Multipathogen infections and multifactorial pathogenesis involved in noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) mass mortality events: Background and current pathologic approaches
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Author
Carella, Francesca
Palić, Dušan
Šarić, Tomislav
Župan, Ivan
Gorgoglione, Bartolomeo
Giantsis, Ioannis A.
Michaelidis, Basile
Lattos, Athanasios
Theodorou, John A.
Barja Perez, Juan Luis
Rodriguez, Sergio
Scarpa, Fabio
Casu, Marco
Antuofermo, Elisabetta
Sanna, Daria
Otranto, Domenico
Panarese, Rossella
Iaria, Carmelo
Marino, Fabio
De Vico, Gionata
Publication date
2023-07-17ISSN
0300-9858
Abstract
Disease outbreaks in several ecologically or commercially important invertebrate marine species have been reported in recent years all over the world. Mass mortality events (MMEs) have affected the noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis), causing its near extinction. Our knowledge of the dynamics of diseases affecting this species is still unclear. Early studies investigating the causative etiological agent focused on a novel protozoan parasite, Haplosporidium pinnae, although further investigations suggested that concurrent polymicrobial infections could have been pivotal in some MMEs, even in the absence of H. pinnae. Indeed, moribund specimens collected during MMEs in Italy, Greece, and Spain demonstrated the presence of a bacteria from within the Mycobacterium simiae complex and, in some cases, species similar to Vibrio mediterranei. The diagnostic processes used for investigation of MMEs are still not standardized and require the expertise of veterinary and para-veterinary pathologists, who could simultaneously evaluate a variety of factors, from clinical signs to environmental conditions. Here, we review the available literature on mortality events in P. nobilis and discuss approaches to define MMEs in P. nobilis. The proposed consensus approach should form the basis for establishing a foundation for future studies aimed at preserving populations in the wild.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
574 - General ecology and biodiversity
637 - Produce of domestic (farmyard) animals and game
Pages
43
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Is part of
Veterinary Pathology
Citation
Carella, Francesca, Dušan Palić, Tomislav Šarić, Ivan Župan, Bartolomeo Gorgoglione, Patricia Prado, Karl B. Andree, et al. 2023. "Multipathogen infections and multifactorial pathogenesis involved in noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) mass mortality events: Background and current pathologic approaches". Veterinary Pathology 60 (5): 560–77. doi:10.1177/03009858231186737.
Program
Aigües Marines i Continentals
Aqüicultura
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