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Simmelink B, Coolen JPM, Vogels W, Deijs M, van der Last-Kempkes JLM, Ng KS, Chang SF, Gevers K, Harkema L, van der Hoek L, de Groof A. Discovery, Pathogenesis, and Complete Genome Characterization of Lates calcarifer Herpesvirus. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:264. [PMID: 38540323 PMCID: PMC10970581 DOI: 10.3390/genes15030264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
In 2015 and 2016, two Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) farms in Singapore reported a disease outbreak characterized by lethargic behavior, pronounced inappetence, generalized skin lesions, erosions of the fins and tail, and ultimately high mortality in their fish. Next-generation sequencing and PCR confirmed presence of a novel virus belonging to the Alloherpesviridae family, Lates calcarifer herpesvirus (LCHV), which was subsequently isolated and cultured. We characterize, for the first time, the complete genome of two cultured LCHV isolates. The genome contains a long unique region of approximately 105,000 bp flanked by terminal repeats of approximately 24,800 bp, of which the first 8.2 kb do not show any similarity to described genomes in the Alloherpesviridae family. The two cultured isolates share 89% nucleotide identity, and their closest relatives are the viruses belonging to the genus Ictalurivirus. Experimental infections using one of the cultured LCHV isolates resulted in identical clinical signs as originally described in the index farm, both in intraperitoneal-injection infected fish and cohabitant fish, with mortality in both groups. Histopathological analysis showed pronounced abnormalities in the gills. Virus culture and PCR analysis confirmed the replication of LCHV in the infected fish, and thus Koch's postulates were fulfilled.
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- Bartjan Simmelink
- Department Discovery & Technology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (W.V.); (J.L.M.v.d.L.-K.); (K.G.)
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- Department R&D-IT, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands;
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- Department Discovery & Technology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (W.V.); (J.L.M.v.d.L.-K.); (K.G.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.D.); (L.v.d.H.)
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Discovery & Technology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (W.V.); (J.L.M.v.d.L.-K.); (K.G.)
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation Pte Ltd., 1 Perahu Road, Singapore 718847, Singapore; (K.S.N.); (S.F.C.)
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation Pte Ltd., 1 Perahu Road, Singapore 718847, Singapore; (K.S.N.); (S.F.C.)
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- Department Discovery & Technology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (W.V.); (J.L.M.v.d.L.-K.); (K.G.)
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- Department Animal Research & Pathology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.D.); (L.v.d.H.)
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Discovery & Technology, MSD Animal Health, Wim de Körverstraat 35, P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (W.V.); (J.L.M.v.d.L.-K.); (K.G.)
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Awate S, Mubarka S, Huber RG. Whole Genomic Characterization of Streptococcus iniae Isolates from Barramundi ( Lates calcarifer) and Preliminary Evidence of Cross-Protective Immunization. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:1443. [PMID: 37766120 PMCID: PMC10537698 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11091443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Lates calcarifer, also known as Barramundi or Asian seabass, is a highly productive and fast-growing species that is well suited to large-scale aquaculture due to its attractive harvestable yields (premium fish). This fish has been envisioned as having the potential to be the "Salmon of Tropics". Cultivating Lates calcarifer in aquaculture poses challenges, as the dense populations that make such aquaculture commercially viable facilitate the rapid spread of infectious diseases, which in turn significantly impact yield. Hence, the immunization of juveniles is necessary, and the development of new immunization agents enhances the efficiency of aquaculture and improves food security. In our study, we characterize seven novel strains of the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus iniae that were collected from commercial fish farms in Singapore and Australia. We find that the capsular operon in our strains is highly conserved and identify a number of major surface antigens previously described in Streptococcus. A genome analysis indicates that the present strains are closely related but form distinct strains within the S. iniae species. We then proceed to demonstrate that inoculation with the inactivated strain P3SAB cross-protects Lates calcarifer against S. iniae infections in vivo from a variety of strains found in both Singapore and Australia.
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- Sunita Awate
- UVAXX Pte Ltd., 203 Henderson Industrial Road, #12-01, Singapore 159546, Singapore;
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- UVAXX Pte Ltd., 203 Henderson Industrial Road, #12-01, Singapore 159546, Singapore;
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- Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Matrix #07-01, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671, Singapore
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Shen X, Niu YC, Uichanco JAV, Phua N, Bhandare P, Thevasagayam NM, Prakki SRS, Orbán L. Mapping of a major QTL for increased robustness and detection of genome assembly errors in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). BMC Genomics 2023; 24:449. [PMID: 37558985 PMCID: PMC10413685 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09513-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND For Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer, Bloch 1790) cultured at sea cages various aquatic pathogens, complex environmental and stress factors are considered as leading causes of disease, causing tens of millions of dollars of annual economic losses. Over the years, we conducted farm-based challenges by exposing Asian seabass juveniles to complex natural environmental conditions. In one of these challenges, we collected a total of 1,250 fish classified as either 'sensitive' or 'robust' individuals during the 28-day observation period. RESULTS We constructed a high-resolution linkage map with 3,089 SNPs for Asian seabass using the double digest Restriction-site Associated DNA (ddRAD) technology and a performed a search for Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) associated with robustness. The search detected a major genome-wide significant QTL for increased robustness in pathogen-infected marine environment on linkage group 11 (ASB_LG11; 88.9 cM to 93.6 cM) with phenotypic variation explained of 81.0%. The QTL was positioned within a > 800 kb genomic region located at the tip of chromosome ASB_LG11 with two Single Nucleotide Polymorphism markers, R1-38468 and R1-61252, located near to the two ends of the QTL. When the R1-61252 marker was validated experimentally in a different mass cross population, it showed a statistically significant association with increased robustness. The majority of thirty-six potential candidate genes located within the QTL have known functions related to innate immunity, stress response or disease. By utilizing this ddRAD-based map, we detected five mis-assemblies corresponding to four chromosomes, namely ASB_LG8, ASB_LG9, ASB_LG15 and ASB_LG20, in the current Asian seabass reference genome assembly. CONCLUSION According to our knowledge, the QTL associated with increased robustness is the first such finding from a tropical fish species. Depending on further validation in other stocks and populations, it might be potentially useful for selecting robust Asian seabass lines in selection programs.
