Diseases of Bivalves
Historical and Current Perspectives
- 1st Edition - October 9, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Roxanna Smolowitz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 3 3 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 3 4 3 - 9
Diseases of Bivalves: Historical and Current Perspectives is a novel reference covering all known diseases of cultured and fished bivalve mollusks from around the world. Written b… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDiseases of Bivalves: Historical and Current Perspectives is a novel reference covering all known diseases of cultured and fished bivalve mollusks from around the world. Written by a renowned expert in the field of shellfish, the author presents a historical perspective of disease discovery, explaining when and where each disease first occurred and identified to current research findings. This reference describes the infectious agent that causes each disease and environmental conditions that promote infection symptoms and signs of the disease in the host, both as noted in individual animals and in the affected populations, and resultant morbidity and mortality of infected populations. The book offers past and current possible prevention and management methods to control disease in current and projected geographical locations. This is a complete resource for aquatic and veterinary pathologists, aquaculturists, government regulators, disease specialists and researchers, bivalve researchers, and students alike. Diseases include Metazoan Disease, Viral diseases, Fungal Disease, and more.
- Presents microscopic visuals to illustrate the disease in bivalves
- Includes graphs showing changes in disease prevalence and severity
- Provides methods of diagnosis of infection by disease producing organisms
Aquatic and veterinary pathologists, aquaculturists, regulators, disease specialists of several backgrounds, disease researchers and bivalve researchers, marine biologists, Students interested in bivalve diseases, governmental, aquarium and private veterinarians and administrators of various organizations with an interest in, or need for, knowledge concerning bivalve diseases
- Diseases of Bivalves
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- 1 Bonamia spp. infections of oysters
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Bonamia species
- Host range
- Symptoms and signs
- Diagnosis
- History of discovery, geographic extend
- Conditions favoring disease development
- Prevention and management methods
- Current research and perspectives
- References
- 2 Xenomas
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgment
- Agent(s) information
- Species affected
- Disease
- Diagnostic methods
- History of discovery
- Current research
- References
- 3 Infections of bivalves by microsporidia: The case of Steinhausia species
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Bivalve cultivation, epidemiologic risks, and intracellular parasites’ effects
- Microsporidia
- The genus Steinhausia
- The Steinhausia parasites of bivalvia
- Steinhausia mytilovum (formerly known as Haplosporidium mytilovum, Chytridiopsis mytilovum)
- Steinhausia ovicola (formerly known as Chytridiopsis ovicola)
- Steinhausia sps
- Steinhausia sps infection: Pathogenesis of the host species
- Geographic distribution of Steinhausia sps and prevalence on host bivalve species
- Life cycle and ecology of Steinhausia sps
- Steinhausia sps parasitosis: Environmental and economic issues
- References
- 4 Fouling by Cliona (boring sponge)
- Abstract
- Keywords
- What are boring sponges?
- Taxonomy of Western Atlantic clionaids
- Life forms
- Reproduction
- Factors that influence their distribution
- Problems resulting from sponge infestation of shellfish
- Potential remedies
- Air drying
- Dip treatments
- Site dynamics
- Biotic control
- Summary
- References
- 5 Role of the environment in Vibrio-bivalve interactions: Development of the brown ring disease model in clams
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Ecological approach
- Phenology of brown ring disease
- Host specificity
- Pathogenesis of V. tapetis
- Diversity and virulence of V. tapetis
- Comparative genomic analysis of V. tapetis strains
- Involvement of T4SS of V. tapetis in BRD development
- Intraspecific diversity and assessment of potential virulence of V. tapetis isolates
- Immune response of clams and potential “resistance” phenotype to vibriosis
- BRD and V. tapetis could be identified in calcified archives
- Conclusion
- References
- 6 Infection with Francisella halioticida in Yesso scallops Mizuhopecten (=Patinopecten) yessoensis
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction and history
- Symptoms, impact, and geographic distribution
- Diagnostic procedures
- Histology
- Bacteriology
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- Current research
- References
- 7 Perkinsosis (aka dermo) of bivalve mollusks
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent(s) information
- Species affected
- Disease
- Diagnostic methods
- History of discovery
- Perkinsus species host and geographic ranges
- References
- 8 History and taxonomy of haplosporidians, and haplosporidiosis in bivalve mollusks
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent(s) information
- Species affected
- Disease
- Diagnostic methods
- History of discovery
- Haplosporidian phylogenetics
- Concluding thoughts
- References
- 9 Marteilia spp. infections in bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent/s information
- Species affected and Parasite distribution
- Disease and parasite detection
- History of discovery and possible prevention and management methods
