SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME (ORAL SESSIONS)
(In order of day and session - * indicates presenter)
MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2001
MONDAY 10.9.01
Oral Session # 1
Chairperson:
11:15 - 11:45
11:15-13:00
Shellfish pathology and immunology
Sharon McGladdery (Canada)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-001- O-006)
Pacem in terris pathogenibus bonae voluntatis
Berthe, F.*
O-001
11:45-12:00
Severe apicomplexan infections in oysters (Ostrea chilensis), a predisposing
factor in bonamiosis
Hine, P.M.*
O-002
12:00-12:15
Study of the immune response of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica to
the parasite Perkinsus marinus
Muñoz, P.* and Gomez-Chiarri, M.
O-003
12:15-12:30
Detection of early infective stage of Marteilia sydneyi and their development
through to sporogenesis
Kleeman, S.N.*, Adlard, R.D. and Lester, R.J.G.
O-004
12:30-12:45
Mikrocell parasites: The key of their discrimination
Cochennec-Laureau, N.*, Hine, M., Reece, K., Bower, S., Le Roux, F. and
Berthe, F.
O-005
12:45-13:00
Epidemiology of Perkinsus olseni, pathogen of Abalone
Lester, R.J.G.*, Kleeman, S.N., Barker, S.C. and McCallum, H.I.
O-006
MONDAY 10.9.01
Oral Session # 6(i)
Chairperson:
16:00-17:45
Diseases of cold water fin fish
(Prevalence and incidence)
Peter Smith (Ireland)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-007- O-012)
16:00-16:30
Finfish in aquaculture and their diseases - a retrospective view on the
European community
Ariel, E. and Olesen, N.-J.
O-007
16:30-16:45
A practical application of disease resistance: A brook trout fishery selected for
resistance to furunculosis
Cipriano, R.C.*, Marchant, D., Jones, T.E. and Clausen, J.
O-008
16:45-17:00
Bacterial pathogens of farmed fish in Tasmania, Australia: A 15-year summary
of findings and exclusions
Carson, J.*, Donachie, L, Schmidtke, L.M. and Wagner, T.
O-009
17:00-17:15
Modelling the epidemic spread of two emerging diseases: Pilchard Herpes Virus,
Australia and Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Scotland
Murray, A.G.*
O-010
17:15-17:30
Survey of viral diseases in feral and farmed salmonids in Switzerland
Knüsel, R.* and Wahli, T.
O-011
17:30-17:45
Epidemiology of Parvicapsula minibicornis in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus
nerka) from the Fraser River drainage basin, British Columbia, Canada
St-Hilaire, S., Burrows, M., Higgins, M., Barnes, D., Devlin, R., Withler, R.,
Khattra, J., Jones, S.* and Kieser, D.
O-012
TUESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001.
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 6(ii)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Diseases of cold water fin fish
(Infectious Salmon Anaemia)
Gilles Olivier (Canada)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-013- O-019)
09:00-09:15
Prevalence of infectious salmon anaemia virus infected Atlantic salmon in
O-013
farms with low disease morbidity
Dale, O.B.*, Falk, K., Devold, M., Aspehaug, V., Krossøy, B., Biering, E., Aarset,
M., Endresen, C. and Nylund, A.
09:15-09:30
Survey of wild fish in Scotland for infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV)
Raynard, R.S.*, Gregory, A., Murray, A.G., MacDonald, A.I.M., Gardiner, W.R.
and Stagg, R.M.
O-014
09:30-09:45
Identification, characterisation and functional aspects of the ISA virus
structural proteins
Aspehaug, V.*, Falk, K., Devold, M., Dale, O.B., Krossay, B, Biering, E.,
Nylund, A. and Endresen, C.
O-015
09:45-10:00
Strain variation, based on the menagglutinin gene, in Norwegian ISA virus
isolates collected from 1987 to 2000
Devold, M., Kalk, K., Dale, O.B., Krossøy, B., Biering, E., Aspehaug, A.,
Nilsen, F. and Nylund, A.*
O-016
10:00-10:15
Identification and characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in
farmed Atlantic salmon in Maine, USA
Nicholson, B.L.* and Blake, S.
