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- Title
Experimental Infection Models and Their Usefulness for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Research in Shrimp.
- Authors
Cox, Natasja; De Swaef, Evelien; Corteel, Mathias; Van Den Broeck, Wim; Bossier, Peter; Nauwynck, Hans J.; Dantas-Lima, João J.
- Abstract
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is marked as one of the most economically devastating pathogens in shrimp aquaculture worldwide. Infection of cultured shrimp can lead to mass mortality (up to 100%). Although progress has been made, our understanding of WSSV's infection process and the virus–host–environment interaction is far from complete. This in turn hinders the development of effective mitigation strategies against WSSV. Infection models occupy a crucial first step in the research flow that tries to elucidate the infectious disease process to develop new antiviral treatments. Moreover, since the establishment of continuous shrimp cell lines is a work in progress, the development and use of standardized in vivo infection models that reflect the host–pathogen interaction in shrimp is a necessity. This review critically examines key aspects of in vivo WSSV infection model development that are often overlooked, such as standardization, (post)larval quality, inoculum type and choice of inoculation procedure, housing conditions, and shrimp welfare considerations. Furthermore, the usefulness of experimental infection models for different lines of WSSV research will be discussed with the aim to aid researchers when choosing a suitable model for their research needs.
- Subjects
WHITE spot syndrome virus; SHRIMPS; SHRIMP culture; INFECTION
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 5, p813
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v16050813