First report of White spot syndrome virus in farmed and wild penaeid shrimp from Lagoa dos Patos estuary, southern Brazil

In this study, we detected White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild Farfantepenaeus paulensis collected in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary and cultivated Litopenaeus vannamei. This is the first report of WSSV in F. paulensis from Lagoa dos Patos and farmed L. vannamei shrimps in Rio Grande do Sul.

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Main Authors: Cavalli,Lissandra Souto, Romano,Luis Alberto, Marins,Luis Fernando, Abreu,Paulo César
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000300042
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Summary:In this study, we detected White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wild Farfantepenaeus paulensis collected in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary and cultivated Litopenaeus vannamei. This is the first report of WSSV in F. paulensis from Lagoa dos Patos and farmed L. vannamei shrimps in Rio Grande do Sul.