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Phasunon R, Taengphu S, Panphut W, Chatchaiphan S, Dong HT, Senapin S. Improving the diagnosis of Streptococcus iniae using a novel probe-based qPCR assay combined with an enrichment step. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2023; 46:1391-1401. [PMID: 37723600 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae is a bacterial pathogen that causes streptococcosis, leading to significant losses in fish aquaculture globally. This study reported a newly developed probe-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method for the detection of S. iniae. The primers and probes were designed to target the lactate oxidase gene. The optimized method demonstrated a detection limit of 20 copies per reaction and was specific to S. iniae, as evidenced by no cross-reactivity when assayed against genetic materials extracted from 23 known aquatic animal pathogens, and fish samples infected with Streptococcus agalactiae or Streptococcus dysgalactiae. To validate the newly developed qPCR protocol with field samples, fish specimens were systematically investigated following the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific three diagnostic levels approach, which integrated basic and advanced techniques for disease diagnosis, including observation of gross signs (level I), bacterial isolation (level II), qPCR and 16S rDNA sequencing (level III). The result showed that 7/7 affected farms (three Asian seabass farms and four tilapia farms) experiencing clinical signs of streptococcosis were diagnosed positive for S. iniae. qPCR assays using DNA extracted directly from fish tissue detected S. iniae in 11 out of 36 fish samples (30.6%), while 24 out of 36 samples (66.7%) tested positive after an enrichment step, including apparently healthy fish from affected farms. Bacterial isolation of S. iniae was only successful in a proportion of clinically diseased fish but not in healthy-looking fish from the same farm. Overall, the newly developed qPCR protocol combined with enrichment would be a useful tool for the diagnosis and surveillance of S. iniae infections in fish populations, thereby aiding in the disease control and prevention.
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- Ramida Phasunon
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Program, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), School of Environment, Resources and Development, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Padeniya U, Davis DA, Liles MR, LaFrentz SA, LaFrentz BR, Shoemaker CA, Beck BH, Wells DE, Bruce TJ. Probiotics enhance resistance to Streptococcus iniae in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in biofloc systems. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2023; 46:1137-1149. [PMID: 37422900 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Biofloc technology is a rearing technique that maintains desired water quality by manipulating carbon and nitrogen and their inherent mixture of organic matter and microbes. Beneficial microorganisms in biofloc systems produce bioactive metabolites that may deter the growth of pathogenic microbes. As little is known about the interaction of biofloc systems and the addition of probiotics, this study focused on this integration to manipulate the microbial community and its interactions within biofloc systems. The present study evaluated two probiotics (B. velezensis AP193 and BiOWiSH FeedBuilder Syn 3) for use in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture in a biofloc system. Nine independent 3785 L circular tanks were stocked with 120 juveniles (71.4 ± 4.4 g). Tilapia were fed for 16 weeks and randomly assigned three diets: a commercial control diet or a commercial diet top-coated with either AP193 or BiOWiSH FeedBuilder Syn3. At 14 weeks, the fish were challenged with a low dose of Streptococcus iniae (ARS-98-60, 7.2 × 107 CFU mL-1 , via intraperitoneal injection) in a common garden experimental design. At 16 weeks, the fish were challenged with a high dose of S. iniae (6.6 × 108 CFU mL-1 ) in the same manner. At the end of each challenge trial, cumulative per cent mortality, lysozyme activity and expression of 4 genes (il-1β, il6, il8 and tnfα) from the spleen were measured. In both challenges, the mortalities of the probiotic-fed groups were significantly lower (p < .05) than in the control diet. Although there were some strong trends, probiotic applications did not result in significant immune gene expression changes related to diet during the pre-trial period and following exposure to S. iniae. Nonetheless, overall il6 expression was lower in fish challenged with a high dose of ARS-98-60, while tnfα expression was lower in fish subjected to a lower pathogen dose. Study findings demonstrate the applicability of probiotics as a dietary supplement for tilapia reared in biofloc systems.
