Special Issue "State of the Art of Fish Virology in Europe"

A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Isabel Bandín
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Instituto de Acuicultura. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: fish viruses; IPNV; NNV; diagnostics; virulence; epidemiology
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Dr. Carlos P. Dopazo
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Guest Editor
Instituto de Acuicultura. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: fish viruses; IPNV; NNV; diagnostics; virulence; epidemiology
Dr. Sandra Souto
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Guest Editor
Instituto de Acuicultura. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: fish viruses; IPNV; NNV; diagnostics; virulence; epidemiology

Special Issue Information

Several of the most important fish viral diseases, such as viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), and pancreas disease (PD) or sleeping disease were first recorded, and their causative agents characterized, in European countries. In addition, new viral agents, affecting mainly Atlantic salmon, but also other fish species, have been reported in Europe in recent years. Moreover, since research into fish virology began in the 1950s a large number of European research groups have focused on the study of different fish viruses and the European contribution to the  present bulk of knowledge on fish viral diseases and host-virus interaction is renowned. Similarly, some European groups have highlighted the role of some viral agents in the decline of endangered fish species such as European eels. Finally, the European Union (EU) has pioneered the implementation of a risk-based surveillance programme for EU member states to avoid the extension, or introduction, of fish viral diseases. For all these reasons, this Special Issue is devoted to the “State-of-the-art findings in fish viruses in Europe” and welcomes all contributions (research articles, communications, or reviews) focused on any aspect of current European research into fish viral diseases.

Prof. Isabel Bandín
Dr. Carlos P. Dopazo
Dr. Sandra Souto
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fish viruses
  • novel viral agents
  • epidemiology
  • pathology
  • diagnostics
  • immunology
  • prevention and control

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Evidence of Transcriptional Shutoff by Pathogenic Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus in Rainbow Trout
Viruses 2021, 13(6), 1129; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061129 - 11 Jun 2021
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The basis of pathogenicity of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) was analysed in the transcriptome of a rainbow trout cell line inoculated with pathogenic and non-pathogenic VHSV isolates. Although both VHSV isolates showed similar viral replication patterns, the number of differentially expressed genes [...] Read more.
The basis of pathogenicity of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) was analysed in the transcriptome of a rainbow trout cell line inoculated with pathogenic and non-pathogenic VHSV isolates. Although both VHSV isolates showed similar viral replication patterns, the number of differentially expressed genes was 42-fold higher in cells inoculated with the non-pathogenic VHSV at 3 h post inoculation (hpi). Infection with the non-pathogenic isolate resulted in Gene Ontologies (GO) enrichment of terms such as immune response, cytokine-mediated signalling pathway, regulation of translational initiation, unfolded protein binding, and protein folding, and induced an over-representation of the p53, PPAR, and TGF-β signalling pathways. Inoculation with the pathogenic isolate resulted in the GO enrichment of terms related to lipid metabolism and the salmonella infection KEGG pathway involved in the rearrangement of the cytoskeleton. Antiviral response was evident at 12hpi in cells infected with the pathogenic isolate. Overall, the data showed a delay in the response of genes involved in immune responses and viral sensing in cells inoculated with the pathogenic isolate and suggest transcriptional shutoff and immune avoidance as a critical mechanism of pathogenicity in VHSV. These pathways offer opportunities to further understand and manage VHSV pathogenicity in rainbow trout. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue State of the Art of Fish Virology in Europe)
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