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- Xueyan Shen
- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore.
- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- James Cook University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- Present Address: School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Life Sciences Applied Research Group, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- Present address: Theodor Boven Institute (Biocenter), University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- Present address: Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
- Present address: Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore.
- Frontline Fish Genomics Research Group, Department of Applied Fish Biology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Keszthely, Hungary.
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Molecular Characterization of MHC Class I Alpha 1 and 2 Domains in Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810688. [PMID: 36142628 PMCID: PMC9500968 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The Asian seabass is of importance both as a farmed and wild animal. With the emergence of infectious diseases, there is a need to understand and characterize the immune system. In humans, the highly polymorphic MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules play an important role in antigen presentation for the adaptive immune system. In the present study, we characterized a single MHC-I gene in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) by amplifying and sequencing the MHC-I alpha 1 and alpha 2 domains, followed by multi-sequence alignment analyses. The results indicated that the Asian seabass MHC-I α1 and α2 domain sequences showed an overall similarity within Asian seabass and retained the majority of the conserved binding residues of human leukocyte antigen-A2 (HLA-A2). Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that the sequences belonged to the U lineage. Mapping the conserved binding residue positions on human HLA-A2 and grass carp crystal structure showed a high degree of similarity. In conclusion, the availability of MHC-I α1 and α2 sequences enhances the quality of MHC class I genetic information in Asian seabass, providing new tools to analyze fish immune responses to pathogen infections, and will be applicable in the study of the phylogeny and the evolution of antigen-specific receptors.
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Kim KH, Choi KM, Joo MS, Kang G, Woo WS, Sohn MY, Son HJ, Kwon MG, Kim JO, Kim DH, Park CI. Red Sea Bream Iridovirus (RSIV) Kinetics in Rock Bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) at Various Fish-Rearing Seawater Temperatures. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12151978. [PMID: 35953967 PMCID: PMC9367270 DOI: 10.3390/ani12151978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) generates serious economic losses by causing mass mortality events of rock bream during the season with high water temperature in the Republic of Korea and other Asian countries. However, very few studies have investigated RSIV kinetics in rock bream under various rearing water temperatures. In this paper, we investigated the viral load shedding of RSIV into seawater after artificially infecting rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) with the virus. Overall, our data suggest that the viral load shedding of RSIV into seawater varies depending on water temperature and virus inoculation concentration. Our results reveal the potential of non-invasive virus detection approaches, such as the utilization of environmental DNA in fish farms. In addition, we showed that the quantitative analysis of seawater viruses can indirectly improve our understanding of disease progression in fish, potentially contributing to enhanced disease control. Abstract Red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) causes serious economic losses in the aquaculture industry. In this paper, we evaluated RSIV kinetics in rock bream under various rearing water temperatures and different RSIV inoculation concentrations. High viral copy numbers (approximately 103.7–106.7 RSIV genome copies/L/g) were observed during the period of active fish mortality after RSIV infection at all concentrations in the tanks (25 °C and 20 °C). In the group injected with 104 RSIV genome copies/fish, RSIV was not detected at 21–30 days post-infection (dpi) in the rearing seawater. In rock bream infected at 15 °C and subjected to increasing water temperature (1 °C/d until 25 °C) 3 days later, the virus replication rate and number of viral copies shed into the rearing seawater increased. With the decrease in temperature (1 °C/d) from 25 to 15 °C after the infection, the virus replicated rapidly and was released at high loads on the initial 3–5 dpi, whereas the number of viral copies in the fish and seawater decreased after 14 dpi. These results indicate that the number of viral copies shed into the rearing seawater varies depending on the RSIV infection level in rock bream.
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- Kyung-Ho Kim
- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Fishery Products Quality Management Service, 216, Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang, Busan 46083, Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Fishery Products Quality Management Service, 17, Jungnim 2-ro, Tongyeong 53019, Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, College of Fisheries Science, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-Gu, Busan 48513, Korea
- Correspondence: (D.-H.K.); (C.-I.P.); Tel.: +82-55-772-9153 (C.-I.P.)
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Industry, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, 2, Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong 53064, Korea
- Correspondence: (D.-H.K.); (C.-I.P.); Tel.: +82-55-772-9153 (C.-I.P.)
