title: Bacterial diseases in marine bivalves.
abstract: Bivalve aquaculture is seriously affected by many bacterial pathogens that cause high losses in hatcheries as well as in natural beds. A number of Vibrio species, but also members of the genera Nocardia and Roseovarius, are considered important pathogens in aquaculture. The present work provides an updated overview of main diseases and implicated bacterial species affecting bivalves. This review focuses on aetiological agents, their diversity and virulence factors, the diagnostic methods available as well as information on the dynamics of the host-parasite relationship.
authors.affiliation: Ifremer, Unité Santé Génétique Microbiologie des Mollusques (SG2M), Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins (LGPMM), 17390 La Tremblade, France. Electronic address: marie.agnes.travers@ifremer.fr.
authors.forename: Marie-Agnès
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Travers
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boettcher Miller
authors.affiliation: IRTA, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 43540 Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.affiliation: School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions
keywords: Diagnostic; Nocardia; Pathogenesis; Rickettsia; Roseovarius; Vibrio