Detection of white sturgeon iridovirus (WSIV) in wild sturgeons (Actinopterygii: Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae) in Poland

Fig. 1

List of sturgeon species caught wild or obtained from a fish farm in Poland

Species		Open	Intended for restocking
	N	water	(farmed)
		n	n
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	2	1	1
Acipenser oxyrinchus	6	4	2

Summary of the results of WSIV detection in fish tested using PCR and real-time PCR

	N	Positive isolates
Species		PCR		Real-time PCR
		n	(%)	n	(%)
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	2	9	100	9	100
Acipenser oxyrinchus	6	25	75.75	33	100

Summary of the results of WSIV DNA detection (positive isolates) using real-time PCR and conventional PCR in various sturgeon organs

Species	N	Age (n)	Organ	Number of organs analysed	Method
					Real-time PCR	PCR
			Liver	2	2	2
			Gills	2	2	2
Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	2	0+ (1)	Skin	2	2	2
		5+ (1)	Kidneys	1	1	1
			Gut	2	2	2
			Brain	NA	NA	NA
			Liver	6	6	4
			Gills	6	6	4
		0+ (2)	Skin	6	6	4
Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus	6	1+ (3)
		2+ (1)	Kidneys	5	5	5
			Gut	5	5	3
			Brain	5	5	3