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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
First report of yellow-banded tissue loss disease on coral reefs outside the Arabian/Persian Gulf	17
Morphological and molecular characterization of parasite Henneguya dugarovi sp. nov. (Myxozoa) from common carp Cyprinus carpio	16
Erysipelothrix in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA: an emerging bacterial pathogen of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale	14
Countrywide screening supports model-based predictions of the distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Ukraine	14
Infectious disease threats to amphibians in Greece: new localities positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	12
Epidemiological cut-off values for Yersina ruckeri disc diffusion data generated by a standardised method	12
Characterization of Piscinoodinium sp. associated with epizootics and mortality in non-native and endemic freshwater fish of the Andaman Islands, India	11
Caudal peduncle mineralized lesion resembling calcinosis circumscripta in a wels catfish Silurus glanis	11
Occurrence of Stenurus globicephalae (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) in the blowhole of Globicephala macrorhynchus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Tasmania, Australia	10
Invasion of fish parasite Prosorhynchoides ozakii (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) into Lake Kasumigaura and surrounding rivers of eastern Japan	10
Haplosporidium nelsoni and Perkinsus marinus occurrence in waters of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire	10
Prevalence and genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in stranded Hawaiian cetaceans	10
Host-consumed resources increase pathogen load of endoparasites more than integument-infecting parasites	9
Intraerythrocytic Mycoplasma-like organism diagnosed ultrastructurally as an agent of anaemia in laboratory-reared cyprinid hybrids	9
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma in a free-ranging South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)	8
Comparison of methods for determining Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospore viability	8
Increased prevalence and severity of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar exposed to deeper seawater	8
Temporal patterns in coral disease prevalences at Thudufushi Island, Maldives, 2010-2022	8
Bonamia exitiosa: the cause of bonamiasis in native oysters Ostrea angasi in Australia in 2015	8
Infestation of Lithodes santolla by Eremitione tuberculata: spatial and temporal variations in parasite prevalence and effect on host growth	7
Trends in sea lice infestations on chum and pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago remain unchanged despite removal of finfish aquaculture	7
Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian	6
Eimeria in the Xochimilco axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum	6
Pathology of short-term dorsal fin tag-attachments in tagged and re-stranded short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis on Cape Cod, MA	6
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occurrence, epidemiology and vaccine-reactions in cetaceans: a thirty-year retrospective based on two global surveys	6

Lateral flow nucleic acid assay for Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei based on recombinase polymerase amplification and strand displacement reaction	6
Epidemiological cut-off values for non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods	6
Pennella balaenoptera actively select injured cetacean skin as attachment sites, making them potentially useful forensic tags	6
Application of a quantitative PCR TaqMan™ assay for the detection of Ergasilus labracis in mixed plankton samples from a Newfoundland bay	6
Molecular and microscopic identification of Eomarteilia granula infection in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum off the south coast of Korea	6
Virulence and genetic differences among white spot syndrome virus isolates inoculated in Penaeus vannamei	6
Evaluating short- to medium-term effects of implantable satellite tags on southern right whales Eubalaena australis	6
Nutritional steatitis (yellow fat disease) in cultured silver catfish Rhamdia quelen associated with rancid feed	5
Piscine orthoreovirus genotype 3b (PRV-3b) in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss farmed in Peru	5
Mycobacterium ulcerans ecovar infection in wild Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii and loggerhead Caretta caretta sea turtles	5
Voriconazole is an effective treatment for clinical chytridiomycosis in two Critically Endangered amphibians	5
Approved consensus-driven epidemiological cutoff values for standard broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing of aquatic Vibrio harveyi isolates	5
A new species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	5
Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and vertebral anomalies in a stranded Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei	5
Growth and sporulation differences of genetically distinct Saprolegnia parasitica strains in vitro	5
Nutrient enrichment alters the microbiome and increases chytrid load in the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus	4
Emaciation and marine debris contribute to sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus strandings in southeastern USA: comparing 4 cases from 2020-2022	4
Development of a TaqMan quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect tilapia lake virus	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
Epidemiological cut-off values for Vibrio parahaemolyticus calculated from disc diffusion inhibition zone size data generated at 35 and 28°C	4
Pathology of coral growth anomalies in the Maldives: insights from Acropora, Montipora, and Pachyseris	4
Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor	4
Thyroid hormones and serum iodine in clinically normal versus chronically malnourished Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris	4
Population biology of crab Hapalogaster dentata parasitized by rhizocephalan Briarosaccus hoegi in the northwestern Sea of Japan	4