O-017
10:15-10:30
Virucidal effects of iodophors, chloramine T. and chlorine dioxide against
cultured infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus
Smail, D.A.*, Grant, R., Bain, N. and Hastings, T.S.
O-018
10:30-10:45
The hemagglutinin gene of the ISA virus. A tool for studies of epizootics and
evidence of recombination
Devold, M.*, Falk, K., Dale, O.B., Krossøy, B., Biering, E., Aspehaug, A. and
Nylund, A.
O-019
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 6(iii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Diseases of cold water fin fish
(Methods in fin fish disease)
Eva-Maria Bernoth (Australia)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-020- O-026)
11:15-11:30
Haemagglutination profiles: A potential method for the rapid typing of
infectious salmon anaemia virus
Adamson, K.L., Wilson, L.L., Cook, P., Ellis, L.M. and Bricknell, I.R.*
O-020
11:30-11:45
Molecular epidemiology of IHNV: Differences in the G- and NV-genes of
German virus strains
Enzmann, P.-J.*, Fichtner, D., Bergmann, S. and Schlotfeldt, H.-J.
O-021
11:45-12:00
Preliminary results on the optimization of RT-PCR for diagnosis of IHN virus
López-Vázquez, C., Olveira, J.G., Casto, S., Cutrin, J.M. and Dopazo, C.P.*
O-022
12:00-12:15
Improved PCR to avoid false positive and false negative results in detection of
Tetracapsula bryosalmonae, the organism causing proliferative kidney disease
Morris, D.C.*, Morris, D.J. and Adams, A.
O-023
12:15-12:30
Development of a nucleic acid sequence based amplification procedure
(NASBA) for piscine nodaviruses
Starkey, W.C.*, Ireland, J.H., Muir, K.F., Jenkins, M.E. and Richards, R.H.
O-024
12:30-12:45
Phylogenetic analysis of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus isolates from
France (1971-1999)
Thiéry, R.*, Arnuauld, D., Jeffroy, J., Castric, J., de Kinkelin, P., and
Benmansour, A.
O-025
12:45-13:00
Immunological and molecular characterisation and Chilean isolates of
Flavobacterium psychrophilum, cloning and expression of some of its virulence
factors
Farias, C.R.*, Romero, A.Z., Rodriguez, R., Bustamante, F.
O-026
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 6(iv)
Chairperson:
16:00-17:45
Diseases of cold water fin fish
(Methods/Parasites of fin fish)
Alexandra Adams (Scotland)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-027- O-033)
16:00-16:15
Enrichment culture and one-tube PCR-ELISA to detect covert infections in
farmed salmonid fish
Wilson, T.K.* and Carson, J.
O-027
16:15-16:30
Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of a serine protease from the salmon
louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Nilsen, F.*, Kvamme, B.O. and Kongshaug, H.
O-028
16:30-16:45
Parasites of Ballan wrasse (Labridae: Labrus bergylta)
Askeland, J.*, Karlsbakk, E. and Nylund, A.
O-029
16:45-17:00
Distribution and structure of lesions in the gills of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
L., infected with amoebic gill disease
Adams, M.B.* and Nowak, B.F.
O-030
17:00-17:15
Dynamics of Ichthyophonosis epizootic among Atlanto-Scandinavian herring
in 1992-1999
Karaseva, T.A.* and Donetskov, V.V.
O-031
17:15-17:30
Inhibition of fish reproduction by the cestode Ligula intestinalis
Carter, V.*, Hoole, D., Pierce, R., Dufour, S. and Arme, C.
O-032
17:30-17:45
Gyrodactyloides bychowskii, an emerging pathogen of farmed Atlantic salmon
in Canada
Groman, D.*, Backman, S., Conboy, G., McBeath, J. and Cunningham, C.
O-033
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 12(i)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Environmental influences on fish health
(Impacts of pollutants and contaminants)
David Cottell (Ireland)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-034- O-039)
09:00-09:30
Approaches to investigate environmental impacts on fish health
Wahli, T.*
O-034
09:30-09:45
Pathology biomarkers in estuarine fish species for the assessment of biological
effects of contaminants
Feist, S.W.*, Stentiford, G.D., Lownshaw, M., Jones, G.J. and Lyons, B.P.
O-035
09:45-10:00
Effects of effluents from a Swiss sewage treatment plant on health parameters
O-036
in gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Faller, P., Kobler, B., Peter, A. and Burkhardt-Holm, P.*
10:00-10:15
Effects of humic substances and the water calcium content upon toxicity of
acriflavine, malachite green and trichlorfon
Meinelt, T.*, Pietrock, M. and Wienke, A.
O-037
10:15-10:30
Hermaphroditism in whitefish (Coregonus sp.) from Lake Thun (Switzerland)
Bernet, D.*, Wahli, T., Pugovkin, D. and Segner, H.E.
O-038
10:30-10:45
Disorders in Beluga (Huso huso linne, 1750) caused by environmental
anthropogenic factors
Kazarnikova, A.V.* and Shestackovskaya, H.V.
O-039
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 12(ii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Environmental influences on fish health
(Effects of husbandry and environmental factors)
Patricia Burkhardt-Holm (Austria)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-040- O-046)
11:15-11:30
Amoebic gill disease and associated environmental risk factors in Ireland
Bermingham, M.L.* and Mulcahy, M.R.
O-040
11:30-11:45
Sea lice treatment with Alpha Max (Deltamethrin); Investigation of
environmental effects in the field
Fossum, B.H.*, Alexandersen, S., Grøsvik, B.E., Andersen, O.K. and Martinsen,
B.
O-041
11:45-12:00
Effects of environmental factors on amoebic gill disease outbreaks in the
Tasmianian salmonid industry
Douglas-Helders, G.M.*, Carson, J. and Nowak, B.F.
O-042
12:00-12:15
Acinetobacter spp. isolated from feral Atlantic menhaden from Delaware
inland bays, U.S.A.
Evans, J.J.*, Klesius, P.H., Shoemaker, C.A., Shelby, R.A., Humphries, E.M.,
Garcia, J.C. and Gagliardi, J.V.
O-043
12:15-12:30
Investigation of distribution and prevalence of PKD in Swiss feral and farmed
brown trout
Schmidt-Posthaus, H.*, Burkhardt-Holm, P., Knüsel, R., Wahli, T. and
Segner, H.
O-044
12:30-12:45
Atlantic salmon smolts carrying IPN virus: Risk of IPN after seawater transfer
Johansen, L.-H.* and Sommer A.-I.
O-045
12:45-13:00
Increased risk of IPN and effects on health due to intensive production of
Atlantic salmon smolts
Sommer, A.-I.*, Toften, H., Johansen, L.-H. and Steiro, K.
O-046
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 4(i)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Diseases of warm water fish
(Viral and parasitic disease)
Alain LeBreton (France)
WALTON THEATRE
(Abstracts O-047- O-053)
09:00-09:15
Viral encephalitis of tilapia larvae
Shlapobersky, M.*, Don, J., Smetana, Z. and Avtalion, R.R.
O-047
09:15-09:30
"Iridovirosis" of reared catfish (Ictalurus melas) in Italy
Bovo, G.*, Favero, L., Borghesan, F., Manfrin, A., Selli, L., Cappellozza, E.,
Giacometti, P. and Ormelli, S.
O-048
09:30-09:45
Investigation of host range of fish nodavirus in Taiwan
Chi, S.C.*, Lee, K.W. and Hwang, S.J.
O-049
09:45-10:00
Updates on enteropatic larval syndrome (ELS) in gilthead seabream (Sparus
aurata) and seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae
Galeotti, M.*, Beraldo, P., Gusmani, L., Patarnello, P., Alborali, L., De. Simone,
N. and De Simone, F.
O-050
10:00-10:15
Experimental study of the developmental cycle of Myxobolus macrocapsularis
Székely, C.*, Rácz, O., Molnár, K. and Eszterbauer, E.