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Sukonta T, Senapin S, Meemetta W, Chaijarasphong T. CRISPR-based platform for rapid, sensitive and field-deployable detection of scale drop disease virus in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2022; 45:107-120. [PMID: 34613623 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) is a major pathogen of Asian sea bass that has emerged in many countries across the Asia Pacific since 1992 and carries the potential to cause drastic economic losses to the aquaculture sector. The lack of an approved vaccine for SDDV necessitates timely prevention as the first line of defence against the disease, but current diagnostic platforms still face challenges that render them incompatible with field applications, particularly in resource-limited settings. Here, we developed a novel detection platform for SDDV based on a CRISPR-Cas12a-based nucleic acid detection technology combined with recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA-Cas12a). Using the viral adenosine triphosphatase (SDDV-ATPase) gene as a target, we achieved the detection limit of 40 copies per reaction and high specificity for SDDV. The coupling with fluorescence and lateral flow readouts enables naked-eye visualization and straightforward data interpretation requiring minimal scientific background. Compared with semi-nested PCR in field sample evaluation, our RPA-Cas12a assay is more sensitive and capable of detecting SDDV in asymptomatic fish. Importantly, the entire workflow can be carried out at a constant temperature of 37°C within an hour from start to finish, thus removing the need for an expensive thermal cycling apparatus and long turnaround times associated with PCR-based methods. Therefore, owing to its high accuracy, rapidity and user-friendliness, the developed RPA-Cas12a platform shows the potential for diagnosis of SDDV at point of need and could be a valuable tool to help protect fish farming communities from large-scale epidemics.
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- Thanwarat Sukonta
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Shahin K, Subramaniam K, Camus AC, Yazdi Z, Yun S, Koda SA, Waltzek TB, Pierezan F, Hu R, Soto E. Isolation, Identification and Characterization of a Novel Megalocytivirus from Cultured Tilapia ( Oreochromis spp.) from Southern California, USA. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:3524. [PMID: 34944299 PMCID: PMC8697977 DOI: 10.3390/ani11123524] [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: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
In spring 2019, diseased four-month-old tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from an aquaculture farm in Southern California, USA were received for diagnostic evaluation with signs of lethargy, anorexia, abnormal swimming, and low-level mortalities. At necropsy, non-specific external lesions were noted including fin erosion, cutaneous melanosis, gill pallor, and coelomic distension. Internal changes included ascites, hepatomegaly, renomegaly, splenomegaly, and multifocal yellow-white nodules in the spleen and kidney. Cultures of spleen and kidney produced bacterial colonies identified as Francisella orientalis. Homogenized samples of gill, brain, liver, spleen, and kidney inoculated onto Mozambique tilapia brain cells (OmB) developed cytopathic effects, characterized by rounding of cells and detaching from the monolayer 6-10 days post-inoculation at 25 °C. Transmission electron microscopy revealed 115.4 ± 5.8 nm icosahedral virions with dense central cores in the cytoplasm of OmB cells. A consensus PCR, targeting the DNA polymerase gene of large double-stranded DNA viruses, performed on cell culture supernatant yielded a sequence consistent with an iridovirus. Phylogenetic analyses based on the concatenated full length major capsid protein and DNA polymerase gene sequences supported the tilapia virus as a novel species within the genus Megalocytivirus, most closely related to scale drop disease virus and European chub iridovirus. An intracoelomic injection challenge in Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) fingerlings resulted in 39% mortality after 16 days. Histopathology revealed necrosis of head kidney and splenic hematopoietic tissues.
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- Khalid Shahin
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; or (Z.Y.); (S.Y.); (R.H.)
- Aquatic Animal Diseases Laboratory, Aquaculture Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Suez P.O. Box 43511, Egypt
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (K.S.); (S.A.K.); (T.B.W.)
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- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; or (Z.Y.); (S.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; or (Z.Y.); (S.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (K.S.); (S.A.K.); (T.B.W.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (K.S.); (S.A.K.); (T.B.W.)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil;
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; or (Z.Y.); (S.Y.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; or (Z.Y.); (S.Y.); (R.H.)
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Prasitporn T, Senapin S, Vaniksampanna A, Longyant S, Chaivisuthangkura P. Development of cross-priming amplification (CPA) combined with colorimetric and lateral flow dipstick visualization for scale drop disease virus (SDDV) detection. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2021; 44:1411-1422. [PMID: 34041757 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13448] [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: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) is one of the most important pathogens that causes scale drop disease (SDD) in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer). The outbreaks of this disease are one of the factors causing substantial losses in Asian sea bass aquaculture. In this study, the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG)-supplemented cross-priming amplification (UCPA) combined with a colorimetric detection method using the hydroxynaphthol blue (HNB) and lateral flow dipstick (LFD) for detection of SDDV was developed. The UDG was utilized to prevent carryover contamination, and the CPA reactions can be readily observed by HNB and LFD. The CPA primers and probe were designed to target the major capsid protein (MCP) gene of the SDDV. The optimized UCPA conditions were performed at the temperature of 61°C for 60 min. The UCPA assays demonstrated specificity to SDDV without cross-reaction to other tested viruses including red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV), infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) and Lates calcarifer herpes virus (LCHV), and other bacterial species commonly found in aquatic animals. The sensitivity of the UCPA-HNB and UCPA-LFD was 100 viral copies/µl and 10 pg of extracted total DNA, which was 10-fold more sensitive than that of conventional PCR. The UCPA-HNB and UCPA-LFD assays could be used to detect the SDDV infection in all 25 confirmed SDDV-infected fish samples. Therefore, the UCPA coupled with HNB and LFD was rapid, simple and effective and might be applied for diagnosis of SDDV infection.
