. brevicornis, freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenber gii, crabs Scylla serrata and Pseudograpsus intermedius from shrimp ponds/g hers were WSSV positive. This is the first study on the detection of WSSV i n Bangladesh by PCR and first report of P. styliferus, M. monoceros, M. bre vicornis and P. intermedius as WSSV carriers.