Detection of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in Wild Captured Shrimp and in Non-cultured Crustaceans from Shrimp Ponds in Bangladesh by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Abstract

The presence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in wildPenaeus monodon, other wild shrimps, and in non-cultured crustaceans from shrimp ponds/ghers in Bangladesh was studied by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Wild shrimps viz.P. mondon, P.semisulcatus, P.indicus, Metapenaeus monoceros, M. brevicornisandPalaemon styliferuswere positive for WSSV.The non-cultured shrimps M. monoceros, M. brevicornis, freshwater prawnMacrobrachium rosenbergii, crabsScylla serrataandPseudograpsus intermediusfrom shrimp ponds/ghers were WSSV positive.This is the first study on the detection of WSSV in Bangladesh by PCR and first report ofP.styliferus, M.monoceros, M. brevicornisandP.intermediusas WSSV carriers.