O-051
10:15-10:30
Cryptosporidium sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporiidae), an ubiquitous parasite in
gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): epidemiological survey in Spanish cultures
Sitjà-Bobadilla, A.* and Alvarez-Pellitero, P.
O-052
10:30-10:45
Comparative study of marine and freshwater actinosporeans (Myxozoa)
Hallett, S.L.*, Hoffmann, R.W. and El-Matbouli, M.
O-053
TUESDAY 11.9.01
Oral Session # 4(ii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Diseases of warm water fish
(Bacterial diseases and therapy)
Alicia Toranzo (Spain)
WALTON THEATRE
(Abstracts O-054- O-060)
11:15-11:30
In ovo vaccination of channel catfish with modified live Edwardsiella ictulari
vaccines
Shoemaker, C.A.*, Klesius, P.H. and Evans, J.J.
O-054
11:30-11:45
Trial on vaccination of Epinephelus coioides using low-dose and high-dose
formalin-killed Cryptocaryon irritans propagated at low salinity
Yambot, A.V.* and Song, Y.L.
O-055
11:45-12:00
Selective breeding for disease resistance in channel catfish: Phenotypic
correlations between immune function assays and stress response
Praveen, K., Goodwin, A.E.*, Wolters, W.R. and Davis, K.B.
O-056
12:00-12:15
Lactococcus garvieae is resistant to immune serum but susceptible to
macrophages in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss L.
Barnes, A.C.*, Guyot, C., Hansen, B.G., Horne, M.T. and Ellis, A.E.
O-057
12:15-12:30
Strain variation of Mycobacterium marinum from fish
Ucko, M.*, Knibb, W.R., Kvitt, H., Zlotkin, A., Diamant, A. and Colorni, A.
O-058
12:30-12:45
Photobacterium damselae spp. piscicida: Detection by direct amplification of
16S rRNA gene sequences and genotypic variation as determined by amplified
fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)
Kvitt, H.*, Ucko, M., Colorni, A., Batargias, C., Zlotkin, A. and Knibb, W.
O-059
12:45-13:00
Invasion pathways of green fluorescent protein (GFL)-labeled Pseudomonas
plecoclossicida in ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis)
Wakabayashi, H.* and Sukenda
O-060
WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2001
WEDNESDAY 12.9.01
Oral Session # 9(i)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Immunology and immunogenetics of fish
(Theoretical immunology)
Takahashi Aoki (Japan)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-061- O-066)
09:00-09:30
Cloning and bioactivity of fish cytokines and their relevance to disease
resistance
Secombes, C.J.*
O-061
09:30-09:45
Expression studies of immune genes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)
Schrøder, M.B.*, Antonsen, L., Stenvik, J. and Jørgensen, T.Ø.
O-062
09:45-10:00
Products of proteolytic cleavage of transferrin induce nitric oxide response of
fish macrophages
Stafford, J.L.* and Belosevic, M.
O-063
10:00-10:15
Effect of cortisol on the rate of apoptosis and gene expression in the immune
system of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio
Chakravarthy, C.*, Williams, G.T. and Hoole, D.
O-064
10:15-10:30
Characterization of expression of Japanese flounder immune and biodefense
genes by real-time PCR
Iwahori, A.*, Hirono, I. and Aoki, T.
O-065
10:30-10:45
LPS-indcuible expression of GFP in fish cells by Japanese flounder TNF-alpha
gene promoter
Yazawa, R.*, Hirono, I. and Aoki, T.
O-066
WEDNESDAY 12.9.01
Oral Session # 9(ii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Immunology and immunogenetics of fish
(Theoretical and applied immunology)
Harry Dickerson (USA)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-067- O-073)
11:15-11:30
The complement system of the spotted wolffish, Anarhichas minor
Dalmo, R.A.*, Abelseth, T., Ellingsen, T., Espelid, S., Stensvåg, K. and
Bøgwald, J.
O-067
11:30-11:45
Isolation of c-reactive protein from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Cartwright, J.R.*, Greenhough, T.J., Shrive, A. and Hoole, D.
O-068
11:45-12:00
The inflammatory response to Trypanoplasma borreli in common carp
Wiegertjes, G.F.*, van Muiswinkel, W.B. and Saeij, J.P.J.