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- Uthpala Padeniya
- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Pulpipat T, Heckman TI, Boonyawiwat V, Kerddee P, Phatthanakunanan S, Soto E, Surachetpong W. Concurrent infections of Streptococcus iniae and Aeromonas veronii in farmed Giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2023; 46:629-641. [PMID: 36866813 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The giant snakehead, Channa micropeltes, is an increasingly important economic freshwater fish in Thailand and other regions of Asia. Presently, giant snakehead are cultured under intensive aquaculture conditions, leading to high stress and conditions favouring disease. In this study, we reported a disease outbreak in farmed giant snakehead with a cumulative mortality of 52.5%, continuing for 2 months. The affected fish exhibited signs of lethargy, anorexia and haemorrhage of the skin and eyes. Further bacterial isolations revealed two different types of colonies on tryptic soy agar: small white, punctate colonies of gram-positive cocci and cream-coloured, round and convex colonies of rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria. Additional biochemical and species-specific PCR analysis based on 16S rRNA confirmed the isolates as Streptococcus iniae and Aeromonas veronii. Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) placed the S. iniae isolate into a large clade of strains from clinically infected fish worldwide. Gross necropsy findings showed liver congestion, pericarditis and white nodules in the kidney and liver. Histologically, the affected fish showed focal to multifocal granulomas with inflammatory cell infiltration in kidney and liver, enlarged blood vessels with mild congestion within the meninges of the brain and severe necrotizing and suppurative pericarditis with myocardial infarction. Antibiotic susceptibility tests revealed that S. iniae was sensitive to amoxicillin, erythromycin, enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, doxycycline and resistant to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, while the A. veronii was susceptible to erythromycin, enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, doxycycline, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and resistant to amoxicillin. Conclusively, our findings highlighted the natural concurrent bacterial infections in cultured giant snakehead, which support the implementation of appropriate treatment and control strategies.
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- Theeraporn Pulpipat
- Department of Farm Resources and Production Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Farm Resources and Production Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kamphang Saen Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Wang Y, Niu J, Sun M, Li Z, Wang X, He Y, Qi J. Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Streptococcus iniae in Trachinotus ovatus Based on Multienzyme Isothermal Rapid Amplification. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097733. [PMID: 37175440 PMCID: PMC10178759 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Infectious diseases caused by Streptococcus iniae lead to massive death of fish, compose a serious threat to the global aquaculture industry, and constitute a risk to humans who deal with raw fish. In order to realize the early diagnosis of S. iniae, and control the outbreak and spread of disease, it is of great significance to establish fast, sensitive, and convenient detection methods for S. iniae. In the present study, two methods of real-time MIRA (multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification, MIRA) and MIRA-LFD (combining MIRA with lateral flow dipsticks (LFD)) for the simA gene of S. iniae were established, which could complete amplification at a constant temperature of 42 °C within 20 min. Real-time MIRA and MIRA-LFD assays showed high sensitivity (97 fg/μL or 7.6 × 102 CFU/mL), which were consistent with the sensitivity of real-time PCR and 10 times higher than that of PCR with strong specificity, repeatability simplicity, and rapidity for S. iniae originating from Trachinotus ovatus. In summary, real-time MIRA and MIRA-LFD provide effective ways for early diagnosis of S. iniae in aquaculture, especially for units in poor conditions.
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- Yifen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institute, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572025, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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Colussi S, Pastorino P, Mugetti D, Antuofermo E, Sciuto S, Esposito G, Polinas M, Tomasoni M, Burrai GP, Fernández-Garayzábal JF, Acutis PL, Pedron C, Prearo M. Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Streptococcus iniae Virulence Factors in Adriatic Sturgeon ( Acipenser naccarii). Microorganisms 2022; 10:883. [PMID: 35630328 PMCID: PMC9144172 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The first case of infection of Streptococcus iniae in Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) was recently reported in a raceway system located in Northern Italy. A second episode of infection in sturgeons with absence of mortality and evident clinical signs, was registered in November 2020 in the same farm and is reported in this study. Histopathological changes observed in infected organs are described. The strains isolated in the two episodes were compared using molecular analysis based on PCR, phylogeny and virulence factors analysis. Not all the major virulence factors were detected for the two strains; in particular the strains 78697, isolated in November, lacks cpsD, compared to the strains 64844, isolated in September. Moreover, genetic variations were reported for lctO and pmg genes. These findings let us hypothesize a different virulence of the strains in accordance with clinical findings related to the sturgeons.
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- Silvia Colussi
- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (E.A.); (M.P.); (G.P.B.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (E.A.); (M.P.); (G.P.B.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (E.A.); (M.P.); (G.P.B.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (S.S.); (G.E.); (M.T.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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Irion S, Silayeva O, Sweet M, Chabanet P, Barnes AC, Tortosa P, Séré MG. Molecular Investigation of Recurrent Streptococcus iniae Epizootics Affecting Coral Reef Fish on an Oceanic Island Suggests at Least Two Distinct Emergence Events. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:749734. [PMID: 34803969 PMCID: PMC8600329 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.749734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Streptococcus iniae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen of increasing concern for aquaculture and has caused several epizootics in reef fishes from the Caribbean, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. To study the population structure, introduction pathways and evolution of S. iniae over recurring epizootics on Reunion Island, we developed and validated a Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) panel using genomic data obtained from 89 isolates sampled during epizootics occurring over the past 40years in Australia, Asia, the United States, Israel and Reunion Island. We selected eight housekeeping loci, which resulted in the greatest variation across the main S. iniae phylogenetic clades highlighted by the whole genomic dataset. We then applied the developed MLST to investigate the origin of S. iniae responsible for four epizootics on Reunion Island, first in inland aquaculture and then on the reefs from 1996 to 2014. Results suggest at least two independent S. iniae emergence events occurred on the island. Molecular data support that the first epizootic resulted from an introduction, with inland freshwater aquaculture facilities acting as a stepping-stone. Such an event may have been facilitated by the ecological flexibility of S. iniae, able to survive in both fresh and marine waters and the ability of the pathogen to infect multiple host species. By contrast, the second epizootic was associated with a distinct ST of cosmopolitan distribution that may have emerged as a result of environment disturbance. This novel tool will be effective at investigating recurrent epizootics occurring within a given environment or country that is despite the fact that S. iniae appears to have low genetic diversity within its lineage.
