Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Immunological Changes In Response To Herpesvirus Infection In Abalone Haliotis Laevigata And Haliotis Rubra Hybrids, Vinh T. Dang, Kirsten Benkendorff, Serge Corbeil, Lynette M. Williams, John Hoad, Mark St J Crane, Peter Speck
Immunological Changes In Response To Herpesvirus Infection In Abalone Haliotis Laevigata And Haliotis Rubra Hybrids, Vinh T. Dang, Kirsten Benkendorff, Serge Corbeil, Lynette M. Williams, John Hoad, Mark St J Crane, Peter Speck
Professor Kirsten Benkendorff
Australian abalone production has been affected by outbreaks of abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) caused by a herpesvirus (AbHV). In this study, we undertook experimental transmission trials by immersion to study the abalone immune response to infection with AbHV. Representative cellular and humoural immune parameters of abalone, including total haemocyte count (THC), superoxide anion (SO) and antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), were examined in apparently healthy (sub-clinical) and moribund abalone after challenge. In the early infection, sub-clinical stage (days 1–3), THC was found to increase significantly in infected abalone. TaqMan qPCR confirmed 20.5% higher viral load in …