Golden shiner virus
| Golden shiner virus | |
|---|---|
| Cryo-EM protein capsid structure of grass carp reovirus (GCRV) | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Resentoviricetes |
| Order: | Reovirales |
| Family: | Spinareoviridae |
| Genus: | Aquareovirus |
| Species: | Aquareovirus ctenopharyngodontis |
| Virus: | Golden shiner virus |
The golden shiner virus is an aquatic virus that infects a bait fish known as the golden shiner and to a lesser extent, aquatic animals like crustaceans and molluscs. It causes death through a hemorrhagic shock. Symptoms include bleeding from the back eyes and the head. The virus is 70 nm in diameter and replicates best at 20-30 degrees Celsius. The virus has properties similar to those of the pancreatic necrosis virus. This could mean that golden shiners are more susceptible in the summer.