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- Solène Irion
- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Inserm1187, CNRS9192, IRD249, Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, Saint Denis, France.,Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Inserm1187, CNRS9192, IRD249, Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, Saint Denis, France
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France.,Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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Efficacy of Feed-Based Formalin-Killed Vaccine of Streptococcus iniae Stimulates the Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues and Immune Response of Red Hybrid Tilapia. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9010051. [PMID: 33466950 PMCID: PMC7830294 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Red hybrid tilapia were fed a formalin-killed oral Streptococcus iniae vaccine (FKV) in the present study was assessed. Three hundred Red hybrid tilapia 80 ± 10 g were divided into five groups (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and Cx), each consisting of 60 fish. Fish from Groups 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B were fed with FKV over different periods of administration, while Group 2B was the only group of fish to receive an oral booster vaccination on day 14- and 21-days post-vaccination (dpv). Group Cx was fed with normal pellets containing no vaccine as a control group. At four weeks post-vaccination (wpv), all fish were experimentally infected with S. iniae. Groups 2A and 2B had the lowest level of mortalities following vaccination (45% and 30%, respectively) compared to Groups 1A and 1B (80% and 55%, respectively), while the level of mortalities in Group Cx was 100%. All vaccinated groups showed a significant increase in anti-S. iniae IgM levels (p < 0.05) in serum, mucus, and gut-lavage, while Group Cx did not (p > 0.05) and all fish in this group died by five weeks post-infection. In conclusion, fish fed with the S. iniae FKV had a greater level of protection against S. iniae, with increased specific antibody response to the vaccine and there was also evidence of GALT stimulation by the vaccine.
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Torres-Corral Y, Santos Y. Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Streptococcus iniae using the lactate permease gene. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2021; 44:53-61. [PMID: 32959452 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this study is the development and evaluation of a rapid and accurate quantitative PCR (qPCR)-based protocol for detection of zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus iniae in bacterial cultures and tissues of diseased fish. For this purpose, the lactate permease-encoding (lldY) gene was selected as a target for the design of S. iniae-specific primers based on comparative genomic analysis using 45 sequences retrieved from NCBI genome database. Specificity and applicability of these primers were tested using 115 bacterial strains and fish tissues infected with S. iniae. Sensitivity, reproducibility and efficiency of qPCR assay were also determined. The developed qPCR assay showed 100% specificity with pure bacterial cultures or DNA extracted from S. iniae or tissues of fish infected with the bacterium. The method has high sensitivity with a detection limit of 1.12 × 101 amplicon copies per assay (equivalent to 2 × 10-9 ng/µl) using bacterial DNA and of 1.44 × 101 gene copies in tissues of fish infected with S. iniae. In conclusion, this qPCR protocol provides an accurate and sensitive alternative for the identification of S. iniae and its detection on fish tissues that can be implemented as a routine tool in microbiological laboratories.
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- Yolanda Torres-Corral
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Análisis Químico y Biológico (IAQBUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Análisis Químico y Biológico (IAQBUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Young EJ, Bannister J, Buller NB, Vaughan-Higgins RJ, Stephens NS, Whiting SD, Yeap L, Miller TL, Warren KS. Streptococcus iniae associated mass marine fish kill off Western Australia. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2020; 142:197-201. [PMID: 33331287 DOI: 10.3354/dao03545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae causes high mortality in cultured and wild fish stocks globally. Since the first report in captive Amazon river dolphins Inia geoffrensis in 1976, it has emerged in finfish across all continents except Antarctica. In March 2016, an estimated 17000 fish were observed dead and dying along a remote 70 km stretch of the Kimberley coastline north of Broome, Western Australia. Affected species included finfish (lionfish Pterois volitans, angelfish Pomacanthus sp., stripey snapper Lutjanus carponotatus, sand bass Psammoperca waigiensis, yellowtail grunter Amniataba caudavittata, damselfish Pomacentridae sp.), flatback sea turtles Natator depressus, and olive (Aipysurus laevis) and black-ringed (Hydrelaps darwiniensis) sea snakes. Moribund fish collected during the event exhibited exophthalmia and abnormal behaviour, such as spiralling on the surface or within the water column. Subsequent histopathological examination of 2 fish species revealed bacterial septicaemia with chains of Gram-positive cocci seen in multiple organs and within brain tissue. S. iniae was isolated and identified by bacterial culture, species-specific PCR, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time-Of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) and biochemical testing. This is the first report of S. iniae associated with a major multi-species wild marine fish kill in Australia. Extreme weather events in the region including a marked decrease in water temperatures, followed by an extended period of above-average coastal water temperatures, were implicated as stressors potentially contributing to this outbreak.
