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Studies on Herpesvirus scophthalmi infection of turbot Scophthalmus maximus (L.) ultrastructural observations
Author(s) -
BUCHANAN J. S.,
MADELEY C. R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1978.tb00033.x
Subject(s) - turbot , scophthalmus , biology , ultrastructure , gill , virus , virology , zoology , morphogenesis , fish <actinopterygii> , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , fishery , genetics , gene
. Recent heavy mortalities amongst O+ group turbot at a fish farm were found to be associated with a herpes‐type viral infection of the epithelia of the skin and gills. The morphology of the virus is described with ultrastructural observations on its morphogenesis and release from infected cells.