O-069
12:00-12:15
Rainbow trout neutrophils are responsible for nonspecific cytotoxicity
Sasaki, Y.*, Maita, M. and Okamoto, N.
O-070
12:15-12:30
Pear-shaped lymphocytes in rainbow trout: Characterisation, tissue distribution
and origin
López Fierro, P.*, Razquin, B., Diago, M.L. and Villena, A.
O-071
12:30-12:45
MHC class I in rainbow trout
Dijkstra, J.M.*, Fischer, U., Kiryu, I., Koellner, B., Yoshiura, Y., Nakanishi, T.
and Otatake, M.
O-072
12:45-13:00
OTLs associated with IPN disease resistance in rainbow trout and the marker
assisted selection
Okamoto, N.* and Ozaki, A.
O-073
WEDNESDAY 12.9.01
Oral Session # 9(iii)
Chairperson:
16:00-17:45
Immunology and immunogenetics of fish
(Applied immunology)
Geert Wiegertjes (The Netherlands)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-074- O-080)
16:00-16:15
Imunisation of rainbow trout by different delivery systems: Evaluation of tissue
localization of antigens
Akhlaghi, M.*
O-074
16:15-16:30
Immunity induced shortly after DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against
Rhabdoviruses is non-specific
Lorenzen, N.*, Lornezen, E., Einer-Jensen, K. and LaPatra, S.E.
O-075
16:30-16:45
Immunization against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis using native and
recombinant I-antigen vaccines
Dickerson, H.W.*, Wang, X., Gao, Y. Noe, J., Gaertig, J. and Clark, T.G..
O-076
16:45-17:00
Antibody producing cells in the Atlantic teleost Anarhichas minor Olafsen,
distribution in organs from juveniles and adults
Nygaard, R.* and Espelid, S.
O-077
17:00-17:15
Relationship between nitric oxide and viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus
(VHSV) in turbot
Tafalla, C.*, Figueras, A. and Novoa, B.
O-078
17:15-17:30
Zebrafish as a model for studying genes that control resistance and
susceptibility to infectious disease
Clark, T.G.*
O-079
17:30-17:45
Development and characteristics of an established microglia culture from brain
of tilapia
Klesius, P.H.*, Xu, D.H., Evans, J.J. and Shoemaker, C.A.
O-080
WEDNESDAY 12.9.01
Oral Session # 8
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
USSHER THEATRE
Interactions between wild and cultured fish species
(Abstracts O-081- O-085)
Rocco Cipriano (USA)
09:00-09:45
Disease interactions between wild and cultured fish - East meets West in
Dublin
Amos, K.* and Olivier, G.*
O-081
09:45-10:00
The origins of ISA in Scotland
Stagg, R.M.*
O-082
10:00-10:15
About the current distribution of Gyrodactylus salaris in France and other
continental European countries
Lautraite, A.*, Blanc, G., Thiery, R., Daniel, P. and Vigneulle, M.
O-083
10:15-10:30
Characteristics of viral diseases of sturgeon and their impacts on aquaculture,
conservation and international trade
Hedrick, R.P.*, LaPatra, S.E. and MacConnell, E.
O-084
10:30-10:45
Pathogenicity of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) for whitefish
(Coregonus lavaretus)
Skall, H.F.* and Olesen, N.J.
O-085
WEDNESDAY 12.9.01
Oral Session # 7
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Diseases of flat fish
William Starkey (Scotland)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-086- O-091)
11:15-11:45
Diseases of flatfish
Mulcahy, M.F.
O-086
11:45-12:00
Vibrio carchariae as a pathogen of Summer flounder (Paralicthys dentatus)
Gauger, E.J.*and Gómez-Chiarri, M.
O-087
12:00-12:15
Experimental infection of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), halibut
(Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and cod (Gadus morhua) with the bacterium
Moritella viscosa
Guðmundsdóttir, B.K.*, Magnadóttir, B. and Guðmundsdóttir, S.
