Metagenomic next-generation sequencing reveals Miamiensis avidus (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatida) in the 2017 epizootic of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) in San Francisco Bay, California
H. Retallack, M. S. Okihiro, E. Britton, S. Van Sommeran, J. L. DeRisi
The paper uses metagenomic sequencing to identify Miamiensis avidus in leopard sharks during a 2017 epizootic, linking it to meningoencephalitis and highlighting its presence in wild elasmobranchs for the first time.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2018Microbiology