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DAO 94:239-241 (2011)  -  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02330

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Viral basophilic inclusions in the digestive gland of razor clams Ensis arcuatus (Pharidae) in Galicia (NW Spain)

M. Ruiz1, S. Darriba2, R. Rodríguez3, D. Iglesias1, R. Lee4, C. López1,* 

1Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), PO Box 36620, Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain
2Instituto Tecnolóxico para o Control do Medio Mariño de Galicia (INTECMAR), PO Box 36611, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain
3Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla (ECIMAT), PO Box 36331, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
4Consello Regulador do Mexillón de Galicia, PO Box 36600, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain
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ABSTRACT: During a histological survey of razor clam Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865) from Galicia (NW Spain), basophilic inclusion bodies were observed in epithelial cells of the digestive gland. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the intranuclear position of these inclusions containing viral particles with icosahedral symmetry. Size and symmetry of these unenveloped virus particles suggest similarities to the families Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae which have been described as causing a viral gametocytic hypertrophy in oysters Crassostrea virginica and C. gigas. This is the first report of viral particles in E. arcuatus.


KEY WORDS: Ensis arcuatus · Histopathology · Ultrastructure · Basophilic inclusion bodies · Viral particles


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Cite this article as: Ruiz M, Darriba S, Rodríguez R, Iglesias D, Lee R, López C (2011) Viral basophilic inclusions in the digestive gland of razor clams Ensis arcuatus (Pharidae) in Galicia (NW Spain). Dis Aquat Org 94:239-241. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02330

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