Molecular diagnosis of infections caused by Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in fish from Northeastern and Central-Eastern regions of São Paulo State

• Grant number: 14/04327-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: June 01, 2014
• End date: May 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Luiz Moro de Sousa
• Grantee: Samara Rita de Lucca Maganha
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In recent years, with the expansion of global Aquaculture, several viruses were identified as responsible for epidemics of great ecological and economic impact on fish of importance in Aquaculture around the world. However, epidemiological data available for many viral diseases are minimal or nonexistent. Given the above, the main objective of this project is to investigate the presence of infections caused by viruses in fish in the state of São Paulo. For this purpose, specimens will be collected in municipalities in the watershed of the rivers Pardo and Mogi-Guaçu, both commercial flocks and free-living populations. The collected specimens will be characterized according to the species and clinical aspects, and submitted to molecular laboratory diagnosis for Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infections. Later, the molecular characterization of the detected genomic sequences will be performed through nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. It is believed that the results obtained in this study may contribute to a better understanding of the etiology and epidemiology of viral diseases in fish. In addition, the gained information can provide data necessary for the development and establishment of potential strategies to control diseases caused by viruses of the family Alloherpesviridae. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE LUCCA MAGANHA, SAMARA RITA; MAGALHES CARDOSO, PEDRO HENRIQUE; BALIAN, SIMONE DE CARVALHO; DE ALMEIDA-QUEIROZ, SABRINA RIBEIRO; FERNANDES, ANDREZZA MARIA; MORO DE SOUSA, RICARDO LUIZ. Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of megalocytivirus in Brazilian ornamental fish. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, v. 163, n. 8, p. 2225-2231, AUG 2018. (14/04327-7)

DE LUCCA MAGANHA, SAMARA RITA; MAGALHAES CARDOSO, PEDRO HENRIQUE; BALIAN, SIMONE DE CARVALHO; DE ALMEIDA-QUEIROZ, SABRINA RIBEIRO; FERNANDES, ANDREZZA MARIA; MORO DE SOUSA, RICARDO LUIZ. Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in Brazilian ornamental fish. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 53, n. 4, p. 9-pg., 2022-07-22. (14/04327-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MAGANHA, Samara Rita de Lucca. Detection and molecular characterization of viruses of Alloherpesviridae and Iridoviridae families in ornamental fish species in Brazil. 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) Pirassununga.