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Abstract
The number of fish viruses isolated in cell culture or observed by electron microscopy continues to increase rapidly. Until recently, most viruses that were isolated from finfish and characterized were found to be members of the Rhabdoviridae, Iridoviridae, or Herpesviridae (Wolf and Mann 1980). In a comprehensive review of fish viruses published in 1984, there were no picornaviruses and only two reoviruses listed (Wolf 1984). The expansion of aquaculture into the rearing of new species at high density in different geographic areas, and the use of improved methods of detection that include newly developed cell lines and increased sampling effort, have led to the discovery of fish viruses representing nearly all families of animal viruses. Among the newest additions, are a member of the family Picornaviridae and several new viruses that belong within the Reoviridae.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
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| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Picornaviruses and reoviruses of fishes |
| ISBN | 978-3-642-83727-2 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Viruses of lower vertebrates |
| First page | 217 |
| Last page | 226 |
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