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- Erina J Young
- Conservation Medicine Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Shiry N, Khoshnoodifar K, Alavinia SJ. Cutaneous mucosal immune-parameters and intestinal immune-relevant genes expression in streptococcal-infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A comparative study with the administration of florfenicol and olive leaf extract. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 107:403-410. [PMID: 33157200 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study evaluated changes in cutaneous mucosal immunity (total protein (TP) and immunoglobulin (TIg), lysozyme, protease, esterase, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)) and some immune-related genes expression (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-8, hepcidin-like antimicrobial peptides (HAMP), and immunoglobulin M (IgM)) in the intestine of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) orally-administrated florfenicol (FFC) and/or olive leaf extract (OLE), experimentally infected with Streptococcus iniae. The juvenile fish (55 ± 7.6 g) were divided into different groups according to the use of added OLE (80 g kg-1 food), the presence/absence of FFC (15 mg kg-1 body weight for 10 consecutive days), and the streptococcal infectivity (2.87 × 107 CFU mL-1 as 30% of LD50-96h). The extract's chemical composition was analyzed using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. The skin mucus and intestine of fish were sampled after a 10-day therapeutic period for all groups, and their noted indices were measured. Our results signified that the oleuropein, quercetin, and trans-ferulic acid were the most obvious active components of OLE which were found by HPLC analysis. The combined use of OLE and FFC could lowered some skin mucus immunological indices (e.g., TP, TIg, and ALP), and the gene expression of inflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNF-α and IL-1β) of rainbow trout. Moreover, lysozyme and protease activities respectively were invigorated by the FFC and OLE treatment. Also, the use of OLE as a potential medicine induced the gene expression of HAMP. As the prevention approach, it would be recommended to find the best dose of OLE alone or in combination with the drug through therapeutics period before the farm involved in the streptococcal infection.
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- Nima Shiry
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran; Department of Aquatic Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Legario FS, Choresca CH, Turnbull JF, Crumlish M. Isolation and molecular characterization of streptococcal species recovered from clinical infections in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Philippines. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2020; 43:1431-1442. [PMID: 32929781 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Streptococcosis cause severe losses for global tilapia farming, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize streptococci recovered from Nile tilapia farmed in the Philippines. Moribund and apparently healthy fish were sampled from grow-out cages, ponds and hatcheries. Clinical signs observed included exophthalmia, eye opacity, ascites, lethargy, erratic swimming and haemorrhages. Results showed that both Streptococcus iniae and Streptococcus agalactiae were associated with disease in these sites. Consistent with global reports, including those from South-East Asia, S. agalactiae was more widespread than S. iniae. Molecular serotyping of the S. agalactiae isolates identified the serotype Ia and serotype Ib. Histopathological findings were meningitis, meningoencephalitis and septicaemia. Identical virulence profiles were found for all strains of S. iniae, while S. agalactiae strains were separated into virulence profile I and profile II. All strains were susceptible to the tested antibiotics and resistant to oxolinic acid. Only S. agalactiae serotype Ib showed resistance to sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim. This is the first study from the Philippines to characterize the streptococci involved in disease outbreaks in tilapia aquaculture. Outputs from this study will promote the development of efficacious disease control strategies in tilapia farming for the Philippines and South-East Asia.
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- Francis S Legario
- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
- Natural Sciences Department, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- National Fisheries Research and Development Institute-Fisheries Biotechnology Centre, Science City of Munoz, Philippines
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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Cui M, Zhang H, Li J, Liu R, Wu M, Xu D, Zhang Q. Differential PCR detection of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus iniae in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by a single primer pair. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2019; 42:1211-1216. [PMID: 31115073 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Miao Cui
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering Ministry of Education, Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Immunomodulatory effects of orally administrated florfenicol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following experimental challenge with streptococcosis/lactococcosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 73:236-245. [PMID: 31108388 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The purpose of the present work was to determine whether florfenicol (FFC) as the prominent broad-spectrum antibiotic could affect serum biochemical and immunological parameters, as well as immune-related genes expression in rainbow trout (55 ± 7.6 g) challenged with the Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae. In the first trial, the doses of the pathogens for challenge test were determined based on LD50. The therapeutic dosage of the drug (15 mg.kg-1 BW for 10 consecutive days) was administrated as medicated feed. After anesthesia, blood and kidney samples were collected from individual fish and were kept in deep freezing mode until the beginning of the measurements. Serum biochemical and enzymatic indices were measured using commercial kits. Immune parameters including total immunoglobulin level, lysozyme, ACH50, respiratory burst (RB), and phagocytic activities (PA) and the expression of immune genes namely TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-8, and IgM was evaluated. The levels of lysozyme and RB activities, as well as the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β genes, showed a significant increase in the FFC treated/infected fish compared to untreated diseased fish (P < 0.05). In contrast, serum total immunoglobulin and IgM-related genes expression were suppressed following drug administration represented by a significant reduction in untreated streptococcal infected fish compared to other treatments (P < 0.05). However, no significant effect of FFC was observed on serum ACH50 activity, PA values and IL-8-related gene expression (P > 0.05). These results demonstrated that FFC treatment could improve some physiological status including stress resistance and some liver function parameters, and much innate immunity was invigorated, but at the same time, the suppressive effects of FFC on acquainted immunity cannot be ignored.