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- Terawut Prasitporn
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Animal, Plant and Parasite Biotechnology, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Animal, Plant and Parasite Biotechnology, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Animal, Plant and Parasite Biotechnology, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Fu Y, Li Y, Fu W, Su H, Zhang L, Huang C, Weng S, Yu F, He J, Dong C. Scale Drop Disease Virus Associated Yellowfin Seabream ( Acanthopagrus latus) Ascites Diseases, Zhuhai, Guangdong, Southern China: The First Description. Viruses 2021; 13:v13081617. [PMID: 34452481 PMCID: PMC8402775 DOI: 10.3390/v13081617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Scale drop disease virus (SDDV), an emerging piscine iridovirus prevalent in farmed Asian seabass Lates calcarifer in Southeast Asia, was firstly scientifically descripted in Singapore in 2015. Here, an SDDV isolate ZH-06/20 was isolated by inoculating filtered ascites from diseased juvenile yellowfin seabream into MFF-1 cell. Advanced cytopathic effects were observed 6 days post-inoculation. A transmission electron microscopy examination confirmed that numerous virion particles, about 140 nm in diameter, were observed in infected MFF-1 cell. ZH-06/20 was further purified and both whole genome and virion proteome were determined. The results showed that ZH-06/20 was composed of 131,122 bp with 135 putative viral proteins and 113 of them were further detected by virion proteome. Western blot analysis showed that no (or weak) cross-reaction was observed among several major viral proteins between ZH-06/20 and ISKNV-like megalocytivirus. An artificial challenge showed that ZH-06/20 could cause 100% death to juvenile yellowfin seabream. A typical sign was characterized by severe ascites, but not scale drop, which was considerably different from SDD syndrome in Asian seabass. Collectively, SDDV was confirmed, for the first time, as the causative agent of ascites diseases in farmed yellowfin seabream. Our study offers useful information to better understanding SDDV-associated diseases in farmed fish.
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- Yuting Fu
- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.F.); (L.Z.)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai 519000, China; (Y.L.); (H.S.); (C.H.); (F.Y.)
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai 519000, China; (Y.L.); (H.S.); (C.H.); (F.Y.)
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.F.); (L.Z.)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai 519000, China; (Y.L.); (H.S.); (C.H.); (F.Y.)
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai 519000, China; (Y.L.); (H.S.); (C.H.); (F.Y.)
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.F.); (L.Z.)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (C.D.)
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China; (W.F.); (S.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (C.D.)
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Domingos JA, Shen X, Terence C, Senapin S, Dong HT, Tan MR, Gibson-Kueh S, Jerry DR. Scale Drop Disease Virus (SDDV) and Lates calcarifer Herpes Virus (LCHV) Coinfection Downregulate Immune-Relevant Pathways and Cause Splenic and Kidney Necrosis in Barramundi Under Commercial Farming Conditions. Front Genet 2021; 12:666897. [PMID: 34220943 PMCID: PMC8249934 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.666897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Marine farming of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in Southeast Asia is currently severely affected by viral diseases. To better understand the biological implications and gene expression response of barramundi in commercial farming conditions during a disease outbreak, the presence of pathogens, comparative RNAseq, and histopathology targeting multiple organs of clinically “sick” and “healthy” juveniles were investigated. Coinfection of scale drop disease virus (SDDV) and L. calcarifer herpes virus (LCHV) were detected in all sampled fish, with higher SDDV viral loads in sick than in healthy fish. Histopathology showed that livers in sick fish often had moderate to severe abnormal fat accumulation (hepatic lipidosis), whereas the predominant pathology in the kidneys shows moderate to severe inflammation and glomerular necrosis. The spleen was the most severely affected organ, with sick fish presenting severe multifocal and coalescing necrosis. Principal component analysis (PC1 and PC2) explained 70.3% of the observed variance and strongly associated the above histopathological findings with SDDV loads and with the sick phenotypes, supporting a primary diagnosis of the fish being impacted by scale drop disease (SDD). Extracted RNA from kidney and spleen of the sick fish were also severely degraded likely due to severe inflammation and tissue necrosis, indicating failure of these organs in advanced stages of SDD. RNAseq of sick vs. healthy barramundi identified 2,810 and 556 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the liver and muscle, respectively. Eleven significantly enriched pathways (e.g., phagosome, cytokine-cytokine-receptor interaction, ECM-receptor interaction, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, calcium signaling, MAPK, CAMs, etc.) and gene families (e.g., tool-like receptor, TNF, lectin, complement, interleukin, chemokine, MHC, B and T cells, CD molecules, etc.) relevant to homeostasis and innate and adaptive immunity were mostly downregulated in sick fish. These DEGs and pathways, also previously identified in L. calcarifer as general immune responses to other pathogens and environmental stressors, suggest a failure of the clinically sick fish to cope and overcome the systemic inflammatory responses and tissue degeneration caused by SDD.
