OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Diseases of Aquatic Organisms is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda: Caligidae) associated with fish: global infection patterns, parasite-host interactions and geographic range	28
Prevalence and distribution of Renibacterium salmoninarum, causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, in wild trout fisheries in Colorado	13
Isolation, identification, and pathogenic characteristics of Nocardia seriolae in largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides	11
Erysipelothrix in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA: an emerging bacterial pathogen of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale	11
First report of yellow-banded tissue loss disease on coral reefs outside the Arabian/Persian Gulf	10
Characterization of Piscinoodinium sp. associated with epizootics and mortality in non-native and endemic freshwater fish of the Andaman Islands, India	10
Countrywide screening supports model-based predictions of the distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Ukraine	10
Invasion of fish parasite Prosorhynchoides ozakii (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) into Lake Kasumigaura and surrounding rivers of eastern Japan	10
Morphological and molecular characterization of parasite Henneguya dugarovi sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) from Amur carp Cyprinus carpio haematopterus	10
Infectious disease threats to amphibians in Greece: new localities positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	10
Epidemiological cut-off values for Yersina ruckeri disc diffusion data generated by a standardised method	9
Prevalence and genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in stranded Hawaiian cetaceans	9
Occurrence of Stenurus globicephalae (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) in the blowhole of Globicephala macrorhynchus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Tasmania, Australia	9
Haplosporidium nelsoni and Perkinsus marinus occurrence in waters of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire	9
Caudal peduncle mineralized lesion resembling calcinosis circumscripta in a wels catfish Silurus glanis	9
Host-consumed resources increase pathogen load of endoparasites more than integument-infecting parasites	8
Intraerythrocytic Mycoplasma-like organism diagnosed ultrastructurally as an agent of anaemia in laboratory-reared cyprinid hybrids	8
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and a novel gammaherpesvirus in northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris	8
Temporal patterns in coral disease prevalences at Thudufushi Island, Maldives, 2010-2022	8
Comparison of methods for determining Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospore viability	8
First description of Vibrio harveyi as the causative agent of morbidity and mortality in farmed flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus	8
Bonamia exitiosa: the cause of bonamiasis in native oysters Ostrea angasi in Australia in 2015	8
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma in a free-ranging South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)	7
Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian	7
Comparative virulence of spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) genotypes in two koi varieties	7

Pathology of short-term dorsal fin tag-attachments in tagged and re-stranded short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis on Cape Cod, MA	7
Virulence and genetic differences among white spot syndrome virus isolates inoculated in Penaeus vannamei	7
Epidemiological cut-off values for non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods	7
Infestation of Lithodes santolla by Eremitione tuberculata: spatial and temporal variations in parasite prevalence and effect on host growth	7
Lateral flow nucleic acid assay for Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei based on recombinase polymerase amplification and strand displacement reaction	7
Pennella balaenoptera actively select injured cetacean skin as attachment sites, making them potentially useful forensic tags	7
Application of a quantitative PCR TaqMan™ assay for the detection of Ergasilus labracis in mixed plankton samples from a Newfoundland bay	7
Trends in sea lice infestations on chum and pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago remain unchanged despite removal of finfish aquaculture	6
Evaluating short- to medium-term effects of implantable satellite tags on southern right whales Eubalaena australis	6
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occurrence, epidemiology and vaccine-reactions in cetaceans: a thirty-year retrospective based on two global surveys	6
Increased prevalence and severity of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar exposed to deeper seawater	5
A new species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	5
Mycobacterium ulcerans ecovar infection in wild Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii and loggerhead Caretta caretta sea turtles	5
First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus	5
Voriconazole is an effective treatment for clinical chytridiomycosis in two critically endangered amphibians	5
Nutritional steatitis (yellow fat disease) in cultured silver catfish Rhamdia quelen associated with rancid feed	5
Eimeria in the Xochimilco axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum	5
Molecular and microscopic identification of Eomarteilia granula infection in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum off the south coast of Korea	5
Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and vertebral anomalies in a stranded Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei	5
Population genetic structure of diphyllobothriid tapeworms (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) parasitising fish in the Baikal Rift Zone	4
Nodular and neoplastic skin lesions in an aquarium-managed group of Sabana Surinam toads Pipa parva	4
Application of UV-C irradiation prevented a severe outbreak of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout aquaculture	4
Epidemiological cut-off values for Vibrio parahaemolyticus calculated from disc diffusion inhibition zone size data generated at 35°C and 28°C	4
Epitheliocystis caused by a novel Chlamydia emerging in Spinibarbus denticulatus in China	4
