| Virus |
Year first
Recorded |
Location |
Shape |
Size (nm) |
Genome
type |
Genome size |
Transmission
type |
Susceptible species |
| IHHNV |
1981 |
Hawaii, USA |
Icosaedral |
20 – 22 |
ss DNA |
4100 - 4700 nt |
Horizontal /
vertical |
Litopenaeus stylirostris, L. vannamei, L. occidentalis, vertical
Farfantepenaeus californiensis, Fenneropenaeus chinensis,
Penaeus monodon, P. semisulcatus, Marsupenaeus japonicus,
Artemesia longinaris |
| TSV |
1992 |
Ecuador |
Icosaedral |
31 – 32 |
ss (+) RNA |
10205 nt |
Horizontal |
L. vannamei, L. stylirostris, L. setiferus, P. monodon,
Metapenaeus ensis, F. chinensis, L. schmitti |
| YHV |
1990 |
Thailand |
Bacilliform |
150 – 200
x 40 – 50 |
ss (+) RNA |
26652 nt |
Horizontal /
Vertical |
P. monodon, P. merguiensis, M. ensis, L. vannamei, L.
stylirostris, L. setiferus, F. duorarum, F. aztecus, Palaemon
styliferus, Palaemonetes pugio, Acetes sp. |
| WSSV |
1992 |
Taiwan |
Bacilliform |
210 – 380
x 70 – 67 |
ds DNA |
292 - 307 kbp |
Horizontal /
Vertical |
Farfantepenaeus aztecus, F. duorarum, L. stylirostris,
L. vannamei, L. setiferus, F. chinensis, F. indicus, F.
Marsupenaeus japonicus, M. ensis, M. dobsonii, M.
monoceros, P. monodon, P. penicillatus, P. semisulcatus,
Parapenaeopsis stylifera, Solenocera indica, Trachypenaeus
curvirostris |
Legends: nm - nanometers; nt - nucleotides; ss - single-stranded; ds - double-stranded; (+) positive strand; kbp - kilo base pairs |