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- Jose A Domingos
- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore.,Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Applied Science (SAS), Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore.,Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Charoenwai O, Senapin S, Dong HT, Sonthi M. Detection of scale drop disease virus from non-destructive samples and ectoparasites of Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2021; 44:461-467. [PMID: 33118189 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Non-destructive sampling methods offer practical advantages to detection and monitoring of viral pathogens in economically important farmed fish and broodstock. Here, we investigated whether blood, mucus and fin can be used as non-lethal sample sources for detection of scale drop disease virus (SDDV) in farmed Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer. Detection of SDDV was performed in parallel from three non-destructive and seven destructive sample types, collected from both clinically sick fish and subclinical fish obtained from an affected farm. The results showed that SDDV was detectable in all 10 sample types with the percentage ranging from 20% to 100%. Blood was the best non-destructive sample source exhibited by the fact that it yielded 100% SDDV-positive tests from both sick (n = 12, 95% CI: 69.9-99.2) and clinically healthy fish (n = 4, 95% CI: 39.6%-97.4%) and is considered a "sterile" sample. This study also revealed concurrent infection of SDDV and two ectoparasites Lernanthropus sp. and Diplectanum sp., in all affected fish (n = 8, 95% CI: 46.7-99.3) during the disease outbreak. These ectoparasites also tested positive for SDDV by PCR, indicating that they were potential sample sources for PCR-based detection of SDDV and possibly other viruses infecting Asian sea bass.
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- Onanong Charoenwai
- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
- Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics and Immunology Research Unit, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
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- Fish Health Platform, Faculty of Science, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
- Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics and Immunology Research Unit, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
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Kwankijudomkul A, Dong HT, Longyant S, Sithigorngul P, Khunrae P, Rattanarojpong T, Senapin S. Antigenicity of hypothetical protein HP33 of Vibrio harveyi Y6 causing scale drop and muscle necrosis disease in Asian sea bass. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 108:73-79. [PMID: 33285163 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A unique strain of Vibrio harveyi is the causative agent of scale drop and muscle necrosis disease (SDMND) in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer). This study investigated the protein profiles of SDMND-causing Vibrio harveyi isolates compared to the reference V. harveyi ATCC 14126 strain. A distinct protein band of 33 kDa, namely HP33, found from only V. harveyi SDMND was subjected to analysis by LC-MS/MS and the identified peptide sequences matched to an unknown hypothetical protein. Detection of HP33 coding sequence was investigated at both genomic and transcriptional levels and the results consistently supported the protein analysis. Recombinant HP33 protein was then produced using Escherichia coli system. The rHP33 protein did not cause mortality or visible clinical signs to Asian sea bass. However, the rHP33 protein was able to stimulate antibody response in Asian sea bass as evidenced by Western blotting and agglutination tests. Here, we proposed that rHP33 might be a good protein target for development of subunit vaccine and/or immunostimulant to protect Asian sea bass from SDMND.
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- Anusara Kwankijudomkul
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok, 10140, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok, 10140, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok, 10140, 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, 10400, Thailand; National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand.
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Thu Lan NG, Salin KR, Longyant S, Senapin S, Dong HT. Systemic and mucosal antibody response of freshwater cultured Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) to monovalent and bivalent vaccines against Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus iniae. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 108:7-13. [PMID: 33217566 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer farming in Southeast Asia, encounters serious disease challenges caused by Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus iniae. However, a vaccine for disease prevention is not yet available. In this study, we investigated the mucosal and systemic antibody (IgM) response kinetics of the Asian seabass following primary immunization with oil-based formalin-killed vaccines (FKVs) prepared from S. agalactiae and S. iniae (monovalent Sa, monovalent Si, and bivalent Sa-Si) and secondary booster with the respective water-based FKVs. The efficacy of vaccines was subsequently evaluated by an experimental challenge. The results revealed similar antibody response kinetics in both systemic and mucosal systems. However, the immune response in the fish vaccinated with the monovalent vaccines was superior to those fish received the bivalent vaccine in terms of specific antibody titer. The fish that received monovalent vaccines required 1-2 weeks to raise a significant level of specific antibody titer in both systemic and mucosal systems while those vaccinated with bivalent vaccine required three weeks. Following booster at day 21, both systemic and mucosal antibody titers in all vaccinated groups had reached the peak at day 28 and gradually declined in the following weeks but remained significantly higher than control until the end of the experiment (day 63). In the challenge test, both monovalent and bivalent vaccines were found to be highly efficacious, with the relative percentage survival (RPS) ranging from 75 to 85%. In summary, this study explored the 63-days antibody response kinetics (both mucosal and systemic systems) of Asian seabass to monovalent and bivalent inactivated vaccines and confirmed that the combination of S. agalactiae and S. iniae in a single injectable vaccine is possible.
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- Nguyen Giang Thu Lan
- School of Biotechnology, International University-Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110, 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, 10400, Thailand; National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand.