O-088
12:15-12:30
Herpesvirus scophthalmi identified in turbot, Scophthalmus maximus L., in
Norway
Hellberg, H.*, Koppang, E.O. and Bjerkas, I.
O-089
12:30-12:45
An investigation into the epidemiology of the nodavirus and the infectiious
pancreas necrosis virus in commercially farmed Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus
hippoglossus) in Norway
Bleie, H.*, Nerland, A.H., Totland, G.K., Berg, L, Haug, L., Eriksen, T.B. and
Hernar, I.
O-090
12:45-13:00
Pathogenesis studies of marine VHS virus isolates in turbot
Brudeseth, B.E.*, Raynard, R., King, J.A. and Evensen, Ø.
O-091
THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2001
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 10(i)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
BURKE THEATRE
Prophylaxis and therapy to control infectious fish diseases
(Medicinal therapy)
(Abstracts O-092- O-097)
Paul Midtlyng (Norway)
09:00-09:30
Trends in therapy and prophylaxis 1991 to 2001
Algoët, M.* and Alderman, D.J.
O-092
09:30-09:45
Phage-therapy of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida infection in ayu fish
Park, S.-C.* and Nakai, T.
O-093
09:45-10:00
Treatment for amoebic gill disease in Tasmania: Down under not down hearted
Powell, M.D.*, Clark, G.A. and Nowak, B.
O-094
10:00-10:15
Toxicity and efficacy of TNP-470 in treating proliferative kidney disease in
rainbow trout Onchrhynchus mykiss
Morris, D.J.*, Thompson, K.D. and Adams, A.
O-095
10:15-10:30
Alpha max, an effective treatment against the isopod sea lice Ceratothoa
oestroides infecting farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Martinsen, B.*, Alexandersen, S. and Fossum, B.H.
O-096
10:30-10:45
Study of anaesthetic effects of clove flower (Eugina caryophillata) in rainbow
trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under various water qualities
Soltani, M.*, Omidbeigi, R., Chitsaz, H., Rezvani, S.
O-097
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 10(ii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
BURKE THEATRE
Prophylaxis and therapy to control infectious fish diseases
(Probiotics and immunostimulants)
(Abstracts O-098- O-104)
Brian Austin (Scotland)
11:15-11:30
Anaerobic gut flora as a potential probiotic
Dixon, B.A.* and Ramirez, R.F.
O-098
11:30-11:45
Benefits of human probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus for rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) health
Nikoskelainen, S.*, Ouwehand, A., Bylund, G., Salminen, S. and Lilius, E.-M.
O-099
11:45-12:00
Use of probiotics against Aeromonas salmonicida in rainbow trout,
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
Irianto, A.* and Austin, B.
O-100
12:00-12:15
Effect of the imidazoquinoline S-27609 on the expression of MX protein in
Atlantic salmon
Albuquerque, A.*, Dinis, M.T. and Robertsen, B.
O-101
12:15-12:30
Activation of immune mechanisms in salmonid fish by CpG
Jørgensen, J.B.*, Johansen, A., Steiro, K., Johansen, L.-H. and Sommer, A.I.
O-102
12:30-12:45
The infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus as a replicative gene vector for the
protection of trout in aquaculture
Biacchesi, S., Béarzotti, M., Thoulouze, M.I., Secombes, C.J. and Brémont, M.*
O-103
12:45-13:00
Effects of temperature on the immune response to a DNA vaccine in rainbow
trout
Lorenzen, E.*, Einer-Jensen, K., Rasmussen, J.S., Collet, B., Secombes, C.J. and
Lorenzen, N.
O-104
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 10(iii)
Chairperson:
16:00-17:45
BURKE THEATRE
Prophylaxis and therapy to control infectious fish diseases
(Vaccination)
(Abstracts O-105- O-111)
David Groman (Canada)
16:00-16:15
Vaccination of Atlantic salmon with inactivated ISAV induces high protection
against ISA and reduced risk of transmission of ISA
Christie, K.E.*, Koumans, J., Villoing, S. and Rødseth, O.M.
O-105
16:15-16:30
Gene-gun mediated DNA vaccination against hirame rhabdovirus (HIRRV)
Takano, T.*, Hirono, I. and Aoki, T.
