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Mya Breitbart

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Genetic Features of the Scuticociliate Pathogen Philaster sp. Isolate FWC2 That Causes Sea Urchin Mass Mortality

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By Shen Jean Lim, Mya Breitbart
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Scuticociliates (phylum: Ciliophora, class: Oligohymenophorea, subclass: Scuticociliatia) are prevalent in marine ecosystems, where they serve important trophic roles in food webs (Pierce and Turner 1992). Some scuticociliates cause scuticociliatosis in fishes (Piazzon et al. 2013; Kim et al. 2025), urchins (Hewson et al. 2023; Zirler et al. 2023; Ritchie et al. 2024; Roth et al. 2024), and other marine organisms (Small et al. 2005).
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Evaluation of in vitro treatments against the causative agent of Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc)

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By James Evans, Isabella T. Ritchie, Mya Breitbart, Julie Jenice Voelschow
| Eyes on Earth
Links More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI) Data Release: USGS data release Open Access Version: Publisher Index Page Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core Publication type Article Publication Subtype Journal Article Title Evaluation of in vitro treatments against the causative agent of Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc) Series title Diseases of Aquatic Organisms DOI 10.3354/dao03776 Volume 157 Year Published 2024 Language English Publisher Inter-Research Science...
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Design and validation of a PCR protocol to specifically detect the clade of Philaster sp. associated with Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis

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By Brayan Vilanova-Cuevas, Mya Breitbart, Ian Hewson, Brandon Reyes-Chavez
| BioRxiv
Abstract Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc), caused by a scuticociliate closely related to Philaster apodigitiformis, has affected Caribbean long-spined urchins since at least January 2022. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is currently the standard method for detection of this ciliate in tissue and coelomic fluid samples, yet this method is requires specialized equipment and is more expensive than standard PCR methods.
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