Presence of invasive American bullfrogs may reduce infectious disease in a native frog species	4
Fibropapillomatosis dynamics in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas over 15 years of monitoring in Akumal Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico	4
Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor	4
Nutrient enrichment alters the microbiome and increases chytrid load in the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus	4
Piscine orthoreovirus genotype 3b (PRV-3b) in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss farmed in Peru	4
A phylogeny based on cytochrome-c oxidase gene sequences identifies sympatric Ichthyophonus genotypes in the NE Pacific Ocean	4
Two branchial pathological conditions, nuclear hypertrophy and abnormal epithelial proliferation, in Mya arenaria from northwest Russian coasts	4
Risk assessment of wild fish as environmental sources of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) outbreaks in aquaculture	4
Susceptibility of shellfish aquaculture species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland coastal bays to ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants	4
Current status of coral disease prevalence at Karimunjawa Island: correlation between land zonation and lesion occurrence	4
Approved consensus driven epidemiological cutoff values for standard broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing of aquatic Vibrio harveyi isolates	4
Survey for Leptospira and Brucella in Amazonian manatees, Amazon river dolphins, and a tucuxi in the Brazilian Amazon	4
Population biology of crab Hapalogaster dentata parasitized by rhizocephalan Briarosaccus hoegi in the northwestern Sea of Japan	4
Development of a TaqMan quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect tilapia lake virus	3
A new genotype of decapod hepanhamaparvovirus 1 (DHPV) from cultured Penaeus vannamei in South Korea	3
Marteilia cocosarum in the Wash Estuary, UK: links to mass mortalities of cockles Cerastoderma edule and relationship to closely related species	3
Outbreak of Cryptocaryon irritans infection in silver pomfret Pampus argenteus cultured in China	3
Harnessing the immunomodulatory potential of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) against epizootic ulcerative syndrome: a sustainable approach for hill aquaculture	3
Nephrolithiasis in a giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini	3
Setting epidemiological cut-off values relevant to MIC and disc diffusion data for Aeromonas salmonicida generated by a standard method	3
Regeneration of tunic cuticle is suppressed in edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome	3
CORRIGENDUM: Amoebic crab disease (ACD) in edible crab Cancer pagurus from the English Channel, UK	3
Development of a mRNA-specific real-time PCR for the detection of replicating cyprinid herpesvirus-3 (CyHV-3) in carp and non-target species	3
Molecular characterization of cetacean poxviruses along the coast of mainland Portugal	3
Histopathological survey for parasite groups in Gammarus varsoviensis (Amphipoda)	3
Histopathological description of iridophoromas resembling skin nodule syndrome in Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens	3

Serotype distribution, virulence and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from cultured tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Volta, Ghana	3
Characterization of novel papillomavirus from free-ranging Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus with genital papillomatosis	3
Isolation and characterization of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from farmed bastard halibut	3
Simultaneous urogenital infection with novel upsilonpapillomaviruses and varicellovirus monodontidalpha1 in beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA	3
Oligochitosan modulates non-specific immunity against Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in hybrid groupers Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂	3
Metabolomics captures the differential metabolites in the replication pathway of snakehead vesiculovirus regulated by glutamine	3
Relationship between skin and body condition in three species of baleen whales	3
Intentional harm in marine mammals stranded dead in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, 1990-2023	3
Performance characteristics of two real-time TaqMan polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of WSSV in clinically diseased and apparently healthy prawns	3
Voriconazole successfully treats chytridiomycosis in frogs	3
Responsible biosecurity and risk mitigation for laboratory research on emerging pathogens of amphibians	2
Feasibility of setting epidemiological cut-off values for Aeromonas spp.	2
RNA interference targeting WSSV ribonucleotide reductase 2 provides long-term protection against infection in Litopenaeus vannamei	2
Glove decontamination procedures to prevent pathogen and DNA cross-contamination among frogs	2
Glomerulocystic kidney in two red piranhas Pygocentrus nattereri	2
Dermisichthinium pseudosporum gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae, Suessiaceae): a dinoflagellate parasite in freshwater fish in Wisconsin, USA	2
Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas with valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, heavy parasitism and fungal dermatitis	2
PirA- or PirB-binding nanobodies can protect whiteleg shrimp from the acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease toxin	2
Molecular and morphological description of Ceratomyxa scophthalmi sp. nov. (Myxozoa) infecting Scophthalmus maeoticus and first report of Myxidium finnmarchicum in the Black Sea	2
Shewanella putrefaciens as an emerging pathogen of hepatopancreas necrosis disease in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis	2
Twenty-year record of white pox disease in the Florida Keys: importance of environmental risk factors as drivers of coral health	2
Characterising injuries and pathologies of common dolphin Delphinus delphis mortalities in the South Australian Sardine Fishery	2
Congenital defects and herpesvirus infection in beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas calves from the Critically Endangered Cook Inlet population	2
Temporal modulation of proteasome and ubiquitin-mediated responses in rainbow trout kidneys during infectious pancreatic necrosis virus infection	2