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Torres-Corral Y, Santos Y. Identification and typing of Vagococcus salmoninarum using genomic and proteomic techniques. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2019; 42:597-612. [PMID: 30742322 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study reports on the characterization of Vagococcus salmoninarum using phenotypic, serological, antigenic, genetic and proteomic methods. All strains of V. salmoninarum were resistant to most of the antimicrobials tested, and only 10% of strains were sensitive to florfenicol. Serological analysis demonstrated a high antigenic homogeneity within the species. No cross-reaction was detected with other fish pathogenic species causing streptococcosis (Lactococcus garvieae, Streptococcus parauberis, Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus agalactiae, Carnobacterium maltaromaticum) using serum against V. salmoninarum CECT 5810. Electrophoretic analysis of cell surface proteins and immunoblot supported the antigenic homogeneity within V. salmoninarum strains. Moreover, limited diversity was detected using genomic (RAPD, ERIC-PCR and REP-PCR) and MALDI-TOF-MS analyses. The phenotypic, genomic and proteomic methods tested allowed the rapid differentiation of V. salmoninarum from the other species causing streptococcosis. However, MALDI-TOF-MS is the most promising method for typing and characterization of V. salmoninarum.
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- Yolanda Torres-Corral
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Edificio CIBUS Facultad de Biología and Instituto de Investigación y Análisis Alimentario, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Edificio CIBUS Facultad de Biología and Instituto de Investigación y Análisis Alimentario, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Shiry N, Shomali T, Soltanian S, Akhlaghi M. Comparative single-dose pharmacokinetics of orally administered florfenicol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss
, Walbaum, 1792) at health and experimental infection with Streptococcus iniae
or Lactococcus garvieae. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2018; 42:214-221. [DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Nima Shiry
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases; School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University; Shiraz Iran
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Department of Basic Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University; Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases; School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University; Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases; School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University; Shiraz Iran
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Zhou Y, Xiao J, Ma X, Wang Q, Zhang Y. An effective established biosensor of bifunctional probes-labeled AuNPs combined with LAMP for detection of fish pathogen Streptococcus iniae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:5299-5308. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rahmatullah M, Ariff M, Kahieshesfandiari M, Daud HM, Zamri-Saad M, Sabri MY, Amal MNA, Ina-Salwany MY. Isolation and Pathogenicity of Streptococcus iniae in Cultured Red Hybrid Tilapia in Malaysia. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2017; 29:208-213. [PMID: 28787246 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2017.1360411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study describes the isolation and pathogenicity of Streptococcus iniae in cultured red hybrid tilapia (Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus × Mozambique Tilapia O. mossambicus) in Malaysia. The isolated gram-positive S. iniae appeared punctiform, transparently white, catalase and oxidase negative and produced complete β-hemolysis on blood agar, while a PCR assay resulted in the amplification of the 16 S rRNA gene and lactate oxidase encoded genes. The isolate was sensitive to tetracycline, vancomycin, and bacitracin but was resistant to streptomycin, ampicillin, penicillin, and erythromycin. Pathogenicity trials conducted in local red hybrid tilapia (mean ± SE = 20.00 ± 0.45 g) showed 90.0, 96.7, and 100.0% mortality within 14 d postinfection following intraperitoneal exposure to 104, 106, and 108 CFU/mL of the pathogen, respectively. The clinical signs included erratic swimming, lethargy, and inappetance at 6 h postinfection, while mortality was recorded at less than 24 h postinfection in all infected groups. The LD50-336 h of S. iniae against the red hybrid tilapia was 102 CFU/mL. The post mortem examinations revealed congested livers, kidneys, and spleens of the infected fish. This is the first report of S. iniae experimental infection in cultured red hybrid tilapia in Malaysia. Received January 20, 2017; accepted July 16, 2017.
