First detection of Megalocytivirus in oysters (Crassostrea iredalei) from Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia

• Published in: Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 1537 - 1547
• Main Authors: Bobby, George, Hong, Tee K, Addis, Siti N Khadijah, Wahid, Mohd Effendy A, Sung, Yeong Y, Zainathan, Sandra C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj-Napoca Bioflux SRL 30.10.2018
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Archives & records; Capsid protein; Crassostrea; Cultivation; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Detection; DNA; Epidemics; Farms; Fish; Fisheries; Genomes; Genotypes; Hepatitis; Herpes viruses; Infections; Marine molluscs; Microbiological strains; Mollusks; Nucleotide sequence; Oysters; Pathogens; PCR; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Proteins; R&D; Research & development; Spleen; Virology; Viruses; Southeast Asia; Malaysia

Oyster cultivation in Malaysia especially in Sabah and Johor has been actively conducted due to its economical values. However, in 2012, occurrences of mortalities due to pathogens in the Marudu Bay farming site had caused large impact on the oysters (Crassostrea iredalei Faustino, 1932) production....