The production of tilapia (Oreochromis sp) is being affected by outbreaks of lake tilapia virus (TiLV) with high mortality in the main breeding regions in Peru. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of TiLV in two tilapia fish farms in Piura and San Martín, which presented mortalities greater than 60%. Samples (liver and brain) were taken from 70 fish from different stages of culture that showed lethargy, loss of appetite, eye lesions and skin erosions. The detection and confirmation of TiLV was determined by semi-nested RT-PCR and subsequent sequencing of the amplified product of segment 3 of the virus. Products of the expected weight (250 bp) corresponding to samples from the two production centres were found. The phylogenetic analysis showed a high homology among the isolates and an identity greater than 90% with the Israeli reference strain (KU751816.1).

The production of tilapia (Oreochromis sp) is being affected by outbreaks of lake tilapia virus (TiLV) with high mortality in the main breeding regions in Peru. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of TiLV in two tilapia fish farms in Piura and San Martín, which presented mortalities greater than 60%. Samples (liver and brain) were taken from 70 fish from different stages of culture that showed lethargy, loss of appetite, eye lesions and skin erosions. The detection and confirmation of TiLV was determined by semi-nested RT-PCR and subsequent sequencing of the amplified product of segment 3 of the virus. Products of the expected weight (250 bp) corresponding to samples from the two production centres were found. The phylogenetic analysis showed a high homology among the isolates and an identity greater than 90% with the Israeli reference strain (KU751816.1).

The aim of this study was to characterize the PepT1 of pirarucu Arapaima gigas through genomic and proteomic tools. A transcriptomic and proteomic analysis was made from sections of the intestine, spleen, liver and kidney of fingerlings. The transcriptomic analysis allowed obtaining two consensus sequences of 357 and 459 bp. Both fragments showed a high degree of homology (78 and 80%), mainly with nucleotide sequences coding for the PepT1 of Scleropages formosus of the same Order as A. gigas. The proteomic analysis by double mass spectrometry MALDI TOF/TOF allowed to identify 15 peptide sequences of PepT1 in pirarucu. In conclusion, PepT1 was partially characterized in the intestine of pirarucu, which could be used for further studies on the evaluation of its expression. © 2019 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All rights reserved.