Densovirus associated with sea-star wasting disease and mass mortality

Populations of at least 20 asteroid species on the Northeast Pacific Coast have recently experienced an extensive outbreak of sea-star (asteroid) wasting disease (SSWD). The disease leads to behavioral changes, lesions, loss of turgor, limb autotomy, and death characterized by rapid degradation (&qu...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 111; no. 48; p. 17278
Main Authors:	Hewson, Ian, Button, Jason B, Gudenkauf, Brent M, Miner, Benjamin, Newton, Alisa L, Gaydos, Joseph K, Wynne, Janna, Groves, Cathy L, Hendler, Gordon, Murray, Michael, Fradkin, Steven, Breitbart, Mya, Fahsbender, Elizabeth, Lafferty, Kevin D, Kilpatrick, A Marm, Miner, C Melissa, Raimondi, Peter, Lahner, Lesanna, Friedman, Carolyn S, Daniels, Stephen, Haulena, Martin, Marliave, Jeffrey, Burge, Colleen A, Eisenlord, Morgan E, Harvell, C Drew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 02.12.2014
Subjects:	Animals Conservation of Natural Resources - methods Densovirus - genetics Densovirus - physiology DNA, Viral - genetics DNA, Viral - isolation & purification Environmental Monitoring - methods Gene Expression Regulation, Viral Geography Geologic Sediments - virology Host-Pathogen Interactions Metagenome - genetics North America Pacific Ocean Phylogeny Plankton - virology Population Density Population Dynamics Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Seawater - virology Species Specificity Starfish - classification Starfish - genetics Starfish - virology Viral Proteins - genetics North America Pacific Ocean Asteroidea wasting disease densovirus virus
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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