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Bonamia ostreae
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Taxonomic Tree
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- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Protista
- Phylum: Protozoa
- Subphylum: Ascetospora
- Order: Balanospororida
- Family: Haplosporidiidae
- Genus: Bonamia
- Species: Bonamia ostreae
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
| Country | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | References | Notes | NORTH AMERICA |
| Canada | Present | | | | | Marty et al., 2006 | |
| USA | Present | | | | | Friedman & Perkins, 1994 | |
| -Maine | Present | | | | | Friedman & Perkins, 1994 | |
EUROPE |
| France | Present | | | | | Mialhe et al., 1988 | |
| Ireland | Present | | | | | Lynch et al., 2014 | |
| Italy | Present | | | | | Narcisi et al., 2010 | |
| Netherlands | Present | | | | | Engelsma et al., 2010 | |
| Spain | Present | | | | | Montes et al., 2003; Conchas et al., 2003 | |
| UK | Present | | | | | Laing et al., 2014 | |
Pathogen Characteristics
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Bonamia ostreae is a small-sized (2-3 μm) protozoan parasite, responsible for bonamiosis, a haemocytic disease affecting the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis (Carnegie and Cochennec-Laureau, 2004; López-Flores et al., 2007).
References
Top of pageCarnegie RB, Cochennec-Laureau N, 2004. Microcell parasites of oysters: recent insights and future trends. Aquatic Living Resources, 17(4):519-528. http://www.alr-journal.org/index.php?option=article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/alr/abs/2004/04/alr30/alr30.html
Conchas RF, Santamarina J, Lama A, Longa MA, Montes J, 2003. Evolution of bonamiosis in Galicia (NW Spain). Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 23(6):265-272.
Engelsma MY, Kerkhoff S, Roozenburg I, Haenen OLM, Gool Avan, Sistermans W, Wijnhoven S, Hummel H, 2010. Epidemiology of Bonamia ostreae infecting European flat oysters Ostrea edulis from Lake Grevelingen, The Netherlands. Marine Ecology, Progress Series, 409:131-142.
Friedman CS, Perkins FO, 1994. Range extension of Bonamia ostreae to Maine, USA. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 64(3):179-181.
Laing I, Dunn P, Peeler EJ, Feist SW, Longshaw M, 2014. Epidemiology of Bonamia in the UK, 1982 to 2012. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 110(1/2):101-111. http://www.int-res.com/articles/dao_oa/d110p101.pdf
López-Flores I, Suárez-Santiago VN, Longet D, Saulnier D, Chollet B, Arzul I, 2007. Characterization of actin genes in Bonamia ostreae and their application to phylogeny of the Haplosporidia. Parasitology, 134(14):1941-1948. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=par
Lynch SA, Flannery G, Hugh-Jones T, Hugh-Jones D, Culloty SC, 2014. Thirty-year history of Irish (Rossmore) Ostrea edulis selectively bred for disease resistance to Bonamia ostreae. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 110(1/2):113-121. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v110/n1-2/p113-121/
Marty GD, Bower SM, Clarke KR, Meyer G, Lowe G, Osborn AL, Chow EP, Hannah H, Byrne S, Sojonky K, Robinson JH, 2006. Histopathology and a real-time PCR assay for detection of Bonamia ostreae in Ostrea edulis cultured in western Canada. Aquaculture, 261(1):33-42. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00448486
Mialhe E, Bachère E, Chagot D, Grizel H, 1988. Isolation and purification of the protozoan Bonamia ostreae (Pichot et al. 1980), a parasite affecting the flat oyster Ostrea edulis L. Aquaculture, 71:293-299.
Montes J, Ferro-Soto B, Conchas RF, Guerra A, 2003. Determining culture strategies in populations of the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, affected by bonamiosis. Aquaculture, 220(1/4):175-182.
Narcisi V, Arzul I, Cargini D, Mosca F, Calzetta A, Traversa D, Robert M, Joly JP, Chollet B, Renault T, Tiscar PG, 2010. Detection of Bonamia ostreae and B. exitiosa (Haplosporidia) in Ostrea edulis from the Adriatic Sea (Italy). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 89(1):79-85.
Distribution Maps
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- = Present, no further details
- = Evidence of pathogen
- = Widespread
- = Last reported
- = Localised
- = Presence unconfirmed
- = Confined and subject to quarantine
- = See regional map for distribution within the country
- = Occasional or few reports