Tetraodon nigroviridis as a nonlethal model of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection.
Tetraodon nigroviridis as a nonlethal model of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection.
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10.1016/j.virol.2010.07.003
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2010-10
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3.7
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Xiaopeng Xu;Lichao Huang;S. Weng;Jing Wang;Ting Lin;Junliang Tang;Zhongsheng Li;Qing-xia Lu;Qiong Xia;Xiaoqiang Yu;Jianguo He
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作者:
Xiaopeng Xu;Lichao Huang;S. Weng;Jing Wang;Ting Lin;Junliang Tang;Zhongsheng Li;Qing-xia Lu;Qiong Xia;Xiaoqiang Yu;Jianguo He
Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) is the type species of the genus Megalocytivirus, family Iridoviridae. We have previously established a high mortality ISKNV infection model of zebrafish (Danio rerio). In this study, a nonlethal Tetraodon nigroviridis model of ISKNV infection was established. ISKNV infection did not cause lethal disease in Tetraodon but could infect almost all the organs of this species. Electron microscopy showed ISKNV particles were present in infected tissues. Immunofluorescence and quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that nearly all the virions and infected cells were cleared at 14d postinfection. The expression profiles of interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α gene in response to ISKNV infection were significantly different in Tetraodon and zebrafish. The establishment of the nonlethal Tetraodon model of ISKNV infection can offer a valuable tool complementary to the zebrafish infection model for studying megalocytivirus disease, fish immune systems, and viral tropism.