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Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis

Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis rather than just read about it. In short: Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis (IHHN) is a parvoviral disease of penaeid shrimp that causes mass mortality (up to 90%) among the Western blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) and severe deformations in the Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei). It occurs in Pacific farmed and wild shrimp, but not in wild shrimp on the Atlantic coast of the Americas.

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Reference excerpt

Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis (IHHN) is a parvoviral disease of penaeid shrimp that causes mass mortality (up to 90%) among the Western blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) and severe deformations in the Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei). It occurs in Pacific farmed and wild shrimp, but not in wild shrimp on the Atlantic coast of the Americas. The shrimp-farming industry has developed several broodstocks of both P. stylirostris and P. vannamei that are resistant against IHHN infection. The disease is caused by a single-stranded DNA virus known as Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis (IHHN) virus, the smallest of the known penaeid shrimp viruses (22 nm).

Virology This virus has been classified as Penaeus stylirostris penstyldensovirus 1 (Shripenbrevirus decapod1). The genome is 4.1 kilobases in length. There are three open reading frames in its genome: a left non structural protein (NS1) of 2001 base pairs (bp), a mid non structural protein (NS2) of 1092 bp and a right capsid protein of 990 bp. NSI appears to be a DNA helicase with ATPase activity. The mutation rate in the genome has been estimated to be ~1.4 × 10−4 substitutions/site/year. This is considerably higher than the rate in the double stranded DNA viruses and similar to that found in RNA viruses. It is also similar to the rate found in other single stranded DNA viruses.

References

External links Viral zone [1]

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis

In research: Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Animal viral diseases, Diseases and parasites of crustaceans, Penaeidae, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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