Application of UV-C irradiation prevented a severe outbreak of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout aquaculture	4
Isolation and characterization of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from farmed bastard halibut	4
Susceptibility of shellfish aquaculture species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland coastal bays to ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants	4
A novel neurotropic microsporidium from the swamp guppy Micropoecilia picta from Grenada, West Indies	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
Molecular characterization of cetacean poxviruses along the coast of mainland Portugal	3
Metabolomics captures the differential metabolites in the replication pathway of snakehead vesiculovirus regulated by glutamine	3
Isolation, identification, and genomic features of Proteus mirabilis from diseased Asian arowana Scleropages formosus	3
Oligochitosan modulates non-specific immunity against Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in hybrid groupers Epinephelus fuscoguttatus f × E. lanceolatus m	3
Twenty-year record of white pox disease in the Florida Keys: importance of environmental risk factors as drivers of coral health	3
Histopathological description of iridophoromas resembling skin nodule syndrome in Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens	3
Voriconazole successfully treats chytridiomycosis in frogs	3
Intestinal entamoebiasis in a captive colony of Anderson’s crocodile newts Echinotriton andersoni	3
Marteilia cocosarum in the Wash Estuary, UK: links to mass mortalities of cockles Cerastoderma edule and relationship to closely related species	3
Development of an mRNA-specific real-time PCR for the detection of replicating cyprinid herpesvirus-3 (CyHV-3) in carp and non-target species	3
Simultaneous urogenital infection with novel upsilonpapillomaviruses and varicellovirus monodontidalpha1 in beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA	3
Current status of coral disease prevalence at Karimunjawa Island: correlation between land zonation and lesion occurrence	3
Relationship between skin and body condition in three species of baleen whales	3
Nephrolithiasis in a giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini	3
Serotype distribution, virulence and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from cultured tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Volta, Ghana	3
Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma in a grey seal Halichoerus grypus: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characterization	3
Feasibility of setting epidemiological cut-off values for Aeromonas spp.	3
Regeneration of tunic cuticle is suppressed in edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome	3
A new genotype of decapod hepanhamaparvovirus 1 (DHPV) from cultured Penaeus vannamei in South Korea	3
Nodular and neoplastic skin lesions in an aquarium-managed group of Sabana Surinam toads Pipa parva	3

Setting epidemiological cut-off values relevant to MIC and disc diffusion data for Aeromonas salmonicida generated by a standard method	3
Sessile Zoothamnium sp. ciliates colonise the invasive Oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense in a brackish estuary in Ukraine	3
Intentional harm in marine mammals stranded dead in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, 1990-2023	3
Harnessing the immunomodulatory potential of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) against epizootic ulcerative syndrome: a sustainable approach for hill aquaculture	3
Spatio-temporal patterns of Perkinsus marinus infections are driven by a changing environment in the Chesapeake Bay	2
Glove decontamination procedures to prevent pathogen and DNA cross-contamination among frogs	2
Dietary silver nanoparticle effects on Penaeus vannamei growth, histopathology, faecal microbiome, and acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease survival	2
Shewanella putrefaciens as an emerging pathogen of hepatopancreas necrosis disease in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis	2
Effect of hydrogen peroxide on microcystin-LR from Microcystis sp.	2
First confirmation of salmonid alphavirus infection in rainbow trout in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia	2
Temporal modulation of proteasome and ubiquitin-mediated responses in rainbow trout kidneys during infectious pancreatic necrosis virus infection	2
Comparison of five commercial kits for isolation of total RNA in samples of WSSV-infected shrimp	2
Blood analytes in California sea lion Zalophus californianus pups: reference intervals and malnutrition effects, from admission to rehabilitation	2
First occurrence of ranavirus in the Scandinavian peninsula	2
Congenital defects and herpesvirus infection in beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas calves from the Critically Endangered Cook Inlet population	2
Glomerulocystic kidney in two red piranhas Pygocentrus nattereri	2
RNA interference targeting WSSV ribonucleotide reductase 2 provides long-term protection against infection in Litopenaeus vannamei	2
Identification and antifungal sensitivity of Fusarium species isolated from piscine hosts	2
Metabolic changes in antennal glands of Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus infected by Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1)	2
Dermisichthinium pseudosporum gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae, Suessiaceae): a dinoflagellate parasite in freshwater fish in Wisconsin, USA	2
Marine and synthetic glutamatergic neurotoxins accumulate in and immobilize intertidal sea stars	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
Variation in Paramarteilia canceri infections in velvet crab Necora puber	2
Evaluation of in vitro treatments against the causative agent of Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc)	2
Cook Inlet beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas with valvular endocarditis, encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, heavy parasitism and fungal dermatitis	2
Characterising injuries and pathologies of common dolphin Delphinus delphis mortalities in the South Australian Sardine Fishery	2
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Peruvian Yersinia ruckeri isolates to oxytetracycline and florfenicol using MIC testing	2
