Disease data

Infection with Perkinsus marinus

OIE listed diseases
Molluscs
Protozoan disease; Apicomplexa; Perkinsus marinus

Summary from the online OIE Diagnostic Manual

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Countries affected

Country Year Status View Records

Species affected

Species Disease occurence Abstract

Countries affected

Country Year Status View Records
Brazil 2019 Reported present or known to be present View Records
China (Peoples Rep. of) 2019 Reported present or known to be present View Records
French Polynesia 2013 Suspected but not confirmed View Records
India 2021 Reported in country for the first time View Records
Korea, Republic of 2013 Pathogen detected, no clinical disease. View Records
Kuwait 2007 Year of last reported occurrence View Records
Mexico 2021 See Publication View Records
Spain 2013 Suspected but not confirmed View Records
Tunisia 2009 Reported present or known to be present View Records
United States of America 2022 Reported present or known to be present View Records

Species affected

Species Disease occurence Abstract
Crassostrea ariakensis Natural occurrence A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fijita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia.
Crassostrea corteziensis Experimental demonstration Host Response when Perkinsus marinus Infection Intensities Increase in the Oyster Crassostrea corteziensis
Crassostrea corteziensis Experimental demonstration Herpes virus OsHV-1 and the protist Perkinsus marinus modify the expression of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule gene in gill and mantle of Crassostrea spp.
Crassostrea gigas Experimental demonstration Synopsis of infectious disease and parasites of commercially exploited shellfish.
Crassostrea gigas Experimental demonstration Herpes virus OsHV-1 and the protist Perkinsus marinus modify the expression of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule gene in gill and mantle of Crassostrea spp.
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fijita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia.
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence Two epizootic Perkinsus spp. events in commercial oyster farms at Santa Catarina, Brazil
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence Molecular detection of the pathogenic protist Perkinsus marinus in farmed native and introduced oysters (Crassostrea spp.) in southern Brazil
Crassostrea rhizophorae Natural occurrence First report of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus in South America, infecting mangrove oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae from the Paraiba River (NE, Brazil).
Crassostrea rhizophorae Natural occurrence Two epizootic Perkinsus spp. events in commercial oyster farms at Santa Catarina, Brazil
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Responses of an oyster host (Crassostrea virginica) and its protozoan parasite (Perkinsus marinus) to increasing air temperature
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Regulation of oyster (Crassostrea virginica) hemocyte motility by the intracellular parasite Perkinsus marinus: A possible mechanism for host infection
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Defining Dermo resistance phenotypes in an eastern oyster breeding population
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Lethal effects of silver nanoparticles on Perkinsus marinus, a protozoan oyster parasite
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Testing plasma subtilisin inhibitory activity as a selective marker for dermo resistance in eastern oysters
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Biochemical Characterization of Oyster and Clam Galectins: Selective Recognition of Carbohydrate Ligands on Host Hemocytes and Perkinsus Parasites
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Impact of parasitism on levels of human-pathogenic Vibrio species in eastern oysters
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Divergence in salinity tolerance of northern Gulf ofMexico eastern oysters under field and laboratory exposure
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Survey of Texas Bay systems for the oyster parasites Bonamia spp., Haplosporidium nelsoni, and Perkinsus marinus
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Environmental gradients shape the combined effects of multiple parasites on oyster hosts in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Effects of freshwater release on oyster reef density, reproduction, and disease in a highly modified estuary
Isognomon alatus Carrier not affected Survey of Texas Bay systems for the oyster parasites Bonamia spp., Haplosporidium nelsoni, and Perkinsus marinus
Magallana bilineata Natural occurrence First report of Perkinsus sp. infection in the bivalve Magallana bilineata (Roding, 1798) from Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, south-east coast region of India
Mimachlamys varia Experimental demonstration Perkinsus mediterraneus infection induces oxidative stress in the mollusc Mimachlamys varia
Mya arenaria Experimental demonstration Biochemical Characterization of Oyster and Clam Galectins: Selective Recognition of Carbohydrate Ligands on Host Hemocytes and Perkinsus Parasites
Mytilidae Experimental demonstration Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostrea equestris Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Ostrea frons Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Lacking catalase, a protistan parasite draws on its photosynthetic ancestry to complete an antioxidant repertoire with ascorbate peroxidase
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Puromycin selection for stable transfectants of the oyster-infecting parasite Perkinsus marinus
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Parasites in two coexisting bivalves of the Patagonia coast, southwestern Atlantic Ocean: The Puelche oyster (Ostrea puelchana) and false oyster (Pododesmus rudis)
Ostreidae Natural occurrence Molecular detection of the pathogenic protist Perkinsus marinus in farmed native and introduced oysters (Crassostrea spp.) in southern Brazil
Saccostrea palmula Natural occurrence Natural and cultured populations of the mangrove oyster Saccostrea palmula from Sinaloa, Mexico, infected by Perkinsus marinus.
Various Natural occurrence Prevalence of Perkinsus spp. in selected shellfish species collected off China coast