First occurrence of ranavirus in the Scandinavian peninsula	2
First confirmation of salmonid alphavirus infection in rainbow trout in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia	2
Marine and synthetic glutamatergic neurotoxins accumulate in and immobilize intertidal sea stars	2
Metabolic changes in antennal glands of Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus infected by Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1)	2
A novel neurotropic microsporidium from the swamp guppy Micropoecilia picta from Grenada, West Indies	2
Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma in a grey seal Halichoerus grypus: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characterization	2
Evaluation of in vitro treatments against the causative agent of Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc)	2
Spatio-temporal patterns of Perkinsus marinus infections are driven by a changing environment in the Chesapeake Bay	2
Variation in Paramarteilia canceri infections in velvet crab Necora puber	2
Dietary silver nanoparticle effects on Penaeus vannamei growth, histopathology, faecal microbiome, and acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease survival	2
Low abnormality rate shows the tentacular armature to be a reliable morphological character in trypanorhynch cestode taxonomy	2
Spontaneous neoplasms in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena	1
Development of a TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect Metschnikowia bicuspidata in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis	1
Survey of selected pathogens in free-ranging pinnipeds in Uruguay	1
Black eye syndrome and a systemic rickettsia-like organism in Alaskan Chionoecetes spp. crabs, including normal eyestalk microanatomy	1
First case of Coxiella burnetii infection in Palaemonetes sinensis cultured in Liaoning, China	1
First report of ictavirus acipenseridallo2 (AciHV-2) in Danube sturgeons Acipenser gueldenstaedtii in Austria	1
Brucella ceti sequence type 23, 26, and 27 infections in North American cetaceans	1
Exploring the impact of the widely introduced Pacific oyster Magallana gigas on the dispersal of Bonamia (Haplosporida): a global snapshot	1
Fatal Diplostomum phoxini infection in captive Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica chicks following ingestion of infected European minnows Phoxinus phoxinus	1
Prevalence of the scuticociliate Orchitophrya stellarum in seastars from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans	1
First report of Achlya bisexualis infection in captive-reared Endangered golden mahseer Tor putitora	1
Wetland cohesion is associated with increased probability of infection by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	1
Larval salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis exhibit behavioral responses to conspecific pre-adult and adult cues	1
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Peruvian Yersinia ruckeri isolates to oxytetracycline and florfenicol using MIC testing	1
White perch health relative to urbanization and habitat degradation in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. I. Biliary neoplasms and hepatic lesions	1
Myeloid and histiocytic sarcomas in subantarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis, Brazil	1
Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris calf mortality in Florida: a retrospective review of pathology data from 2009-2017	1
First record of isolation and characterization of Vibrio sinaloensis from diseased orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides	1
First report of microsporidians in the non-native shrimp Neocaridina davidi from a temperate European stream	1
High prevalence of Paramarteilia canceri infecting velvet swimming crabs Necora puber in Ireland	1
Non-lethal detection of the invasive American eel parasite Anguillicola crassus	1
Antiviral potential of aqueous extract of star anise Illicium verum against fish nodavirus	1
Genetic detection and discrimination of closely related oyster pathogens for biosecurity and shellfish stock management	1
Porcellanid crab Pachycheles stevensii parasitized by rhizocephalans Lernaeodiscus spp.: population biology in the northwestern Sea of Japan	1
Prolonged low-salt immersion effectively controls Flavobacterium columnare infection in Murray cod Maccullochella peelii peelii	1
Acipenserid herpesvirus 2 genome and partial validation of a qPCR for its detection in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus	1
Gas bubble disease (supersaturation) in a population of lion’s mane sea slugs Melibe leonina	1
Vannella mustalahtiana sp. nov. (Amoebozoa, Vannellida) and rainbow trout nodular gill disease (NGD) in Russia	1
Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei real-time and Shrimp MultiPathTM PCR assay validation for South-East Asian and Latin American strains of Penaeid shrimp	1
Identification and antifungal sensitivity of Fusarium species isolated from piscine hosts	1
Comparison of five commercial kits for isolation of total RNA in samples of WSSV-infected shrimp	1
Effect of hydrogen peroxide on microcystin-LR from Microcystis sp.	1
Understanding the role of Francisella halioticida in mussel mortalities in France: an integrative approach	1
Distribution and prevalence of the myxozoan parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in northernmost Europe: analysis of three salmonid species	1
First detection of Marteilia pararefringens in Mytilus trossulus	1
Seasonal variation in the prevalence of a fungal pathogen and unexpected clearance from infection in a susceptible frog species	1
Henneguya species infecting the gastrointestinal tract of Clarias gariepinus from the Nile River	1
Survival of an Indian Ocean humpback dolphin Sousa plumbea in the wild despite chronic osteologic pathologies	1
Relationship between nutritional condition and causes of death in beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec, Canada	1
Isolation, characterization and biocontrol efficacy of a T4-like phage virulent to multidrug-resistant Enterobacter hormaechei	1
Role of native and invasive non-native marine invertebrate species as carriers for pathogens Vibrio spp. and ostreid herpesvirus-1 µVar	1
Bacterial and viral co-infections in aquaculture under climate warming: co-evolutionary implications, diagnosis, and treatment	1