The plot thickens: Ovipleistophora diplostomuri infects two additional species of Florida crayfish

Cheyenne Stratton; Paul Moler; Thomas Allain; Lindsey Reisinger; Donald Behringer; Jamie Bojko

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2022.107766

The plot thickens: Ovipleistophora diplostomuri infects two additional species of Florida crayfish

Cheyenne Stratton, Paul Moler, Thomas Allain, Lindsey Reisinger, Donald Behringer, Jamie Bojko

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Ovipleistophora (Microsporidia) is a globally distributed genus of obligate parasites that infect fish, Crustacea, and trematodes. We report on two additional crayfish hosts, Procambarus pictus (Simms Creek, Florida) and Procambarus fallax (Santa Fe River, Florida), that exhibited signs of high-intensity microsporidian infection in the musculature. Sequence data (SSU) for the isolates were 99.79% and 99.97% similar to Ovipleistophora diplostomuri parasitizing Procambarus bivittatus. Additional screening of regional fish species (Lepomis macrochirus) revealed additional microsporidian diversity (Potaspora) but did not include Ovipleistophora. Detecting Clade V isolates in multiple host groups provides further evidence for trophic transmission among Clade V microsporidia.

Original language	English
Article number	107766
Journal	Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Volume	191
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107766
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2022

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This research was conducted using funds at the University of Florida (DCB and LSR) and Teesside University (JB). The diseased specimen of P. pictus was collected by David Cook, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Fish samples from the Escambia River were provided by John Knight and Chelsea Myles-McBurney, FWC.

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