Countries affected

Country Year Status View Records
Brazil 2019 Reported present or known to be present View Records
China (Peoples Rep. of) 2019 Reported present or known to be present View Records
French Polynesia 2013 Suspected but not confirmed View Records
India 2021 Reported in country for the first time View Records
Korea, Republic of 2013 Pathogen detected, no clinical disease. View Records
Kuwait 2007 Year of last reported occurrence View Records
Mexico 2021 See Publication View Records
Spain 2013 Suspected but not confirmed View Records
Tunisia 2009 Reported present or known to be present View Records
United States of America 2022 Reported present or known to be present View Records

Species affected

Species Disease occurence Abstract
Crassostrea ariakensis Natural occurrence A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fijita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia.
Crassostrea ariakensis Natural occurrence OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Crassostrea ariakensis Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Crassostrea ariakensis Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Crassostrea corteziensis Experimental demonstration Host Response when Perkinsus marinus Infection Intensities Increase in the Oyster Crassostrea corteziensis
Crassostrea corteziensis Experimental demonstration Herpes virus OsHV-1 and the protist Perkinsus marinus modify the expression of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule gene in gill and mantle of Crassostrea spp.
Crassostrea gigas Experimental demonstration Synopsis of infectious disease and parasites of commercially exploited shellfish.
Crassostrea gigas Experimental demonstration Herpes virus OsHV-1 and the protist Perkinsus marinus modify the expression of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule gene in gill and mantle of Crassostrea spp.
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fijita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia.
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence Two epizootic Perkinsus spp. events in commercial oyster farms at Santa Catarina, Brazil
Crassostrea gigas Natural occurrence Molecular detection of the pathogenic protist Perkinsus marinus in farmed native and introduced oysters (Crassostrea spp.) in southern Brazil
Crassostrea rhizophorae Natural occurrence OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Crassostrea rhizophorae Natural occurrence First report of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus in South America, infecting mangrove oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae from the Paraiba River (NE, Brazil).
Crassostrea rhizophorae Natural occurrence Two epizootic Perkinsus spp. events in commercial oyster farms at Santa Catarina, Brazil
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2005 [8th edition]
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (5th edition, 2006).
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Responses of an oyster host (Crassostrea virginica) and its protozoan parasite (Perkinsus marinus) to increasing air temperature
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Regulation of oyster (Crassostrea virginica) hemocyte motility by the intracellular parasite Perkinsus marinus: A possible mechanism for host infection
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Defining Dermo resistance phenotypes in an eastern oyster breeding population
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Lethal effects of silver nanoparticles on Perkinsus marinus, a protozoan oyster parasite
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Testing plasma subtilisin inhibitory activity as a selective marker for dermo resistance in eastern oysters
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Biochemical Characterization of Oyster and Clam Galectins: Selective Recognition of Carbohydrate Ligands on Host Hemocytes and Perkinsus Parasites
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Impact of parasitism on levels of human-pathogenic Vibrio species in eastern oysters
Crassostrea virginica Experimental demonstration Divergence in salinity tolerance of northern Gulf ofMexico eastern oysters under field and laboratory exposure
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Survey of Texas Bay systems for the oyster parasites Bonamia spp., Haplosporidium nelsoni, and Perkinsus marinus
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Environmental gradients shape the combined effects of multiple parasites on oyster hosts in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Crassostrea virginica Natural occurrence Effects of freshwater release on oyster reef density, reproduction, and disease in a highly modified estuary
Isognomon alatus Carrier not affected Survey of Texas Bay systems for the oyster parasites Bonamia spp., Haplosporidium nelsoni, and Perkinsus marinus
Magallana bilineata Natural occurrence First report of Perkinsus sp. infection in the bivalve Magallana bilineata (Roding, 1798) from Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, south-east coast region of India
Mercenaria mercenaria (Venus mercenaria) Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Mercenaria mercenaria (Venus mercenaria) Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Mimachlamys varia Experimental demonstration Perkinsus mediterraneus infection induces oxidative stress in the mollusc Mimachlamys varia
Mya arenaria Experimental demonstration Biochemical Characterization of Oyster and Clam Galectins: Selective Recognition of Carbohydrate Ligands on Host Hemocytes and Perkinsus Parasites
Mya arenaria Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2010 (13th edition)
Mya arenaria Natural occurrence OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2011 (Online)
Mytilidae Experimental demonstration Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostrea equestris Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Ostrea frons Natural occurrence Diseases of Mollusca : Bivalvia.
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Survey of Bivalve Molluscs for Bonamia spp. and Other Parasitic Pathogens in Florida East Coast Lagoons
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Lacking catalase, a protistan parasite draws on its photosynthetic ancestry to complete an antioxidant repertoire with ascorbate peroxidase
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Puromycin selection for stable transfectants of the oyster-infecting parasite Perkinsus marinus
Ostreidae Experimental demonstration Parasites in two coexisting bivalves of the Patagonia coast, southwestern Atlantic Ocean: The Puelche oyster (Ostrea puelchana) and false oyster (Pododesmus rudis)
Ostreidae Natural occurrence Molecular detection of the pathogenic protist Perkinsus marinus in farmed native and introduced oysters (Crassostrea spp.) in southern Brazil
Saccostrea palmula Natural occurrence Natural and cultured populations of the mangrove oyster Saccostrea palmula from Sinaloa, Mexico, infected by Perkinsus marinus.
Various Natural occurrence Prevalence of Perkinsus spp. in selected shellfish species collected off China coast