Biodiversity: Disease threat to European fish

Authors: Gozlan, R.E., St.-Hilaire, S., Feist, S.W., Martin, P. and Kent, M.L.

Journal: Nature

Volume: 435

Issue: 7045

Pages: 1046

ISSN: 0028-0836

DOI: 10.1038/4351046a

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Biodiversity: disease threat to European fish.

Authors: Gozlan, R.E., St-Hilaire, S., Feist, S.W., Martin, P. and Kent, M.L.

Journal: Nature

Volume: 435

Issue: 7045

Pages: 1046

eISSN: 1476-4687

DOI: 10.1038/4351046a

Abstract:

The deliberate introduction of new species can have unexpected negative consequences and we show here how a recently introduced fish, the invasive Asian cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva, is causing increased mortality and totally inhibiting spawning in an already endangered native fish, the European cyprinid Leucaspius delineatus. This threat is caused by an infectious pathogen, a rosette-like intracellular eukaryotic parasite that is a deadly, non-specific agent. It is probably carried by healthy Asian fish, and could decrease fish biodiversity in Europe, as well as having implications for commercial aquaculture.

Source: PubMed

Biodiversity: Disease threats to European fish.

Authors: Gozlan, R.E., Feist, S.W., St-Hilaire, S., Paul, M. and Kent, M.

Journal: Nature

Volume: 435

Pages: 1046

ISSN: 0028-0836

DOI: 10.1038/4351046a

Abstract:

The deliberate introduction of new species can have unexpected negative consequences1, 2 and we show here how a recently introduced fish, the invasive Asian cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva, is causing increased mortality and totally inhibiting spawning in an already endangered native fish, the European cyprinid Leucaspius delineatus. This threat is caused by an infectious pathogen, a rosette-like intracellular eukaryotic parasite that is a deadly, non-specific agent. It is probably carried by healthy Asian fish, and could decrease fish biodiversity in Europe, as well as having implications for commercial aquaculture.

Source: Manual

Biodiversity: disease threat to European fish.

Authors: Gozlan, R.E., St-Hilaire, S., Feist, S.W., Martin, P. and Kent, M.L.

Journal: Nature

Volume: 435

Issue: 7045

Pages: 1046

eISSN: 1476-4687

ISSN: 0028-0836

DOI: 10.1038/4351046a

Abstract:

The deliberate introduction of new species can have unexpected negative consequences and we show here how a recently introduced fish, the invasive Asian cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva, is causing increased mortality and totally inhibiting spawning in an already endangered native fish, the European cyprinid Leucaspius delineatus. This threat is caused by an infectious pathogen, a rosette-like intracellular eukaryotic parasite that is a deadly, non-specific agent. It is probably carried by healthy Asian fish, and could decrease fish biodiversity in Europe, as well as having implications for commercial aquaculture.

Source: Europe PubMed Central