Detection of Betanodavirus in experimentally infected European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Linnaeus 1758) using non-lethal sampling methods.

One of the major disease threats affecting the Mediterranean aquaculture industry is viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER). The target organs for Betanodavirus detection are the brain and eyes, obtained through lethal sampling. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and suitability of non-lethal samples for detecting Betanodavirus in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax).

Draft Genome Sequence of subsp. STIR-GUS-F2f7, a Highly Virulent Strain Recovered from Diseased Red Nile Tilapia Farmed in Europe.

A highly virulent strain of subsp. , STIR-GUS-F2f7, was isolated from moribund red Nile tilapia () farmed in Europe. In this communication, the complete genome sequencing of this bacterium is reported.