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Kayansamruaj P, Soontara C, Dong HT, Phiwsaiya K, Senapin S. Draft genome sequence of scale drop disease virus (SDDV) retrieved from metagenomic investigation of infected barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2020; 43:1287-1298. [PMID: 32829517 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) is a novel viral pathogen considered to be distributed in farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in South-East Asia. Despite the severity of the disease, only limited genomic information related to SDDV is available. In this study, samples of SDDV-infected fish collected in 2019 were used. The microbiome of brain tissue was investigated using Illumina HiSeq DNA sequencing. Taxonomic analysis showed that SDDV was the main pathogen contained in the affected barramundi. De novo metagenome assembly recovered the SDDV genome, named isolate TH2019, 131 kb in length, and comprised of 135 ORFs. Comparison between this genome and the Singaporean SDDV reference genome revealed that the nucleotide identity within the aligned region was 99.97%. Missense, frameshift, insertion and deletion mutations were identified in 26 ORFs. Deletion of four deduced amino acid sequence in ORF_030L, identical to the SDDV isolate previously identified in Thailand, would be a potential biomarker for future strain classification. Interestingly, the genome of SDDV TH2019 harboured a unique 7,695-bp-long genomic region containing six hypothetical protein-encoded genes. Collectively, this study demonstrated that the SDDV genome can be sequenced directly, although with limited coverage depth, using metagenomic analysis of barramundi sample with severe infection.
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- Pattanapon Kayansamruaj
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Omics Center for Agriculture, Bioresources, Food and Health, Kasetsart University (OmiKU), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Nueng, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Nueng, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Kerddee P, Dong HT, Chokmangmeepisarn P, Rodkhum C, Srisapoome P, Areechon N, Del-Pozo J, Kayansamruaj P. Simultaneous detection of scale drop disease virus and Flavobacterium columnare from diseased freshwater-reared barramundi Lates calcarifer. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2020; 140:119-128. [PMID: 32759470 DOI: 10.3354/dao03500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Freshwater farming of barramundi Lates calcarifer in Thailand is a growing sector in aquaculture, but mortalities due to infectious diseases are still a major threat to this industry. In 2018, an episode of severe mortality in juvenile barramundi was noted in a freshwater earth pond site. Fish presented with severe gill necrosis, as well as severe cutaneous hemorrhages, scale loss, and discoloration at the base of dorsal fin (saddleback lesions). Histopathology revealed extensive necrosis of skeletal muscle and gill filaments, as well as basophilic inclusion bodies and megalocytosis in muscle, gill, liver, and kidney. Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) infection was subsequently confirmed by virus-specific semi-nested PCR. Further, DNA sequences of the viral major capsid protein (MCP) and ATPase genes had a respective homology of 99.85 and 99.92% with sequences of SDDV infecting barramundi in saltwater culture. Gill necrosis and saddleback lesions are not typical lesions associated with scale drop syndrome. Their presence was explained by Flavobacterium columnare isolation from the gill, followed by positive F. columnare-specific PCR. To our knowledge, this is the first report of SDDV-associated mortality in freshwater-farmed barramundi. Furthermore, this mortality presented as a concurrent infection with SDDV and F. columnare, with typical lesions of both infections.
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- Pattarawit Kerddee
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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Meemetta W, Domingos JA, Dong HT, Senapin S. Development of a SYBR Green quantitative PCR assay for detection of Lates calcarifer herpesvirus (LCHV) in farmed barramundi. J Virol Methods 2020; 285:113920. [PMID: 32579895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Lates calcarifer herpes virus (LCHV) is a novel virus of farmed barramundi in Southeast Asia. However, a rapid detection method is yet to be available for LCHV. This study, therefore, aimed to develop a rapid quantitative PCR (qPCR) detection method for LCHV and made it timely available to public for disease diagnostics and surveillance in barramundi farming countries. A newly designed primer set targeting a 93-bp fragment of the LCHV putative major envelope protein encoding gene (MEP) was used for developing and optimizing a SYBR Green based qPCR assay. The established protocol could detect as low as 10 viral copies per μl of DNA template in a reaction containing spiked host DNA. No cross-amplification with genomic DNA extracted from host as well as common aquatic pathogens (12 bacteria and 4 viruses) were observed. Validation test of the method with clinical samples revealed that the virus was detected in multiple organs of the clinically sick fish but not in the healthy fish. We thus recommend that barramundi farming countries should promptly initiate active surveillance for LCHV in order to understand their circulation for preventing possibly negative impact to the industry.
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- Watcharachai Meemetta
- Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, 387380, Singapore
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10300, 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, 10400, Thailand; National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand.
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Sriisan S, Boonchird C, Thitamadee S, Sonthi M, Thanh Dong H, Senapin S. A sensitive and specific SYBR Green-based qPCR assay for detecting scale drop disease virus (SDDV) in Asian sea bass. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2020; 139:131-137. [PMID: 32406868 DOI: 10.3354/dao03484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) is a megalocytivirus known to cause disease in Asian sea bass in Southeast Asia. To support SDDV diagnosis and surveillance, we report on a sensitive and specific SYBR Green qPCR assay. The qPCR primers were designed to target a 135 bp fragment of the SDDV ATPase gene. The optimized SDDV qPCR assay reliably detected 2 copies of a plasmid dsDNA control and did not cross-amplify DNA to any of 12 viral or bacterial pathogens commonly found in aquatic animals. When assessed with 86 field samples, the assay detected SDDV in DNA extracted from each of 34 scale drop disease-affected fish collected from 5 affected farms. The qPCR also detected SDDV in DNA from 30 of 52 overtly healthy fish collected from 9 farms where SDDV had not been detected previously, using a semi-nested conventional PCR. The higher sensitivity of our SDDV qPCR assay can thus be useful in detecting fish with subclinical/chronic infections. However, the qPCR showed that SDDV DNA loads varied from 8.0 × 102 to 6.8 × 104 viral DNA copies per 200 ng DNA template among the 8 organ tissue types sampled from 3 diseased fish. In circumstances requiring SDDV to be detected unequivocally in subclinical carriers with lower-level infection, qPCR testing of more than one type of tissue is advisable.
