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SUBMITTER: Kembou Tsofack JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5328443 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20161214 3
Tilapia are an important group of farmed fish that serve as a significant protein source worldwide. In recent years, substantial mortality of wild tilapia has been observed in the Sea of Galilee and in commercial ponds in Israel and Ecuador. We have identified the etiological agent of these mass die-offs as a novel orthomyxo-like virus and named it tilapia lake virus (TiLV). Here, we provide the conditions for efficient isolation, culturing, and quantification of the virus, including the use of ...[more]