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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Isolation, identification, and pathogenic characteristics of Nocardia seriolae in largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides	28
Countrywide screening supports model-based predictions of the distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Ukraine	13
First report of yellow-banded tissue loss disease on coral reefs outside the Arabian/Persian Gulf	11
Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda: Caligidae) associated with fish: global infection patterns, parasite-host interactions and geographic range	11
Immunoassays and diagnostic antibodies for Perkinsus spp. pathogens of marine molluscs	10
Infectious disease threats to amphibians in Greece: new localities positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	10
Prevalence and distribution of Renibacterium salmoninarum, causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, in wild trout fisheries in Colorado	10
Erysipelothrix in Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA: an emerging bacterial pathogen of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale	10
Occurrence of Stenurus globicephalae (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) in the blowhole of Globicephala macrorhynchus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Tasmania, Australia	9
Epidemiological cut-off values for Yersina ruckeri disc diffusion data generated by a standardised method	9
Invasion of fish parasite Prosorhynchoides ozakii (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) into Lake Kasumigaura and surrounding rivers of eastern Japan	9
Characterization of Piscinoodinium sp. associated with epizootics and mortality in non-native and endemic freshwater fish of the Andaman Islands, India	9
Caudal peduncle mineralized lesion resembling calcinosis circumscripta in a wels catfish Silurus glanis	9
Prevalence and genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in stranded Hawaiian cetaceans	9
Comparison of methods for determining Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospore viability	8
Host-consumed resources increase pathogen load of endoparasites more than integument-infecting parasites	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
Intraerythrocytic Mycoplasma-like organism diagnosed ultrastructurally as an agent of anaemia in laboratory-reared cyprinid hybrids	8
Haplosporidium nelsoni and Perkinsus marinus occurrence in waters of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire	8
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and a novel gammaherpesvirus in northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris	8
First description of Vibrio harveyi as the causative agent of morbidity and mortality in farmed flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus	8
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

Comparative virulence of spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) genotypes in two koi varieties	7
Virulence and genetic differences among white spot syndrome virus isolates inoculated in Penaeus vannamei	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
Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian	7
B-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma in a free-ranging South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)	7
First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus	7
Trends in sea lice infestations on chum and pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago remain unchanged despite removal of finfish aquaculture	6
Molecular and microscopic identification of Eomarteilia granula infection in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum off the south coast of Korea	6
Increased prevalence and severity of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar exposed to deeper seawater	5
Epidemiological cut-off values for non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods	5
Evaluating short- to medium-term effects of implantable satellite tags on southern right whales Eubalaena australis	5
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occurrence, epidemiology and vaccine-reactions in cetaceans: a thirty-year retrospective based on two global surveys	5
Voriconazole is an effective treatment for clinical chytridiomycosis in two critically endangered amphibians	5
Mycobacterium ulcerans ecovar infection in wild Kemp’s ridley Lepidochelys kempii and loggerhead Caretta caretta sea turtles	5
Application of a quantitative PCR TaqMan™ assay for the detection of Ergasilus labracis in mixed plankton samples from a Newfoundland bay	5
Eimeria in the Xochimilco axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum	5
A new species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	5
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
Epidemiological cut-off values for Vibrio parahaemolyticus calculated from disc diffusion inhibition zone size data generated at 35°C and 28°C	4
Susceptibility of shellfish aquaculture species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland coastal bays to ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants	4
Presence of invasive American bullfrogs may reduce infectious disease in a native frog species	4
Risk assessment of wild fish as environmental sources of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) outbreaks in aquaculture	4
Survey for Leptospira and Brucella in Amazonian manatees, Amazon river dolphins, and a tucuxi in the Brazilian Amazon	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	4
Population genetic structure of diphyllobothriid tapeworms (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) parasitising fish in the Baikal Rift Zone	4
Nutritional steatitis (yellow fat disease) in cultured silver catfish Rhamdia quelen associated with rancid feed	4
Epitheliocystis caused by a novel Chlamydia emerging in Spinibarbus denticulatus in China	4
Two branchial pathological conditions, nuclear hypertrophy and abnormal epithelial proliferation, in Mya arenaria from northwest Russian coasts	4
Population biology of crab Hapalogaster dentata parasitized by rhizocephalan Briarosaccus hoegi in the northwestern Sea of Japan	4
Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor	4
Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and vertebral anomalies in a stranded Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei	4
Oligochitosan modulates non-specific immunity against Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in hybrid groupers Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂	3
Simultaneous urogenital infection with novel upsilonpapillomaviruses and varicellovirus monodontidalpha1 in beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA	3
CORRIGENDUM: Amoebic crab disease (ACD) in edible crab Cancer pagurus from the English Channel, UK	3
Nodular and neoplastic skin lesions in an aquarium-managed group of Sabana Surinam toads Pipa parva	3
Regeneration of tunic cuticle is suppressed in edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome	3
Metabolomics captures the differential metabolites in the replication pathway of snakehead vesiculovirus regulated by glutamine	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
Setting epidemiological cut-off values relevant to MIC and disc diffusion data for Aeromonas salmonicida generated by a standard method	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
Rhizocephalan infection in the Patagonian stone crab Danielethus patagonicus	3
Fibropapillomatosis dynamics in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas over 15 years of monitoring in Akumal Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico	3
Molecular characterization of cetacean poxviruses along the coast of mainland Portugal	3
Isolation and characterization of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from farmed bastard halibut	3
Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma in a grey seal Halichoerus grypus: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characterization	3
Intentional harm in marine mammals stranded dead in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, 1990-2023	3
Characterization of novel papillomavirus from free-ranging Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus with genital papillomatosis	3

Histopathological survey for parasite groups in Gammarus varsoviensis (Amphipoda)	3
Marteilia cocosarum in the Wash Estuary, UK: links to mass mortalities of cockles Cerastoderma edule and relationship to closely related species	3
A new genotype of decapod hepanhamaparvovirus 1 (DHPV) from cultured Penaeus vannamei in South Korea	3
Nutrient enrichment alters the microbiome and increases chytrid load in the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus	3
Current status of coral disease prevalence at Karimunjawa Island: correlation between land zonation and lesion occurrence	3
Outbreak of Cryptocaryon irritans infection in silver pomfret Pampus argenteus cultured in China	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
Nephrolithiasis in a giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini	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