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- Sukhontip Sriisan
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Charoenwai O, Meemetta W, Sonthi M, Dong HT, Senapin S. A validated semi-nested PCR for rapid detection of scale drop disease virus (SDDV) in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer). J Virol Methods 2019; 268:37-41. [PMID: 30898576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Scale drop diseases virus (SDDV), a newly characterized virus of farmed Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer), has been reported in several countries in Southeast Asia. However, no fully validated detection method is publicly available for disease diagnosis and surveillance. Here, we described a newly developed semi-nested PCR (snPCR) method for detection of the virus from field samples. The designed primers targeting a gene encoding ATPase generated amplicons of 738 bp and 412 bp in the first and second step PCR, respectively. The established protocol could detect down to 100 viral copies/μL template and was 100-fold more sensitive than single step PCR. A Specificity test against extracted DNA from ten bacterial pathogens, tissues from viral infected specimens and fish host revealed no cross amplification. The SDDV snPCR method could detect the virus from all clinical samples showing symptoms of scale drop disease (n = 25) and all samples from outbreaks of an unknown disease (n = 6) whereas all clinically healthy fish sea bass (n = 161) and grouper (n = 45) collected from different provinces tested negative. The newly established protocol might be useful for Asian sea bass farming countries to initiate disease diagnosis and surveillance.
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- Onanong Charoenwai
- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, 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
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- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
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- 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), Pathumthani, Thailand.
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Senapin S, Dong HT, Meemetta W, Gangnonngiw W, Sangsuriya P, Vanichviriyakit R, Sonthi M, Nuangsaeng B. Mortality from scale drop disease in farmed Lates calcarifer in Southeast Asia. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2019; 42:119-127. [PMID: 30397913 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In Southeast Asia, a new disease called scale drop disease (SDD) caused by a novel Megalocytivirus (SDDV) has emerged in farmed Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. We received samples from an Eastern Thai province that also showed gross signs of SDD (loss of scales). Clinical samples of 0.2-1.1 kg L. calcarifer collected between 2016 and 2018 were examined for evidence of SDDV infection. Histopathology was similar to that in the first report of SDDV from Singapore including necrosis, inflammation and nuclear pyknosis and karyorrhexis in the multiple organs. Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were also observed in the muscle tissue. In a density-gradient fraction from muscle extracts, TEM revealed enveloped, hexagonal megalocytiviral-like particles (~100-180 nm). By PCR using primers derived from the Singaporean SDDV genome sequence, four different genes were amplified and sequenced from the Thai isolate revealing 98.7%-99.9% identity between the two isolates. Since viral inclusions were rarely observed, clinical signs and histopathology could not be used to easily distinguish between SDD caused by bacteria or SDDV. We therefore recommend that PCR screening be used to monitor broodstock, fry and grow-out fish to estimate the current impact of SDDV in Southeast Asia and to prevent its spread.
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- Saengchan Senapin
- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand
- Aquatic Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science, Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
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- Faculty of Marine Technology, Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi, Thailand
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Lamb RW, Smith F, Aued AW, Salinas-de-León P, Suarez J, Gomez-Chiarri M, Smolowitz R, Giray C, Witman JD. El Niño drives a widespread ulcerative skin disease outbreak in Galapagos marine fishes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16602. [PMID: 30413801 PMCID: PMC6226461 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34929-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Climate change increases local climatic variation and unpredictability, which can alter ecological interactions and trigger wildlife disease outbreaks. Here we describe an unprecedented multi-species outbreak of wild fish disease driven by a climate perturbation. The 2015–16 El Niño generated a +2.5 °C sea surface temperature anomaly in the Galapagos Islands lasting six months. This coincided with a novel ulcerative skin disease affecting 18 teleost species from 13 different families. Disease signs included scale loss and hemorrhagic ulcerated patches of skin, fin deterioration, lethargy, and erratic behavior. A bacterial culture isolated from skin lesions of two of the affected fish species was identified by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene as a Rahnella spp. Disease prevalence rates were linearly correlated with density in three fish species. In January 2016, disease prevalence reached 51.1% in the ring-tailed damselfish Stegastes beebei (n = 570) and 18.7% in the king angelfish Holacanthus passer (n = 318), corresponding to 78% and 86% decreases in their populations relative to a 4.5-year baseline, respectively. We hypothesize that this outbreak was precipitated by the persistent warm temperatures and lack of planktonic productivity that characterize extreme El Niño events, which are predicted to increase in frequency with global warming.