Low abnormality rate shows the tentacular armature to be a reliable morphological character in trypanorhynch cestode taxonomy	2
PirA- or PirB-binding nanobodies can protect whiteleg shrimp from the acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease toxin	2
Genetic detection and discrimination of closely related oyster pathogens for biosecurity and shellfish stock management	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
Effects of buccal cavity parasite Ceratothoa carinata (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) on the condition and reproduction of its host fish Japanese scad Decapterus maruadsi	1
Characterisation of common hypothetical surface peptides between protozoan parasites (Perkinsus olseni) originating from different geographical locations	1
Isopod parasite influences prawn responsiveness and activity	1
Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus	1
Fatal Diplostomum phoxini infection in captive Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica chicks following ingestion of infected European minnows Phoxinus phoxinus	1
The gill monogenean Sciadicleithrum variabilum induces histomorphological alterations in the gill tissues of the discus Symphysodon aequifasciatus	1
Antiviral potential of aqueous extract of star anise Illicium verum against fish nodavirus	1
First report of Achlya bisexualis infection in captive-reared Endangered golden mahseer Tor putitora	1
Postmortem computed tomography and pathology reveal multiple traumatic events in a stranded bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus in Alabama, USA	1
Exploring the impact of the widely introduced Pacific oyster Magallana gigas on the dispersal of Bonamia (Haplosporida): a global snapshot	1
Spirometry as a diagnostic tool to assess respiratory health in beached bottlenose dolphins Tursiops spp.	1
Relationship between nutritional condition and causes of death in beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec, Canada	1
Detection of Anguillicoloides crassus (Nematoda) and a survey of endohelminths of American eels in Georgia, USA	1
Wetland cohesion is associated with increased probability of infection by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	1
Development of a TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect Metschnikowia bicuspidata in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis	1
Associations between Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Anisakidae) and red vent syndrome in wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar	1
Causes of death and pathogen prevalence in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus stranded in Alabama, USA, between 2015 and 2020, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill	1
Monitoring ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) outbreaks in juvenile Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas along the west coast of the USA	1
Limited accrual of myxospores of Kudoa inornata (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in their wild fish hosts, Cynoscion nebulosus (Teleostei: Sciaenidae)	1
White perch health relative to urbanization and habitat degradation in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. I. Biliary neoplasms and hepatic lesions	1
Exploring Yersinia ruckeri (O1 Biotype 2) infection in three early life-stages of rainbow trout	1
First report of ictavirus acipenseridallo2 (AciHV-2) in Danube sturgeons Acipenser gueldenstaedtii in Austria	1
Dynamics of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles Chelonia mydas from Babitonga Bay, southern Brazil	1
Verminous bronchitis and pneumonia by nasal trematodes in Greater Caribbean manatees from Puerto Rico	1
Acipenserid herpesvirus 2 genome and partial validation of a qPCR for its detection in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus	1
Hamartoma affecting ampullary electroreceptors and epitheliotropic lymphoma in a captive electric eel Electrophorus varii	1
First report of microsporidians in the non-native shrimp Neocaridina davidi from a temperate European stream	1
Isolation and identification of Streptococcus agalactiae in cage-cultured green chromide Etroplus suratensis in Kerala, India	1
Prevalence of the scuticociliate Orchitophrya stellarum in seastars from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans	1
Gas bubble disease (supersaturation) in a population of lion’s mane sea slugs Melibe leonina	1
Production and evaluation of a rabbit polyclonal antibody specific to the Aeromonas hydrophila outer membrane protein Omp38	1
Distribution and prevalence of the myxozoan parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in northernmost Europe: analysis of three salmonid species	1
Acute mortality event in false pilchards Harengula clupeola after salinomycin and amprolium treatment for myxozoan (Enteromyxum leei) infection	1
Genotypic, phenotypic, and serologic characterization of Edwardsiella ictaluri isolates from catfish and ornamental fish from the southeastern USA	1
Epidemiological cut-off values for Vibrio anguillarum MIC and disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods	1
Susceptibility of shrimp Penaeus stylirostris to Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei and horizontal transmission between P. stylirostris and P. vannamei	1
Microplastic exposure and consumption increases susceptibility to gyrodactylosis and host mortality for a freshwater fish	1
Non-lethal detection of the invasive American eel parasite Anguillicola crassus	1
Wild-type cutoff values for standard broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Edwardsiella ictaluri and E. piscicida isolates	1
Emerging mycobacterial threats in Mediterranean aquaculture: implications for marine biodiversity, public health, and industry sustainability	1
Understanding the role of Francisella halioticida in mussel mortalities in France: an integrative approach	1
Novel lambdapapillomavirus in northern sea otters Enhydra lutris kenyoni, associated with oral hyperplastic nodules	1
Point-of-care blood analyte data in Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris affected by cold stress syndrome and during handling for health assessment procedures	1
First detection of Marteilia pararefringens in Mytilus trossulus	1