Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA

We evaluated the prevalence of influenza A virus (IAV) in different species of bivalves inhabiting natural water bodies in waterfowl habitat along the Delmarva Peninsula and Chesapeake Bay in eastern Maryland. Bivalve tissue from clam and mussel specimens (Macoma balthica, Macoma phenax, Mulinia sp....

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Autores principales: Densmore, Christine L., Iwanowicz, Deborah D., McLaughlin, Shawn M., Ottinger, Christopher A., Spires, Jason E., Iwanowicz, Luke R.
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505778
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090334
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author Densmore, Christine L.
Iwanowicz, Deborah D.
McLaughlin, Shawn M.
Ottinger, Christopher A.
Spires, Jason E.
Iwanowicz, Luke R.
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description We evaluated the prevalence of influenza A virus (IAV) in different species of bivalves inhabiting natural water bodies in waterfowl habitat along the Delmarva Peninsula and Chesapeake Bay in eastern Maryland. Bivalve tissue from clam and mussel specimens (Macoma balthica, Macoma phenax, Mulinia sp., Rangia cuneata, Mya arenaria, Guekensia demissa, and an undetermined mussel species) from five collection sites was analyzed for the presence of type A influenza virus by qPCR targeting the matrix gene. Of the 300 tissue samples analyzed, 13 samples (4.3%) tested positive for presence of influenza virus A matrix gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report of detection of IAV in the tissue of any bivalve mollusk from a natural water body.
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spelling pubmed-67801452019-10-30 Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA Densmore, Christine L. Iwanowicz, Deborah D. McLaughlin, Shawn M. Ottinger, Christopher A. Spires, Jason E. Iwanowicz, Luke R. Microorganisms Article We evaluated the prevalence of influenza A virus (IAV) in different species of bivalves inhabiting natural water bodies in waterfowl habitat along the Delmarva Peninsula and Chesapeake Bay in eastern Maryland. Bivalve tissue from clam and mussel specimens (Macoma balthica, Macoma phenax, Mulinia sp., Rangia cuneata, Mya arenaria, Guekensia demissa, and an undetermined mussel species) from five collection sites was analyzed for the presence of type A influenza virus by qPCR targeting the matrix gene. Of the 300 tissue samples analyzed, 13 samples (4.3%) tested positive for presence of influenza virus A matrix gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report of detection of IAV in the tissue of any bivalve mollusk from a natural water body. MDPI 2019-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6780145/ /pubmed/31505778 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090334 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA
title_full Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA
title_fullStr Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA
title_full_unstemmed Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA
title_short Influenza A Virus Detected in Native Bivalves in Waterfowl Habitat of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA
title_sort influenza a virus detected in native bivalves in waterfowl habitat of the delmarva peninsula, usa
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505778
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090334
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