AquaPathogen X--A template database for tracking field isolates of aquatic pathogens
Fact Sheet
2012-3015
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Abstract
AquaPathogen X is a template database for recording information on individual isolates of aquatic pathogens and is available for download from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) website (http://wfrc.usgs.gov). This template database can accommodate the nucleotide sequence data generated in molecular epidemiological studies along with the myriad of abiotic and biotic traits associated with isolates of various pathogens (for example, viruses, parasites, or bacteria) from multiple aquatic animal host species (for example, fish, shellfish, or shrimp). The simultaneous cataloging of isolates from different aquatic pathogens is a unique feature to the AquaPathogen X database, which can be used in surveillance of emerging aquatic animal diseases and clarification of main risk factors associated with pathogen incursions into new water systems. As a template database, the data fields are empty upon download and can be modified to user specifications. For example, an application of the template database that stores the epidemiological profiles of fish virus isolates, called Fish ViroTrak (fig. 1), was also developed (Emmenegger and others, 2011).
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | AquaPathogen X--A template database for tracking field isolates of aquatic pathogens |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3015 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123015 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |