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Lymphocystis disease in imported tropical fish

Authors: Anderson CD, Durham PJK
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp 88-91, Jun 1981
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Marine life
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Pathology, Viral
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: Lymphocystis disease, affecting snake-skin gouramis (Trichogaster peltoralis) and blue gouramis (T. tricopterus), was diagnosed histologically in 2 shipments of imported tropical fish. Typical virus particles were readily demonstrated by electron microscopy in negatively stained preparations and in sectioned tissues. Attempts at viral isolation in 2 fish cell lines (RTG-2 and FHM) were unsuccessful as were attempts to transmit the infection to pearl gouramis (T. leeri).

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