In Situ Detection Of Blue Crab Reovirus

摘要

Efforts are under way to develop hatchery technology that will increase the availability of juvenile blue crabs tor both aquaculture and stock enhancement. 1 lowever, a reovirus was found in crabs collected from Chesapeake Bay. Histological examination of hepatopancreas and gill sections from infected crabs revealed inclusions in the cells of connective tissues and in hemocytes. An in situ hybridization procedure can be used to diagnose blue crabs infected with the reovirus.