OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Diseases of Aquatic Organisms is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
First description of freshwater mite Unionicola sauerensis sp. nov. infesting thick-shelled river mussel Unio crassus	22
Isolation, identification, and pathogenic characteristics of Nocardia seriolae in largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides	13
First report of yellow-banded tissue loss disease on coral reefs outside the Arabian/Persian Gulf	12
Immunoassays and diagnostic antibodies for Perkinsus spp. pathogens of marine molluscs	10
Countrywide screening supports model-based predictions of the distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Ukraine	10
Epidemiological cut-off values for Yersina ruckeri disc diffusion data generated by a standardised method	9
Filtration, concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater during a post-smolt salmon (Salmo salar) cohabitant challenge	9
Erysipelothrix sp. in Cook Inlet, Alaska: an emerging bacterial pathogen of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale	9
Prevalence and distribution of Renibacterium salmoninarum, causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, in wild trout fisheries in Colorado	9
Emergence of a bufonid herpesvirus in a population of the common toad Bufo bufo in Germany	9
Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda: Caligidae) associated with fish: global infection patterns, parasite-host interactions and geographic range	9
Invasion of fish parasite Prosorhynchoides ozakii (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) into Lake Kasumigaura and surrounding rivers of eastern Japan	8
Characterization of Piscinoodinium sp. associated with epizootics and mortality in non-native and endemic freshwater fish of the Andaman Islands, India	8
Haplosporidium nelsoni and Perkinsus marinus occurrence in waters of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire	8
Caudal peduncle mineralized lesion resembling calcinosis circumscripta in a wels catfish Silurus glanis	8
Early detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater from marine farm sites of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar	8
Prevalence and genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in stranded Hawaiian cetaceans	8
Occurrence of Stenurus globicephalae (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) in the blowhole of Globicephala macrorhynchus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Tasmania, Australia	8
Infectious disease threats to amphibians in Greece: new localities positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	8
First description of Vibrio harveyi as the causative agent of morbidity and mortality in farmed flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus	7
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and a novel gammaherpesvirus in northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris	7
Infestation of Lithodes santolla by Eremitione tuberculata: spatial and temporal variations in parasite prevalence and effect on host growth	7
Association of the alga Cladogonium sp. with a multifactorial disease outbreak in dwarf shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)	7
Bonamia exitiosa: The cause of bonamiasis in native oysters Ostrea angasi in Australia in 2015	7
Host-consumed resources increases pathogen load of endoparasites more than integument-infecting parasites	7

Temporal patterns in coral disease prevalences at Thudufushi Island, Maldives, 2010-2022	7
Comparison of methods for determining Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospore viability	7
Intraerythrocytic Mycoplasma-like organism diagnosed ultrastructurally as an agent of anaemia in laboratory-reared cyprinid hybrids	7
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma in a free-ranging South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)	6
Lateral flow nucleic acid assay for Ecytonucleospora hepatopenaei based on recombinase polymerase amplification and strand displacement reaction	6
Pennella balaenoptera actively select injured cetacean skin as attachment sites, making them potentially useful forensic tags	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
Epidemiological cut-off values for non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods	6
Molecular and microscopic identification of Eomarteilia granula infection in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum off the south coast of Korea	6
iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in the hepatopancreas of Litopenaeus vannamei after WSSV infection	6
Increased prevalence and severity of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar exposed to deeper seawater	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	5
A new species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	5
Population genetic structure of diphyllobothriid tapeworms (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) parasitising fish in the Baikal Rift Zone	5
First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus	5
Comparative virulence of spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) genotypes in two koi varieties	5
Quorum quenching Bacillus spp.: an alternative biocontrol agent for Vibrio harveyi infection in aquaculture	5
Population biology of crab Hapalogaster dentata parasitized by rhizocephalan Briarosaccus hoegi in the northwestern Sea of Japan	5
Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian	5
Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and vertebral anomalies in a stranded Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei	5
Subcutaneous, abdominal, and thoracic encapsulated fat necrosis in bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus from Alaska, USA	5
Nutritional steatitis (yellow fat disease) in cultured silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) associated with rancid feed	5
Pathology of grey seals Halichoerus grypus in southwest England including pups in early rehabilitation	4
Isolation and characterization of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from farmed bastard halibut	4
Survey for Leptospira and Brucella in Amazonian manatees, Amazon river dolphins, and a tucuxi in the Brazilian Amazon	4
Two branchial pathological conditions, nuclear hypertrophy and abnormal epithelial proliferation, in Mya arenaria from northwest Russian coasts	4
A phylogeny based on cytochrome-c oxidase gene sequences identifies sympatric Ichthyophonus genotypes in the NE Pacific Ocean	4
Application of UV-C irradiation prevented a severe outbreak of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout aquaculture	4
Nodular and neoplastic skin lesions in an aquarium-managed group of Sabana Surinam toads Pipa parva	4
Histological assessment of systemic granulomatosis progression in meagre Argyrosomus regius during cage ongrowing phase	4
Epitheliocystis caused by a novel Chlamydia emerging in Spinibarbus denticulatus in China	4
Risk assessment of wild fish as environmental sources of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) outbreaks in aquaculture	4
Nutrient enrichment alters the microbiome and increases chytrid load in the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus	4
Presence of invasive American bullfrogs may reduce infectious disease in a native frog species	4
Emerging infectious diseases of amphibians in Poland: distribution and environmental drivers	4
Development of a TaqMan quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect tilapia lake virus	3
Rhizocephalan infection in the Patagonian stone crab Danielethus patagonicus	3
Inflammatory reactions in rainbow trout fins and gills exposed to biocides	3
A new genotype of decapod hepanhamaparvovirus 1 (DHPV) from cultured Penaeus vannamei in South Korea	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
Relationship between skin and body condition in three species of baleen whales	3
Harnessing the immunomodulatory potential of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) against epizootic ulcerative syndrome: a sustainable approach for hill aquaculture	3
Current status of coral disease prevalence at Karimunjawa Island: correlation between land zonation and lesion occurrence	3
Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor	3
Fibropapillomatosis dynamics in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas over 15 years of monitoring in Akumal Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico	3
CORRIGENDUM: Amoebic crab disease (ACD) in edible crab Cancer pagurus from the English Channel, UK	3
Histopathological survey for parasite groups in Gammarus varsoviensis (Amphipoda)	3
Setting epidemiological cut-off values relevant to MIC and disc diffusion data for Aeromonas salmonicida generated by a standard method	3
Serotype distribution, virulence and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from cultured tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Volta, Ghana	3

Regeneration of tunic cuticle is suppressed in edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome	3
Concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater during a post-smolt salmon (Salmo salar) cohabitant challenge	3
Susceptibility of shellfish aquaculture species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland coastal bays to ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants	3
Outbreak of Cryptocaryon irritans infection in silver pomfret Pampus argenteus cultured in China	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
Characterization of novel papillomavirus from free-ranging Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus with genital papillomatosis	3
Nephrolithiasis in a giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini	3