O-106
16:30-16:45
A recombinant subunit vaccine against Piscirickettsia salmonis
Kuzyk, M.A.*, Burian, J., Machander, D., Dolhaine, D., Cameron, S., Thornton,
J.C. and Kay, W.W.
O-107
16:45-17:00
Efficacy of a xenotypic, live Bacterial Kidney Disease vaccine in Atlantic
salmon (Salmo salar) as assessed by survival to challenge and histopathological
index
Salonius, K.*, MacKinnon, A. and Groman, D.
O-108
17:00-17:15
DNA vaccine potential for juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
Tucker, C.*, Endo, M., Hirono, I., Yamashita, M. and Aoki, T.
O-109
17:15-17:30
Experiences in oral vaccination of carps against SVC (spring viraemia of carp)
Heistinger, H.* and Nowotny, N.
O-110
17:30-17:45
Effect of vaccination on feed intake and growth of whitefish (Coregonus
lavaretus): An experiment with two commercial vaccines
Rahkonen, R.*, Knuutinen, H. and Koskela, J.
O-111
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 3(i)
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Pathology of diseases in fish
(Pathology and viral diseases)
Niels Jørgen Olesen (Denmark)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-112- O-118)
09:00-09:15
Haemorrhagic smolt syndrome (HSS) - a viral disease?
Nylund, A.*, Watanabe, K., Hodneland, K., Aarseth, M. and Plarre, H.
O-112
09:15-09:30
Pathology of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Atlantic salmon fry
Taksdal, T.*, Hjortaas, M.J. and Dannevig, B.H.
O-113
09:30-09:45
Immunohistochemical detection of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV)
Falk, K.*, Johansen, M.B., Ferguson, H.W., Aspehaug, V., Krossøy, B., Biering,
E. and Poppe, T.
O-114
09:45-10:00
The use of immunocytochemistry in the confirmation of ISAV infections from
fixed tissue impressions and histologic sections
Groman, D.*, MacKinley, D. and Jones, S.
O-115
10:00-10:15
Idiopathic calcareous concretions in yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill)
Chacko, A.J.*, Amos, K.H., Folsom, A.J. and Colvin, M.
O-116
10:15-10:30
Cardiovascular pathology and dysfunction associated with aomebic gill disease in O-117
cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar )
Powell, M.D.*, Nowak, B.F., Adams, M.B. and Forster, M.E.
10:30-10:45
Direct amplification of rRNA genes in diagnosis of flavobacterial infections
O-118
Tiirola, M.A.* and Valtonen, E.T.
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 3(ii)
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Pathology of diseases in fish
(Transmission and virulence)
Trygve Poppe (Norway)
USSHER THEATRE
(Abstracts O-119- O-125)
11:15-11:30
Experimental vertical transmission of novavirus from mother to eggs and
larvae of the sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax)
Breuil, G.*, Pepin, J.F.P., Mouchel, O., Fauvel, C. and Thiery, R.
O-119
11:30-11:45
An infectious RNA transcription system for striped jack nervous necrosis virus
(SJNNV)
Iwamoto, T.*, Mise, K., Mori, K., Arimoto, M., Nakai, T., and Okuno, T.
O-120
11:45-12:00
Immunohistochemical localisation of Lactococcus garvieae in formalin fixed
tissue of naturally infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchjus mykiss) and brook
trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Berton, D.*, Gusmani, L., Volpatti, D., Pellis, V., Tedesco, F., Sarti, M.,
Colorni, A. and Galeotti, M.
O-121
12:00-12:15
Relationship between plasmid patterns of Hafnia alvei and virulence in brown
trout (Salmo trutta L.)
Real, F.*, Padilla, D., Acosta, F., Gómez, V., Rodríguez, L.A. and Gallardo, C.S.
O-122
12:15-12:30
Antigenic variation among Lactococcus garvieae strains and its relation with
virulence
Ravelo, C.*, Magariños, B., Toranzo, A.E. and Romalde, J.L.