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- Robert W Lamb
- Brown University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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- Brown University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Charles Darwin Research Station, Av. Charles Darwin s/n, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.,Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Kennebec River Biosciences, Richmond, ME, USA
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- Brown University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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Go J, Waltzek TB, Subramaniam K, Yun SC, Groff JM, Anderson IG, Chong R, Shirley I, Schuh JCL, Handlinger JH, Tweedie A, Whittington RJ. Detection of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) and turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV) from archival ornamental fish samples. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2016; 122:105-123. [PMID: 28000602 DOI: 10.3354/dao03068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Although infections caused by megalocytiviruses have been reported from a wide range of finfish species for several decades, molecular characterisation of the viruses involved has been undertaken only on more recent cases. Sequence analysis of the major capsid protein and adenosine triphosphatase genes is reported here from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded material from 2 archival ornamental fish cases from 1986 and 1988 in conjunction with data for a range of genes from fresh frozen tissues from 5 cases obtained from 1991 through to 2010. Turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV) genotype megalocytiviruses, previously not documented in ornamental fish, were detected in samples from 1986, 1988 and 1991. In contrast, megalocytiviruses from 1996 onwards, including those characterised from 2002, 2006 and 2010 in this study, were almost indistinguishable from infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV). Three of the species infected with TRBIV-like megalocytiviruses from 1986 to 1991, viz. dwarf gourami Trichogaster lalius (formerly Colisa lalia), freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare and oscar Astronotus ocellatus, were infected with ISKNV genotype megalocytiviruses from 2002 to 2010. The detection of a TRBIV genotype isolate in ornamental fish from 1986 represents the index case, confirmed by molecular sequence data, for the genus Megalocytivirus.
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- J Go
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2570, Australia
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Trujillo-González A, Johnson LK, Constantinoiu CC, Hutson KS. Histopathology associated with haptor attachment of the ectoparasitic monogenean Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae) to barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2015; 38:1063-1067. [PMID: 25322813 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- A Trujillo-González
- James Cook University, Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Townsville, Qld, Australia
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- James Cook University, Centre for Biosecurity in Tropical Infectious Diseases, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, Townsville, Qld, Australia
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- James Cook University, Centre for Biosecurity in Tropical Infectious Diseases, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, Townsville, Qld, Australia
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- James Cook University, Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Townsville, Qld, Australia
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A Novel Virus Causes Scale Drop Disease in Lates calcarifer. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1005074. [PMID: 26252390 PMCID: PMC4529248 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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From 1992 onwards, outbreaks of a previously unknown illness have been reported in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) kept in maricultures in Southeast Asia. The most striking symptom of this emerging disease is the loss of scales. It was referred to as scale drop syndrome, but the etiology remained enigmatic. By using a next-generation virus discovery technique, VIDISCA-454, sequences of an unknown virus were detected in serum of diseased fish. The near complete genome sequence of the virus was determined, which shows a unique genome organization, and low levels of identity to known members of the Iridoviridae. Based on homology of a series of putatively encoded proteins, the virus is a novel member of the Megalocytivirus genus of the Iridoviridae family. The virus was isolated and propagated in cell culture, where it caused a cytopathogenic effect in infected Asian seabass kidney and brain cells. Electron microscopy revealed icosahedral virions of about 140 nm, characteristic for the Iridoviridae. In vitro cultured virus induced scale drop syndrome in Asian seabass in vivo and the virus could be reisolated from these infected fish. These findings show that the virus is the causative agent for the scale drop syndrome, as each of Koch's postulates is fulfilled. We have named the virus Scale Drop Disease Virus. Vaccines prepared from BEI- and formalin inactivated virus, as well as from E. coli produced major capsid protein provide efficacious protection against scale drop disease.
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Jiang J, Miyata M, Chan C, Ngoh SY, Liew WC, Saju JM, Ng KS, Wong FS, Lee YS, Chang SF, Orbán L. Differential transcriptomic response in the spleen and head kidney following vaccination and infection of Asian seabass with Streptococcus iniae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99128. [PMID: 24992587 PMCID: PMC4081116 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vaccination is an important strategy in the protection of aquaculture species from major diseases. However, we still do not have a good understanding of the mechanisms underlying vaccine-induced disease resistance. This is further complicated by the presence of several lymphoid organs that play different roles when mounting an immune response. In this study, we attempt to elucidate some of these mechanisms using a microarray-based approach. Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) were vaccinated against Streptococcus iniae and the transcriptomic changes within the spleen and head kidney at one and seven days post-vaccination were profiled. We subsequently challenged the seabass at three weeks post-vaccination with live S. iniae and similarly profiled the transcriptomes of the two organs after the challenge. We found that vaccination induced an early, but transient transcriptomic change in the spleens and a delayed response in the head kidneys, which became more similar to one another compared to un-vaccinated ones. When challenged with the pathogen, the spleen, but not the head kidneys, responded transcriptomically at 25-29 hours post-challenge. A unique set of genes, in particular those involved in the activation of NF-κB signaling, was up-regulated in the vaccinated spleens upon pathogen challenge but not in the un-vaccinated spleens. A semi-quantitative PCR detection of S. iniae using metagenomic DNA extracted from the water containing the seabass also revealed that vaccination resulted in reduction of pathogen shedding. This result indicated that vaccination not only led to a successful immune defense against the infection, but also reduced the chances for horizontal transmission of the pathogen. In conclusion, we have provided a transcriptomic analysis of how the teleost spleen and head kidneys responded to vaccination and subsequent infection. The different responses from the two organs are suggestive of their unique roles in establishing a vaccine-induced disease resistance.
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- Junhui Jiang
- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- MSD Animal Health Innovation, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- * E-mail: (SFC); (LO)
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- Reproductive Genomics Group, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Department of Animal Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
- * E-mail: (SFC); (LO)
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