- Current research
- References
- 10 Mikrocytos spp. infection in oysters and clams
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent/s information
- Species affected and parasite distribution
- Disease and parasite detection
- History of discovery and possible prevention and management methods
- Current research
- References
- 11 Vibriosis of bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- History and impact
- Etiology and pathogenesis
- Environmental conditions
- Transmission
- Molecular mechanisms of virulence and host-pathogen interactions
- Diagnosis
- Management strategies
- Husbandry
- Microbial-based interventions: Immune priming, probiotics, and phages
- Selective breeding
- References
- 12 Roseovarius oyster disease, formerly known as Juvenile oyster disease
- Abstract
- Keywords
- History of the disease and impact
- Etiology and pathogenesis
- Environmental factors
- Mode of transmission
- Molecular mechanisms of virulence and host-pathogen interactions
- Diagnosis
- Management strategies
- Husbandry and disease monitoring
- Genetic tools for ROD management
- Microbial-based solutions: Probiotics and phages
- Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- 13 Herpesvirus infections in marine bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- History and classification
- OsHV-1 structure and genome
- OsHV-1 genetic diversity
- Environmental conditions that promote infection
- Diagnosis and diagnostic methods
- Prevention and control
- References
- 14 Bivalves, intermediate hosts for trematodes
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent information
- Digenean trematode infections in bivalves
- Bivalves as first intermediate hosts
- Macroscopic signs of sporocyst infections in the tissues
- Microscopic characteristics of sporocyst infections in the tissues
- Characteristics of bivalve populations serving as first intermediate hosts
- Prevalence of sporocysts
- Mortality due to sporocyst infection
- Hyperparasites!
- Bivalves as second intermediate hosts
- Prevalence of metacercaria
- Metacercarial effects on bivalve health and mortality
- Metacercaria that do not encyst
- Truncated life cycles of Gymnophallids
- Progenetic forms
- Evolution of larval trematodes?
- History
- Diagnostics
- Conclusion
- References
- 15 Gonadal neoplasia
- Abstract
- Keywords
- History, geography, and prevalence
- Etiology
- Diagnosis
- Future direction
- References
- 16 Coccidia and other apicomplexans in bivalve molluscs
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent(s) information
- Disease
- Diagnostic methods
- History of discovery
- Species affected
- Clam hosts
- Cockle hosts
- Mussel hosts
- Oyster hosts
- Scallop hosts
- Current research
- Conclusions
- References
- 17 Shell-boring polychaete infections of bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Bivalves impacted by shell-boring polychaetes
- History of discovery
- Disease impacts
- Diagnosis
- Treatments
- Current research
- References
- 18 Disseminated neoplasia of bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction/Agent information
- Species affected
- Disease
- Macroscopic disease signs
- Histological examination
- Ploidy, cell type, and chromosome number
- Tissue origin of the neoplastic cell
- Disease progression and mortality
- Regression of disease
- Seasonality
- Age
- Sex
- Infectious neoplasia
- Cross-species infections
- Bivalve susceptibility to DN
- Diagnostic techniques
- History and current research
- Conclusions
- References
- 19 Thraustochytriidae infections of bivalves
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Agent information
- Labyrinthulea infections in the hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria)
- Identification and description of the parasite
- Disease in hard clams
- Direct infection
- Temperature and QPX disease in hard clams
- Clam sex, size at infection, and density
- Condition index
- Histological appearance of QPX infections
- Susceptible stains of hard clams
- Diagnostics
- History of discovery
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 9, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 334
- No. of pages (eBook): 400
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128203392
- eBook ISBN: 9780128203439
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Roxanna Smolowitz
Dr. Smolowitz graduated from Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981. She finished a residency in pathology at
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston, MA, in 1984 and a Bang Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in 1987
where she studied hemocytic leukemia in soft shell clams. From 1987 to 1989, she was a guest researcher with Dr. John
Stegeman (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and studied pollutant effects resulting in P 450 enzyme induction in tissues of
fish (especially salmon exposed to the Valdez oil spill). In 1988, she was hired by the Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Medicine and
Pathology, University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary School, located at the MBL. She worked for several years as an aquatic pathologist and conducted research projects on diseases of aquatic animals. In 1999, she was hired by the MBL as the Laboratory Animal Veterinarian and as an associate researcher. From 2008 to 2009, she was the Director of Animal Health at the New England Aquarium. In 2009, she became the director of a new Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL) at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI.
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