O-123
12:30-12:45
Serial passage of IPN virus results in loss of virulence due to substitution of
amino acids in the VP2 hypervariable region
Aas-Eng, A.*, Shivappa, R., Vakharia, V. and Evensen, Ø.
O-124
12:45-13:00
Search for markers of virulence of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus serotype
sp.
Santi, N.* and Evensen, Ø.
O-125
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 5
Chairperson:
09:00-10:45
Diseases of ornamental fish
Olga Haenen (The Netherlands)
WALTON THEATRE
(Abstracts O-126- O-131)
09:00-09:30
Recent developments in ornamental fish: market, health-management and
general trends
Biffar, M.*
O-126
09:30-09:45
Enteromyxum, a new genus of marine histozoic myxozoans and its pathogenic
potential for aquarium-reared fish species
Palenzuela, O.*, Redondo, M.J. Padrós, F. and Álvarez-Pellitero, P.
O-127
09:45-10:00
Mortality of imported neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) caused by new forms
of Flavobacterium columnare in Europe
Messiaen, S., Michel, C.* and Bernardet, J.-F.
O-128
10:00-10:15
Isolation of a herpesvirus during disease outbreaks in adult Koi carp, Cyprinus
carpio, in the UK
Way, K.*, Le Deuff, R.-M., Ecclestone, L., Feist, S.W., Dixon, P.F., Wildgoose,
W.H.and Hedrick, R.P.
O-129
10:15-10:30
Characterization of the Koi herpesvirus (KHV) and development of a
polymerase chain reaction assay to detect the virus in Koi, Cyprinus carpio
O-130
Gilad, O., Yun, S., Andree, K.B., Adkison, M.A., Zlotkin, A., Bercovier, H.,
Eldar, A. and Hedrick, R.P.*
10:30-10:45
Koi herpes virus infection in Koi and common carp in Germany
Hoffman, R.W.*, Just, F. and El-Matbouli, M.
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 2
Chairperson:
11:15-13:00
Crustacean and shellfish diseases
Antonio Figuras (Spain)
O-131
WALTON THEATRE
(Abstracts O-132- O-137)
11:15-11:45
National and international impacts of white spot disease of shrimp
Hill. B.J.
O-132
11:45-12:00
Risk factors for the spread of crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci)
Oidtmann, B.*, Heitz, E., Rogers, D. and Hoffmann, R.
O-133
12:00-12:15
A polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of genomic DNA of
Thelohania contejeani (Microsporidia:Thelohaniidae) associated with porcelain
disease in the freshwater crayfish, Astacus astacus
Feller, C., Rinder, H., Hoffmann, R.W. and El-Matbouli, M.*
O-134
12:15-12:30
Intracellular prokaryote infections in scallops, Pecten novaezelandiae and
Chlamys deliculata, and their possible association with natural mortalities
Hine, P.M.* and Diggles, B.
O-135
12:30-12:45
Molecular diagnosis of Perkinsus atlanticus and Pseudoperkinsus tapetis,
parasites of the carpet shell clam (Ruditapes decussatus)
Figueras, A., Ordás, C., Gómez León, J. and Novoa, B.*
O-136
12:45-13:00
Prosorhynchyus squamatus sporocyte infections of mussels (Mytilus edulis
and M. trossulus) in Atlantic Canada - pathology and significance
McGladdery, S.E.*, Stephenson, M.F., Coururier, C. and Moret, K.
O-137
THURSDAY 13.9.01
Oral Session # 13
Chairperson:
14:15-15:30
Special Session: EU funding and legislation
Hans-Jürgen Schlotfeldt (Germany)
BURKE THEATRE
(Abstracts O-138- O-140)
14:15-14:40
Animal health and zoosanitary review of the Community legislation
concerning aquatic animals and products
Björnerot, L.*
O-138
14:40-15:05
Health issues linked to the enlargement of the European community to third
countries: Present situation, on-going collaboration programmes and future
projects
Bovo, G., Bussi, B., Fiorito, B., Giorgetti, G.*, Jencic, V. and Okoliski, A.
O-139
15:05-15:30
To be confirmed
O-140