Characterization of a Novel Orthomyxo-like Virus Causing Mass Die-Offs of Tilapia

Characterization of a Novel Orthomyxo-like Virus Causing Mass Die-Offs of Tilapia

Tilapia are an important global food source due to their omnivorous diet, tolerance for high-density aquaculture, and relative disease resistance. Since 2009, tilapia aquaculture has been threatened by mass die-offs in farmed fish in Israel and Ecuador. Here we report evidence implicating a novel or...

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Main Authors: Eran Bacharach, Nischay Mishra, Thomas Briese, Michael C. Zody, Japhette Esther Kembou Tsofack, Rachel Zamostiano, Asaf Berkowitz, James Ng, Adam Nitido, André Corvelo, Nora C. Toussaint, Sandra Cathrine Abel Nielsen, Mady Hornig, Jorge Del Pozo, Toby Bloom, Hugh Ferguson, Avi Eldar, W. Ian Lipkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-04-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/e00431-16

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