Emerging diseases and epizootics in crabs under cultivation

CJ Coates, AF Rowley - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While most crab production for human consumption worldwide comes from capture fisheries,
there is increasing production of selected species using aquaculture-based methods. This is …

Characterization of Two Novel Toti-Like Viruses Co-infecting the Atlantic Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Its Northern Range of the United States

M Zhao, L Xu, H Bowers, EJ Schott - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The advancement of high throughput sequencing has greatly facilitated the exploration of
viruses that infect marine hosts. For example, a number of putative virus genomes belonging …

[HTML][HTML] Salinity and temperature affect the symbiont profile and host condition of Florida USA blue crabs Callinectes sapidus

EA Walters, J Bojko, CE Crowley, RL Gandy… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Subtropical Florida blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, exhibit differing life history traits
compared to their temperate counterparts, likely influencing symbiont infection dynamics …

Diversity and classification of reoviruses in crustaceans: A proposal

M Zhao, CP dos Santos Tavares, EJ Schott - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
A variety of reoviruses have been described in crustacean hosts, including shrimp, crayfish,
prawn, and especially in crabs. However, only one genus of crustacean reovirus …

[HTML][HTML] Rediscovering “Baculovirus-A”(Johnson, 1976): The complete genome of 'Callinectes sapidus nudivirus'

J Bojko, E Walters, A Burgess, DC Behringer - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Callinectes sapidus, or the 'blue crab', supports an extensive east-coast USA fishery and
was one of the first crustacean species in which viruses were observed. Pioneering research …

[HTML][HTML] Low contribution of Caribbean-based researchers to academic publications on biodiversity conservation in the insular Caribbean

H Vallès, S Labaude, E Bezault, D Browne… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The insular Caribbean is among the most threatened global biodiversity hotspots,
warranting urgent and effective action in conservation. However, the capacity of Caribbean …

High prevalence of CsRV2 in cultured Callinectes danae: Potential impacts on soft-shell crab production in Brazil

CP dos Santos Tavares, M Zhao, ÉL Vogt… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crabs can be infected by a variety of pathogenic micro-organisms but the most damaging
are viruses. Naturally-occurring Callinectes sapidus reovirus 1 (CsRV1) is thought to …

Cross-Hemispheric Genetic Diversity and Spatial Genetic Structure of Callinectes sapidus Reovirus 1 (CsRV1)

M Zhao, LV Plough, DC Behringer, J Bojko, AS Kough… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The movement of viruses in aquatic systems is rarely studied over large geographic scales.
Oceanic currents, host migration, latitude-based variation in climate, and resulting changes …

Effects of infectious diseases on population dynamics of marine organisms in Chesapeake Bay

JA Jesse, MV Agnew, K Arai, CT Armstrong… - Estuaries and …, 2021 - Springer
Diseases are important drivers of population and ecosystem dynamics. This review
synthesizes the effects of infectious diseases on the population dynamics of nine species of …

[HTML][HTML] Simulated climate change impacts on striped bass, blue crab and Eastern oyster in oyster sanctuary habitats of Chesapeake Bay

KL Allen, T Ihde, S Knoche, H Townsend… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
abstract Oyster reefs and the species that inhabit them will likely be impacted by shifts in
environmental conditions due to climate change. This study examined the potential impact of …