Zrncić S, Le Roux F, Oraić D, Sostarić B, Berthe F C
Croatian Veterinary Institute, Department of Fish Diseases and Aquaculture, Zagreb.
Dis Aquat Organ. 2001 Mar 9;44(2):143-8. doi: 10.3354/dao044143.
Marteiliosis is a disease of molluscs caused by Marteilia refringens in Europe and M. sydneyi in Australia. During routine examination of cultured mussels Mytilus galloprovinciallis in the northern Adriatic, the occurrence of Marteilia sp. was recorded with a prevalence of 5%. This parasite was not detected in flat oysters reared in the same area. The affiliation of the detected parasite in M. galloprovinciallis was confirmed by in situ hybridization using a M. refringens probe, specific at the genus level. DNA of these infected mussels originating from the same area will be used to clarify the taxonomic position of this species within the genus Marteilia using a molecular approach.
马尔太虫病是一种由欧洲的折射马尔太虫和澳大利亚的悉尼马尔太虫引起的软体动物疾病。在亚得里亚海北部养殖的食用贻贝的常规检查中，记录到马尔太虫属的出现，患病率为5%。在同一地区养殖的扁平牡蛎中未检测到这种寄生虫。通过使用在属水平上具有特异性的折射马尔太虫探针进行原位杂交，证实了食用贻贝中检测到的寄生虫的归属。来自同一地区的这些受感染贻贝的DNA将用于通过分子方法阐明该物种在马尔太虫属中的分类地位。