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- M Rahmatullah
- a Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
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- a Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
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- a Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
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- b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
- c Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 , Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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- b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
- c Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 , Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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- b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
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- c Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 , Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
- d Faculty of Science , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
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- a Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia
- c Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400 , Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia
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Comparative evaluation of 16S rRNA gene in world-wide strains of Streptococcus iniae and Streptococcus parauberis for early diagnostic marker. Genes Genomics 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-017-0542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae cpsG alters capsular carbohydrate composition and is a cause of serotype switching in vaccinated fish. Vet Microbiol 2016; 193:116-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Echium oil is better than rapeseed oil in improving the response of barramundi to a disease challenge. Food Chem 2013; 141:1424-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wright EE, Elliman JR, Owens L. Induction and characterization of lysogenic bacteriophages from Streptococcus iniae. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:1616-24. [PMID: 23490045 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the presence of prophage in Streptococcus iniae, a highly problematic fish pathogen. METHODS AND RESULTS Cross-spotting assays and mitomycin C inductions were conducted to screen for prophage in 48 Strep. iniae isolates. Bacteriophages were characterized by plaque assays, transmission electron microscopy and DNA restriction enzyme digestion. Plaque assays confirmed prophages in 14·6% of isolates. Phages vB_SinS-44, vB_SinS-45, vB_SinS-46 and vB_SinS-48 lysed 78·5% of Strep. iniae isolates and displayed distinctive host ranges. Microscopy revealed virions exhibiting long, non-contractile tails and isometric heads consistent with phages from the family Siphoviridae. Restriction digests revealed genome sizes ranging from 27·5 to 66·3 kbp, with distinct cutting patterns that indicate the presence of related prophages in bacteria isolated from different geographic regions. CONCLUSIONS The rate of prophage carriage found is comparably low and induction rates varied between phages. The four characterized Siphoviridae phages have broad host ranges within the Strep. iniae isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first description and characterization of lysogenic phages from Strep. iniae. These phages are candidates for research and diagnosis of the bacterium and their identification should accelerate the discovery of lytic phages to be trialled against Strep. iniae infections in fish.
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- E E Wright
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
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Chen M, Li LP, Wang R, Liang WW, Huang Y, Li J, Lei AY, Huang WY, Gan X. PCR detection and PFGE genotype analyses of streptococcal clinical isolates from tilapia in China. Vet Microbiol 2012; 159:526-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Evolution of the capsular operon of Streptococcus iniae in response to vaccination. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:8219-26. [PMID: 23001668 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02216-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus iniae causes severe septicemia and meningitis in farmed fish and is also occasionally zoonotic. Vaccination against S. iniae is problematic, with frequent breakdown of protection in vaccinated fish. The major protective antigens in S. iniae are the polysaccharides of the capsule, which are essential for virulence. Capsular biosynthesis is driven and regulated by a 21-kb operon comprising up to 20 genes. In a long-term study, we have sequenced the capsular operon of strains that have been used in autogenous vaccines across Australia and compared it with the capsular operon sequences of strains subsequently isolated from infected vaccinated fish. Intriguingly, strains isolated from vaccinated fish that subsequently become infected have coding mutations that are confined to a limited number of genes in the cps operon, with the remainder of the genes in the operon remaining stable. Mutations in strains in diseased vaccinated fish occur in key genes in the capsular operon that are associated with polysaccharide configuration (cpsG) and with regulation of biosynthesis (cpsD and cpsE). This, along with high ratios of nonsynonymous to synonymous mutations within the cps genes, suggests that immune response directed predominantly against capsular polysaccharide may be driving evolution in a very specific set of genes in the operon. From these data, it may be possible to design a simple polyvalent vaccine with a greater operational life span than the current monovalent killed bacterins.
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Figueiredo HCP, Netto LN, Leal CAG, Pereira UP, Mian GF. Streptococcus iniae outbreaks in Brazilian Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L:) farms. Braz J Microbiol 2012; 43:576-80. [PMID: 24031866 PMCID: PMC3768829 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822012000200019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This is the first report of outbreaks of Streptococcus iniae in Nile tilapia farms in South America. Seven isolates were identified by biochemical, serological and molecular tests. Their 16S rRNA gene sequences showed 100% similarity with S. iniae ATCC 29178 and two distinct PFGE patterns were observed for Brazilian isolates.
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- H C P Figueiredo
- AQUAVET- Laboratório de Doenças de Animais Aquáticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte, MG , Brasil
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López JR, Hamman-Khalifa AM, Navas JI, de la Herran R. Characterization of ISR region and development of a PCR assay for rapid detection of the fish pathogen Tenacibaculum soleae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2011; 324:181-8. [PMID: 22092820 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02404.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The aims of this work were to characterize the 16S-23S internal spacer region of the fish pathogen Tenacibaculum soleae and to develop a PCR assay for its identification and detection. All T. soleae strains tested displayed a single internal spacer region class, containing tRNA(I) (le) and tRNA(A) (la) genes; nevertheless, a considerable intraspecific heterogeneity was observed. However, this region proved to be useful for differentiation of T. soleae from related and non-related species. Species-specific primers were designed targeting the 16S rRNA gene and the internal spacer region region, yielding a 1555-bp fragment. Detection limit was of 1 pg DNA per reaction (< 30 bacterial cells) when using pure cultures. The detection level in the presence of DNA from fish or other bacteria was lower; however, 10 pg were detected at a target/background ratio of 1 : 10(5) . The PCR assay proved to be more sensitive than agar cultivation for the detection of T. soleae from naturally diseased fish, offering a useful tool for diagnosis and for understanding the epidemiology of this pathogen.
