{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(1)"],"submitter":["Cheng MC"],"pubmed_abstract":["Lymphocystic disease affects over 150 species of marine and freshwater fish worldwide. In this study, the lymphocystis pathogen was found in 2 (<i>Amphiprion ocellaris</i> and <i>Amphiprion clarkii</i>) of the 9 species of clownfish. Detection of lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) was based on histopathological study, electron microscope observation of virus particles and gene sequence analysis from the MCP region. Infected <i>A. ocellaris</i> hosts showed sparse, multifocal, white, stiff, papilloma-like nodules on the body, skin, gills and fins; while, on <i>A. clarkia</i>, nodules were found on the operculum skin. Histopathologic study showed lymphocystic cells with an irregular nucleus, enlarged cytoplasm and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies surrounded by the cell membrane. The viral pa"],"journal":["Animals : an open access journal from MDPI"],"pagination":["153"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9817495"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Lymphocystis Disease Virus Infection in Clownfish <i>Amphiprion ocellaris</i> and <i>Amphiprion clarkii</i> in Taiwan."],"pmcid":["PMC9817495"],"pubmed_authors":["Cheng MC","Wang PC","Tsai MA","Kuo YT","Chen SC","Ho YS","See MS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Lymphocystis Disease Virus Infection in Clownfish <i>Amphiprion ocellaris</i> and <i>Amphiprion clarkii</i> in Taiwan.","description":"Lymphocystic disease affects over 150 species of marine and freshwater fish worldwide. In this study, the lymphocystis pathogen was found in 2 (<i>Amphiprion ocellaris</i> and <i>Amphiprion clarkii</i>) of the 9 species of clownfish. Detection of lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) was based on histopathological study, electron microscope observation of virus particles and gene sequence analysis from the MCP region. Infected <i>A. ocellaris</i> hosts showed sparse, multifocal, white, stiff, papilloma-like nodules on the body, skin, gills and fins; while, on <i>A. clarkia</i>, nodules were found on the operculum skin. Histopathologic study showed lymphocystic cells with an irregular nucleus, enlarged cytoplasm and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies surrounded by the cell membrane. The viral pa","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2025-04-05T11:24:05.209Z","creation":"2025-04-05T11:24:05.209Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9817495","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36611762"],"doi":["10.3390/ani13010153"]}}