PMID- 29262879 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190410 LR - 20190410 IS - 1469-8161 (Electronic) IS - 0031-1820 (Linking) VI - 145 IP - 8 DP - 2018 Jul TI - The role of the mussel Mytilus spp. in the transmission of ostreid herpesvirus-1 microVar. PG - 1095-1104 LID - 10.1017/S0031182017002244 [doi] AB - The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas contributes significantly to global aquaculture; however, C. gigas culture has been affected by ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) and variants. The dynamics of how the virus maintains itself at culture sites is unclear and the role of carriers, reservoirs or hosts is unknown. Both wild and cultured mussels Mytilus spp. (Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis and hybrids) are commonly found at C. gigas culture sites. The objective of this study was to investigate if Mytilus spp. can harbour the virus and if viral transmission can occur between mussels and oysters. Mytilus spp. living at oyster trestles, 400-500 m higher up the shore from the trestles and up to 26 km at non-culture sites were screened for OsHV-1 and variants by all the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommended diagnostic methods including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative PCR (qPCR), histology, in situ hybridization and confirmation using direct sequencing. The particular primers that target OsHV-1 and variants, including OsHV-1 microVar (muVar), were used in the PCR and qPCR. OsHV-1 muVar was detected in wild Mytilus spp. at C. gigas culture sites and more significantly the virus was detected in mussels at non-culture sites. Cohabitation of exposed wild mussels and naive C. gigas resulted in viral transmission after 14 days, under an elevated temperature regime. These results indicate that mussels can harbour OsHV-1 muVar; however, the impact of OsHV-1 muVar on Mytilus spp. requires further investigation. FAU - O' Reilly, A J AU - O' Reilly AJ AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. FAU - Laide, C AU - Laide C AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. FAU - Maloy, A AU - Maloy A AD - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,Northeast Fishery Centre,PO Box 75,227 Washington Ave Lamar PA,16848,USA. FAU - Hutton, S AU - Hutton S AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. FAU - Bookelaar, B AU - Bookelaar B AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. FAU - O' Sullivan, K AU - O' Sullivan K AD - School of Mathematical Sciences,Room 1.58,Western Gateway Building,University College Cork,Cork,Ireland. FAU - Lynch, S A AU - Lynch SA AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. FAU - Culloty, S C AU - Culloty SC AD - Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre,School of Biological,Earth and Environmental Sciences,University College Cork,The Cooperage,Distillery Fields,North Mall,Cork,Ireland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171221 PL - England TA - Parasitology JT - Parasitology JID - 0401121 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - Ostreid herpesvirus 1 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Aquaculture MH - Crassostrea/*virology MH - DNA Primers MH - DNA Viruses/genetics/*isolation & purification MH - DNA, Viral MH - Disease Reservoirs/virology MH - Herpesviridae Infections/transmission/*veterinary MH - Mytilus/*virology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cohabitation OT - Crassostrea gigas OT - Herpesvirus OT - Mytilus spp. OT - interspecies transmission OT - temperature EDAT- 2017/12/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/11 06:00 CRDT- 2017/12/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0031182017002244 [pii] AID - 10.1017/S0031182017002244 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Parasitology. 2018 Jul;145(8):1095-1104. doi: 10.1017/S0031182017002244. Epub 2017 Dec 21.