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Cai SH, Wang B, Lu YS, Jian JC, Wu ZH. Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of Streptococcus iniae, the causative agent of streptococcicosis in fish. J Basic Microbiol 2011; 52:116-22. [PMID: 21780152 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201100082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Streptococcus iniae is a major pathogen that causes sever economic losses in tilapia aquaculture. A set of four specific primers was designed by targeting lctO gene. With Bst DNA polymerase, the target DNA can be clearly amplified for 60 min at 64 °C in a simple water bath. The sensitivity of the LAMP assay for the detection of S. iniae is about 12.4 cells per reaction in both of pure cultures and added fish tissues cultures. LAMP products could be judged with agar gel or naked eye after addition of SYBR Green I. There were no cross-reactions with other bacterial strains indicating high specificity of the LAMP. The LAMP method was also applied to detect S. iniae-infected tilapia tissues effectively. The LAMP assay reported here indicates the potential usefulness of the technique as a valuable simple, rapid alternative procedure for the detection of S. iniae during streptococcicosis monitoring of cultured fish.
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- Shuang-Hu Cai
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Chen DF, Wang KY, Geng Y, Wang J, Huang XL, He M. Pathological changes in cultured channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus spontaneously infected with Streptococcus iniae. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2011; 95:203-208. [PMID: 21932531 DOI: 10.3354/dao02354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The pathological changes present in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus spontaneously infected by Streptococcus iniae are described. The most consistent gross findings were marked petechial hemorrhages of the skin and congestion of internal organs, particularly the liver, spleen and kidneys. Other features included color fading at the edge of fin rays, enteritis and ascites. Histological examination showed oedema, degeneration and necrotic changes in many organs. Further, hepatitis, splenitis, interstitial nephritis, and meningitis with numerous monocyte and neutrocyte infiltrates were evident. Intact S. iniae cells were seen in macrophages. Apparently, spontaneous S. iniae infection caused acute septicaemia in channel catfish. This is the first histopathological report on channel catfish naturally infected with S. iniae.
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- De-fang Chen
- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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Han HJ, Jung SJ, Oh MJ, Kim DH. Rapid and sensitive detection of Streptococcus iniae by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2011; 34:395-398. [PMID: 21401641 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- H-J Han
- Aquatic Life Disease Control Division, Fundamental Research Department, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Busan, South Korea
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Zhou SM, Fan Y, Zhu XQ, Xie MQ, Li AX. Rapid identification of Streptococcus iniae by specific PCR assay utilizing genetic markers in ITS rDNA. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2011; 34:265-271. [PMID: 21294750 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The 16S-23S intergenic spacers (ITS) of ribosomal DNA from ten independent isolates of Streptococcus iniae and one reference strain ATCC29178 were sequenced, aligned and used to design a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer set for rapid and specific detection and identification of S. iniae. This primer set amplified a 377-bp DNA fragment specifically from S. iniae, but not from other common bacterial pathogens of fish or from non-fish pathogens. The PCR conditions were optimized to allow detection of the organism from agar, broth culture or infected fish tissue. The sensitivity of the PCR assay was established by the detection of DNA as low as 0.02 ng or as few as 10 CFU bacterial cells. The establishment of the specific PCR assay provides a useful tool for the identification and diagnosis of fish infection with S. iniae.
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- S M Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Cheng S, Hu YH, Jiao XD, Sun L. Identification and immunoprotective analysis of a Streptococcus iniae subunit vaccine candidate. Vaccine 2010; 28:2636-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Host-directed evolution of a novel lactate oxidase in Streptococcus iniae isolates from barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2908-19. [PMID: 19270123 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02147-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In Streptococcus iniae, lactate metabolism is dependent upon two proteins, lactate permease that mediates uptake and lactate oxidase, a flavin mononucleotide-dependent enzyme that catalyzes oxidation of alpha-hydroxyacids. A novel variant of the lactate oxidase gene, lctO, in Australian isolates of S. iniae from diseased barramundi was found during a diagnostic screen using LOX-1 and LOX-2 primers, yielding amplicons of 920 bp instead of the expected 869 bp. Sequencing of the novel gene variant (type 2) revealed a 51-nucleotide insertion in lctO, resulting in a 17-amino-acid repeat in the gene product, and three-dimensional modeling indicated formation of an extra loop in the monomeric protein structure. The activities of the lactate oxidase enzyme variants expressed in Escherichia coli were examined, indicating that the higher-molecular-weight type 2 enzyme exhibited higher activity. Growth rates of S. iniae expressing the novel type 2 enzyme were not reduced at lactate concentrations of 0.3% and 0.5%, whereas a strain expressing the type 1 enzyme exhibited reduced growth rates at these lactate concentrations. During a retrospective screen of 105 isolates of S. iniae from Australia, the United States, Canada, Israel, Réunion Island, and Thailand, the type 2 variant arose only in isolates from a single marine farm with unusually high tidal flow in the Northern Territory, Australia. Elevated plasma lactate levels in the fish, resulting from the effort of swimming in tidal flows of up to 3 knots, may exert sufficient selective pressure to maintain the novel, high-molecular-weight enzyme variant.
