Histological and molecular testing of nuclear inclusion X in Pacific Razor clams from select locations in Washington, USA
Description
Nuclear inclusion X (NIX), the etiological agent of bacterial gill disease in Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) was associated with host mortality events in coastal Washington, USA during the mid-1980s. Ongoing observations of truncated razor clam size distributions in Kalaloch Beach, Washington raised concerns that NIX continues to impact populations. We conducted a series of spatial and longitudinal NIX surveillances, examined archived razor clam gill tissue, and used population estimates from stock assessments to test whether: a) the prevalence and intensity of NIX infections is higher at Kalaloch Beach relative to nearby beaches b) infected gill tissue has features consistent with historical descriptions of NIX-associated histopathology, and c) annual clam survival is inversely related to NIX infection prevalence and intensity.
Resources
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Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9IV2C3L |
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The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.62961fdad34ec53d276ba8d0.xml |
Tags
- bacteria
- oceans
- biota
- usgs-62961fdad34ec53d276ba8d0
- health