Characterization of a new member of Iridoviridae, Shrimp hemocyte iridescent virus (SHIV), found in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

L, Qiu; MM, Chen; XY, Wan; C, Li; QL, Zhang; RY, Wang; DY, Cheng; X, Dong; B, Yang; XH, Wang; JH, Xiang; J, Huang

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10738-8

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Characterization of a new member of Iridoviridae, Shrimp hemocyte iridescent virus (SHIV), found in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

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Qiu L

Chen MM

Wan XY

Abstract

A newly discovered iridescent virus that causes severe disease and high mortality in farmed Litopenaeus vannamei in Zhejiang, China, has been verified and temporarily specified as shrimp hemocyte iridescent virus (SHIV). Histopathological examination revealed basophilic inclusions and pyknosis in he...

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