Immune-suppression by OsHV-1 viral infection causes fatal bacteraemia in Pacific oysters
Pacific oyster mortality syndrome is a poorly understood cause of mortality in commercially important oyster species. Here, the authors use multiple infection experiments to show that the syndrome is caused by sequential infection by herpesvirus and opportunistic bacteria.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06659-3 |