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. 2014 Oct;80(20):6560–6571. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02090-14

TABLE 5.

Prevalence of fish viruses in wild populations in the Gulf of Cadiz as determined by RT-PCR and confirmed by nested PCR and/or DBH

Order, family, and species or parameter Common name Results of oceanographic campaign(s)a:
I
II
III
All
nb Depth (m)c Locationd IPNV VHSV VNNV n Depth (m) Location IPNV VHSV VNNV n Depth (m) Location IPNV VHSV VNNV n IPNV VHSV VNNV
Perciformes
    Sparidae
        Boops boops Bogue 1 21 I.7 0/1e 0/0 0/0 5 51 II.1 0/1 0/5 0/0 10 46 III.2 0/2 0/6 0/0 16 0/4 0/11 0/0
        Pagellus bellottii Red pandora 0 5 28 II.3 0/0 0/2 0/1 10 46 III.2 0/4 0/5 2/2 15 0/4 0/7 2/3
        Pagellus erythrinus Common pandora 2 30, 21 I.2, I.7 0/1 0/0 0/0 5 51 II.1 0/5†† 0/4 0/0 10 46 III.2 0/1 0/9 2/3 17 0/7 0/13 2/3
        Pagellus acarne Axillary seabream 1 21 I.7 0/0 0/0 1/1* 5 51 II.1 4/4‡‡ 0/5 1/2 10 46 III.2 0/1 0/0 0/0 16 4/5 0/5 2/3
        Diplodus vulgaris Common two-banded seabream 2 30, 21 I.2, I.7 1/2 0/0 1/1† 5 51 II.1 4/4§§ 1/3 0/0 10 93 III.2 0/1††† 0/0 0/0 17 5/7 1/3 1/1
        Diplodus bellootii Senegal seabream 0 5 56 II.4 3/5∥∥ 0/4 0/0 12 26 III.4 0/1 0/1 0/3 17 3/6 0/5 0/3
        Sparus aurata Gilthead seabream 1 21 I.7 0/1 0/0 0/1 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/1
        Lithognathus mormyrus Sand steenbras 1 21 I.7 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/0
        Spondyliosoma cantharus Black seabream 1 61 I.4 1/1 0/0 1/1‡ 0 0 1 1/1 0/0 1/1
    Summary for family Sparidae 9 2/6 (22.2/66.7)f 0/0 (0/0) 3/4 (33.3/44.4) 30 11/19 (36.7/63.3) 1/23 (3.3/76.7) 1/3 (3.3/10) 62 0/10 (0/16.1) 0/21 (0/33.9) 4/8 (6.5/12.9) 101 13/35 (12.9/34.7) 1/44 (1.0/43.6) 8/15 (7.9/15.0)
    Mullidae
        Mullus barbatus Red mullet 1 30 I.2 0/0 0/0 1/1§ 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1/1
        Mullus surmuletus Surmullet 1 30 I.2 0/0 0/0 0/0 4 51 II.1 0/1*** 0/1 0/1 10 46 III.2 0/0 0/4 0/3 15 0/1 0/5 0/4
    Summary for family Mullidae 2 0/0 (0/0) 0/0 (0/0) 1/1 (50.0/50.0) 4 0/1 (0/25.0) 0/1 (0/25.0) 0/1 (0/25.0) 10 0/0 (0/0) 0/4 (0/40.0) 0/3 (0/30.0) 16 0/1 (0/6.3) 0/5 (0/31.3) 1/5 (6.3/31.3)
    Carangidae, Trachurus mediterraneus Mediterranean horse mackerel 1 28 I.1 0/0 0/0 0/0 5 51 II.1 0/1 0/2 0/2 10 93.5 III.1 0/2 0/7 0/5 16 0/3 0/9 0/7
Other Perciformes
    Haemulidae
        Pomadasys incisus Bastard grunt 1 28 I.1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/0
        Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Rubberlip grunt 1 44 I.9 0/1 1/1 0/0 0 0 1 0/1 1/1 0/0
        Scianidae, Arginosomus regius Meagre 1 28 I.1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/1
        Scombridae, Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel 1 107 I.6 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
        Sphiraenidae, Sphyraena sphyraena Barracuda 1 28 I.1 0/1** 0/0 0/1 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/1
    Summary for other Perciformes 5 0/4 (0/80.0) 1/1 (20.0/20.0) 0/2 (0/40.0) 0 0 5 0/4 (0/80.0) 1/1 (20.0/20.0) 0/2 (0/40.0)
    Summary for order Perciformes 17 2/10 (11.8/58.8) 1/1 (5.9/5.9) 4/7 (23.5/41.2) 39 11/21 (28.2/53.9) 1/26 (2.6/66.7) 1/6 2.6/15.4 82 0/12 (0.0/14.6) 0/37 (0/45.1) 4/16 (4.9/19.5) 138 13/43 (9.4/31.2) 2/64 (1.5/46.4) 9/29 (6.5/21.0)
Families belonging to other orders
    Gadiformes, Gadidae, Micromesistius poutasso Blue whiting 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 5 48 II.2 0/1 0/2 0/0 0 6 0/1 0/2 0/0
    Gadiformes, Macrouridae, Caelorinchus caelorinchus Hollowsnout grenadier 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Clupeidormes, Engraulidae, Engraulis encrasicolus Anchovy 0 5 56 II.4 0/2 0/1 0/0 20 27 III.3 0/0 0/10 0/4 25 0/2 0/11 0/4
    Clupeiformes, Clupeidae, Alosa fallax Twaite shad 1 90 I.5 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Mugiliformes, Mugilidae, Liza ramada Thinlip Gray mullet 1 28 I.1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Batrachoidiformes, Batrachoididae, Halobatrachus didactylus Lusitanian toadfish 1 21 I.7 0/0 0/0 1/1¶ 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1/1
Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae, Microchirus azevia Sole 1 48 I.3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Scorpaeniformes
        Triglidae, Chelidonichthys lucerna Tub gurnard 1 90 I.5 0/0 1/1 0/1∥ 0 0 1 0/0 1/1 0/1
        Sebastidae, Helicolenus dactylopterus Blackbelly rosefish 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Chimaeriformes, Chimaeridae, Chimaera monstrosa Rabbit fish 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae, Galeus melastomus Blackmouth catshark 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Squaliformes, Etmopteridae, Etmopterus spinax Velvet belly 1 665 I.8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
    Summary for other families 11 0/0 (0/0) 1/1 (9.1/9.1) 1/2 (9.1/18.2) 10 0/3 (0/30.0) 0/3 (0/30.0) 0/0 (0/0) 20 0/0 (0/0) 0/10 (0/50.0) 0/4 (0/20.0) 41 0/3 (0/7.3) 1/14 (2.4/34.1) 1/6 (2.4/14.6)
Total 28 2/10 (7.1/35.7) 2/2 (7.1/7.1) 5/9 (17.9/32.1) 49 11/24 (22.5/49.0) 1/29 (2.0/59.2) 1/6 (2.0/12.2) 102 0/12 (0/11.8) 0/47 (0/46.1) 4/20 (3.9/19.6) 179 13/46 (7.3/25.7) 3/78 (1.7/43.6) 10/35 (5.6/19.6)
a

Oceanographic campaigns were performed during November 2010 (campaign I), March 2011 (campaign II), and October to December 2011 (campaign III).

b

Number of fish sampled for viral analysis.

c

Depth of the trawling transect. Depths and temperatures: 20 to 30 m, around 18°C; 40 to 50 m, around 16.5°C; 90 to 100 m, around 15°C, and ≥600 m, around 13°C.

d

Capture locations: I.1, 36.4250N, 6.3510W; I.2, 36.4750N, 6.3990W; I.3, 36.5640N, 6.5230W; I.4, 36.4310N, 6.4400W; I.5, 36.4270N, 6.4760W; I.6, 36.3800N, 6.4710W; I.7, 36.5600N, 6.4160W; I.8, 36.1960N, 6.0400W; I.9, 36.1820N, 6.2000W; II.1, 36.2320N, 6.2380W; II.2, 36.2020N, 6.5090W; II.3, 36.4750N, 6.4030W; II.4, 36.2760N, 6.2850W; III.1, 36.2260N, 6.3280W; III.2, 36.1820N, 6.2000W; III.3, 36.5780N, 6.4600W; III.4, 36.4250N, 6.3510W).

e

Number of positive fish, as determined by RT-PCR/nested PCR and/or DBH.

f

Prevalence percentage determined by RT-PCR/nested PCR and/or DBH. Code(s) of viral isolates obtained from certain fish species: *, SpPa-IAusc1551.10; †, SpDv-IAusc1549.10; ‡, SpSpc-IAusc1556.10; §, SpMb-IAusc1544.10; ¶, SpHd-IAusc1547.10; ∥, SpChl-IAusc1554.10; **, SpSps-IAusc1538.10; ††, SpPe-IAusc531.11 and SpPe-IAusc535.11; ‡‡, SpPa-IAusc526.11, SpPa-IAusc527.11, SpPa-IAusc528.11, and SpPa-IAusc530.11; §§, SpDv-IAusc518.11, SpDv-IAusc519.11, and SpDv-IAusc520.11; ∥∥, SpDb-IAusc525.11; ***, SpMs-IAusc541.11; †††, SpDv-IAusc221.12.