Nocardiosis in Mediterranean bivalves: first detection of Nocardia crassostreae in a new host Mytilus galloprovincialis and in Ostrea edulis from the Gulf of Naples (Italy).
J Invertebr Pathol
; 114(3): 324-8, 2013 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-24140500
ABSTRACT
In this work M. galloprovincialis and O. edulis specimens were surveyed for a pathological study in the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean sea, Campania Region, southern Italy). Clusters of Nocardia sp.-like cells were observed in histological slides. PCR amplification, sequencing and in situ hybridization were carried out in order to corroborate Nocardia species identification for both hosts. Blast results showed a 99% of maximum identity with Nocardia crassostreae sequences in Genbank. This is the first report of N. crassostreae in the new host M. galloprovincialis and, in a new area, the Mediterranean Sea.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mytilus
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Ostrea
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Nocardia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Invertebr Pathol
Year:
2013
Type:
Article