A RECORD AND PREVALENCE OF MONODON BACULOVIRUS FROM POSTLARVAL PENAEUS-MONODON IN MADRAS, INDIA

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作者
RAMASAMY, P [1 ]
BRENNAN, GP [1 ]
JAYAKUMAR, R [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,CTR MED BIOL,SCH BIOL & BIOCHEM,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
关键词
PENAEUS MONODON; MONODON BACULOVIRUS; DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL; CRUSTACEANS;
D O I
10.1016/0044-8486(94)00226-E
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
Monodon baculovirus (MBV) exists in populations of the Indian tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon, obtained from a commercial hatchery in Madras, India. MBV virions are rod-shaped, non-occluded or occluded and enveloped within a paracrystalline occlusion body. The enveloped virions measure 83 nm by 299 +/- 0.02 nm. The prevalence of MBV was 81% in the postlarval P. monodon and peaking at 92% with a carapace length of 6 mm. The mortality rate in infected populations of P. monodon was 90%.
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页码:129 / 135
页数:7
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