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Nawawi RA, Baiano J, Barnes AC. Genetic variability amongst Streptococcus iniae isolates from Australia. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2008; 31:305-309. [PMID: 18353022 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00880.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- R A Nawawi
- Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Sun JR, Yan JC, Yeh CY, Lee SY, Lu JJ. Invasive infection with Streptococcus iniae in Taiwan. J Med Microbiol 2007; 56:1246-1249. [PMID: 17761491 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47180-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Streptococcus iniae, a common fish pathogen, rarely infects humans. In this report, a case of invasive S. iniae infection in a 51-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis is described. The isolate was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. The patient recovered after 1 week of treatment with ampicillin.
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- Jun-Ren Sun
- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Michel C, Pelletier C, Boussaha M, Douet DG, Lautraite A, Tailliez P. Diversity of lactic acid bacteria associated with fish and the fish farm environment, established by amplified rRNA gene restriction analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:2947-55. [PMID: 17337536 PMCID: PMC1892897 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01852-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lactic acid bacteria have become a major source of concern for aquaculture in recent decades. In addition to true pathogenic species of worldwide significance, such as Streptococcus iniae and Lactococcus garvieae, several species have been reported to produce occasional fish mortalities in limited geographic areas, and many unidentifiable or ill-defined isolates are regularly isolated from fish or fish products. To clarify the nature and prevalence of different fish-associated bacteria belonging to the lactic acid bacterium group, a collection of 57 isolates of different origins was studied and compared with a set of 22 type strains, using amplified rRNA gene restriction analysis (ARDRA). Twelve distinct clusters were delineated on the basis of ARDRA profiles and were confirmed by sequencing of sodA and 16S rRNA genes. These clusters included the following: Lactococcus raffinolactis, L. garvieae, Lactococcus l., S. iniae, S. dysgalactiae, S. parauberis, S. agalactiae, Carnobacterium spp., the Enterococcus "faecium" group, a heterogeneous Enterococcus-like cluster comprising indiscernible representatives of Vagococcus fluvialis or the recently recognized V. carniphilus, V. salmoninarum, and Aerococcus spp. Interestingly, the L. lactis and L. raffinolactis clusters appeared to include many commensals of fish, so opportunistic infections caused by these species cannot be disregarded. The significance for fish populations and fish food processing of three or four genetic clusters of uncertain or complex definition, namely, Aerococcus and Enterococcus clusters, should be established more accurately.
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- Christian Michel
- Unité de Virologie et d'Immunologie Moléculaires, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches de Jouy-en-Josas, Domaine de Vilvert, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France.
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Creeper JH, Buller NB. An outbreak of Streptococcus iniae in barramundi (Lates calcarifera) in freshwater cage culture. Aust Vet J 2006; 84:408-11. [PMID: 17092328 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00058.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gibello A, Mata AI, Blanco MM, Casamayor A, Domínguez L, Fernández-Garayzabal JF. First identification of Streptococcus phocae isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:526-7. [PMID: 15635036 PMCID: PMC540139 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.1.526-527.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mata AI, Gibello A, Casamayor A, Blanco MM, Domínguez L, Fernández-Garayzábal JF. Multiplex PCR assay for detection of bacterial pathogens associated with warm-water Streptococcosis in fish. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:3183-7. [PMID: 15128589 PMCID: PMC404434 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.5.3183-3187.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A multiplex PCR-based method was designed for the simultaneous detection of the main pathogens involved in warm-water streptococcosis in fish (Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus difficilis, Streptococcus parauberis, and Lactococcus garvieae). Each of the four pairs of oligonucleotide primers exclusively amplified the targeted gene of the specific microorganism. The sensitivity of the multiplex PCR using purified DNA was 25 pg for S. iniae, 12.5 pg for S. difficilis, 50 pg for S. parauberis, and 30 pg for L. garvieae. The multiplex PCR assay was useful for the specific detection of the four species of bacteria not only in pure culture but also in inoculated fish tissue homogenates and naturally infected fish. Therefore, this method could be a useful alternative to the culture-based method for the routine diagnosis of warm-water streptococcal infections in fish.
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- A I Mata
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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