Co-occurrence of pathogen assemblages in a keystone species the common cockle Cerastoderma edule on the Irish coast.

ABSTRACT: Despite coinfections being recognized as the rule in animal populations, most studies focus on single pathogen systems. Pathogen interaction networks and the drivers of such associations are lacking in disease ecology studies. Common cockle Cerastoderma edule populations are exposed to a great diversity of pathogens, thus making them a good model system to investigate. This study examined the diversity and prevalence of pathogens from different taxonomic levels in wild and fished C. edule on the Irish coast. Potential interactions were tested focussing on abiotic (seawater temperature and salinity) and biotic (cockle size and age, and epiflora on shells) factors. No Microsporidia nor OsHV-1μVar were detected. Single infections with Haplosporidia (37.7%) or Vibrio (25.3%) were more common t

SUBMITTER: Albuixech-Marti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564771 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature