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Seasonal distribution of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in Lake Biwa, Japan.

ABSTRACT: The seasonal distribution of the cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) in Lake Biwa, Japan, was investigated. CyHV-3 was distributed all over the lake 5 years after the first outbreak. The mean concentration of CyHV-3 in water showed annual oscillation, with a peak in the summer and a trough in winter. Our results suggested that CyHV-3 is present at high density in reductive environments, such as reed zones and turbid or eutrophic water.

SUBMITTER: Minamoto T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2772440 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Seasonal distribution of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in Lake Biwa, Japan.

Minamoto Toshifumi T Honjo Mie N MN Kawabata Zen'ichiro Z

Applied and environmental microbiology 20090904 21

The seasonal distribution of the cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) in Lake Biwa, Japan, was investigated. CyHV-3 was distributed all over the lake 5 years after the first outbreak. The mean concentration of CyHV-3 in water showed annual oscillation, with a peak in the summer and a trough in winter. Our results suggested that CyHV-3 is present at high density in reductive environments, such as reed zones and turbid or eutrophic water. ...[more]

PMID: 19734343

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