Virus |
Host |
Family/ genus |
Virion morphology and size |
Genome characteristics |
Antigen * |
Salmon alphaviruses (SAV) |
Salmon,
Trout |
Togaviridae/ Alphavirus |
Enveloped, icosahedral |
One, +ve sense, ssRNA, ~12 kb. |
E2 |
Viral Nervous necrosis virus (VNNV) |
Sea bass,
Sea Bream |
Nodaviridae/Betanodavirus |
Non enveloped, icosahedral |
Two +ve-sense, ssRNA |
C |
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) |
Trout, Turbot |
Rhabdoviridae/ Novirhabdovirus |
Enveloped, bullet shaped, ~70 nm X 180 nm. |
One, -ve sense, ssRNA, ~11 kb |
G |
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) |
Salmon, Trout, Char, Cod, Pike, Sturgeon |
Rhabdoviridae/ Novirhabdovirus |
Enveloped, bullet shaped, ~170 nm X 80 nm. |
One, -ve sense, ssRNA, ~11 kb |
G |
Spring viremia carp virus (SVCV) |
Carp, European catfish or wels, rainbow trout. |
Rhabdoviridae/ Vesiculovirus |
Enveloped, bullet shaped |
One, -ve sense, ssRNA, ~11 kb |
G |
Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) |
Atlantic salmon, Coho salmon, Pollock, Cod, Brown trout, Sea Trout |
Orthomyxoviridae/ Isavirus |
Enveloped, polymorphic, 100-130 nm diameter |
Eight, -ve sense, ssRNA |
HE |
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) |
Salmon, trout |
Birnaviridae/ Aquabirnavirus |
Non enveloped, icosahedral, 60 nm size |
Two, dsRNA, ~3.1 kb and ~2.8 kb and |
VP2 |
E2, fusion protein; C, capsid protein; G, glycoprotein; HE, hemaglutinin-esterase; VP2, viral protein 2
* Target: Major protein involved in neutralization: E2, fusion protein; C, capsid protein; G, glycoprotein; HE, hemaglutinin-esterase; VP2, viral protein 2 |
