Katherine Boettcher
Dept. of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207. 581.2822
boettche@maine.edu
Bruce Barber
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207.581.2783
bjbarber@maine.edu
The cause of Juvenile Oyster Disease (JOD) is unknown although an a-proteobacteria in the Roseobacter group (designated CVSP) has been implicated. JOD poses a continuing threat to Eastern oyster, Crossostrea virginica, culture in the Northeast, and there is currently no way to predict the impact of the disease or test for its presence in oysters or coastal rivers and waters. Researchers will develop antibody and PCR-based assays for CVSP that will provide screening and surveillance capabilities that could save the industry millions of dollars annually.
2-year project, 2001-2003
Year 1: $40,000
Year 2: $40,000
Total: $80,000
Associated Publications
Maloy, A. P., B. Barber, and K. Boettcher, 2005, A PCR-based diagnostic assay for the detection of Roseovarius crassostreae in Crassostrea virginica affected by juvenile oyster disease (JOD), Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 67:155-162.
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