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Pardo A, Villasante A, Romero J. Skin Microbial Community Associated to Strawberry Disease in Farmed Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792). Microorganisms 2024; 12:217. [PMID: 38276202 PMCID: PMC10818565 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Aquaculture plays a crucial role in addressing the growing global demand for food. However, diseases associated with intensive aquaculture practices, especially those affecting the skin, can present significant challenges to both fish health and the industry as a whole. Strawberry disease (SD), also known as red-mark syndrome, is a persistent and non-lethal skin condition observed in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the United States and various European countries. SD is a nonlethal skin condition of an unclear etiology that affects rainbow trout reared in freshwater close to the harvest period. We used a RNA-based approach to examine active microbiota in the SD skin lesions and compared to non-injured skin. Our results, based on using 16S rRNA gene next-generation sequencing, showed that the skin microbiota was dominated by the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. The comparisons of the skin microbiota between injured and non-injured samples showed differences in the alpha diversity (Fisher index) and beta diversity metrics (ANOSIM). At the genus level, both Pseudomonas and Candidatus Midichloria were highlighted as the most abundant taxa detected in samples obtained from fish affected with strawberry diseases. In contrast, the most abundant taxa in non-injured skin were Escherichia-Shigella, Streptococcus, and Pseudoalteromonas. In conclusion, our study on SD revealed distinct differences in the microbiota composition between skin lesions and non-injured skin. This is the first description of microbiota associated with SD-injured skin samples using an RNA approach.
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- Alda Pardo
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología de Alimentos, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, El Líbano 5524, Santiago 7830489, Chile; (A.P.); (A.V.)
- Cooperative Program for Aquaculture (Ph.D.), Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica del Norte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología de Alimentos, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, El Líbano 5524, Santiago 7830489, Chile; (A.P.); (A.V.)
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago 7500000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología de Alimentos, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, El Líbano 5524, Santiago 7830489, Chile; (A.P.); (A.V.)
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Galeotti M, Orioles M, Saccà E, Byadgi O, Pesaro S, Di Cerbo A, Magi GE. Understanding the Pathogenesis of Red Mark Syndrome in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) through an Integrated Morphological and Molecular Approach. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13061103. [PMID: 36978643 PMCID: PMC10044500 DOI: 10.3390/ani13061103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) is a widespread skin disorder of rainbow trout in freshwater aquaculture, believed to be caused by a Midichloria-like organism (MLO). Here, we aimed to study the pathologic mechanisms at the origin of RMS by analyzing field samples from a recent outbreak through gene expression, MLO PCR, quantitative PCR, and a histopathological scoring system proposed for RMS lesions. Statistical analyses included a One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with a Dunnett's multiple comparisons test to assess differences among gene expression groups and a nonparametric Spearman correlation between various categories of skin lesions and PCR results. In short, the results confirmed the presence of a high quantity of 16S gene copy numbers of Midichloria-like organisms in diseased skin tissues. However, the number of Midichloria-like organisms detected was not correlated to the degree of severity of skin disease. Midichloria-like organism DNA was found in the spleen and head kidney. The spleen showed pathologic changes mainly of hyperplastic type, reflecting its direct involvement during infection. The most severe skin lesions were characterized by a high level of inflammatory cytokines sustaining and modulating the severe inflammatory process. IL-1 β, IL-6, IL-10, MHC-II, and TCR were upregulated in severe skin lesions, while IL-10 was highly expressed in moderate to severe ones. In the moderate form, the response was driven to produce immunoglobulins, which appeared crucial in controlling the skin disease's severity. Altogether our results illustrated a complex immune interaction between the host and Midichloria-like organism.
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- Marco Galeotti
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, DI4A, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, DI4A, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, DI4A, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- International Program in Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuefu Road, Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, DI4A, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Matelica, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Matelica, Italy
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Bruno A, Cafiso A, Sandionigi A, Galimberti A, Magnani D, Manfrin A, Petroni G, Casiraghi M, Bazzocchi C. Red mark syndrome: Is the aquaculture water microbiome a keystone for understanding the disease aetiology? Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1059127. [PMID: 36922974 PMCID: PMC10010170 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1059127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Aquaculture significantly contributes to the growing demand for food worldwide. However, diseases associated with intensive aquaculture conditions, especially the skin related syndromes, may have significant implications on fish health and industry. In farmed rainbow trout, red mark syndrome (RMS), which consists of multiple skin lesions, currently lacks recognized aetiological agents, and increased efforts are needed to elucidate the onset of these conditions. Most of the past studies were focused on analyzing skin lesions, but no study focused on water, a medium constantly interacting with fish. Indeed, water tanks are environmental niches colonized by microbial communities, which may be implicated in the onset of the disease. Here, we present the results of water and sediment microbiome analyses performed in an RMS-affected aquaculture facility, bringing new knowledge about the environmental microbiomes harbored under these conditions. On the whole, no significant differences in the bacterial community structure were reported in RMS-affected tanks compared to the RMS-free ones. However, we highlighted significant differences in microbiome composition when analyzing different samples source (i.e., water and sediments). Looking at the finer scale, we measured significant changes in the relative abundances of specific taxa in RMS-affected tanks, especially when analyzing water samples. Our results provide worthwhile insight into a mostly uncharacterized ecological scenario, aiding future studies on the aquaculture built environment for disease prevention and monitoring.
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- Antonia Bruno
- ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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- ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of the Venezie (IZSVe), Legnaro, Italy
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- ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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Orioles M, Saccà E, Metselaar M, Bulfoni M, Cesselli D, Galeotti M. Observations on Red Mark Syndrome in juvenile rainbow trout farmed in RAS system. J Fish Dis 2022; 45:1889-1892. [PMID: 35964248 PMCID: PMC9804602 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Massimo Orioles
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, Veterinary Pathology UnitUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, Veterinary Pathology UnitUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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- Aquatic Vets Ltd.StirlingScotland
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Udine, Italy Institute of Clinical Pathology, ASUFCUdineItaly
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, Veterinary Pathology UnitUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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Galeotti M, Sarli G, Sirri R, Mandrioli L, Beraldo P, Bronzatti P, Giavenni R, Orioles M, Magi G, Volpatti D. Red mark syndrome of trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss; Walbaum, 1792): Histopathological scoring and correlation with gross lesions. J Fish Dis 2021; 44:1325-1336. [PMID: 33971691 PMCID: PMC8453541 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) is a skin disorder affecting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The present work aimed to correlate the gross skin lesions affecting 46 fish sampled from farms surveyed for RMS with their microscopic features, identifying histological parameters that may be suggestive of disease progression. Skin lesions were grossly included in one of three categories (types I, II and III) according to the progressive degree of severity. Histological parameters and anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) tissue immunoreactivity were semi-quantitatively assessed. In the dermis, PCNA-positive lymphocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells were indicative of active phlogosis. A significant increase in PCNA-immunoreactive lymphocytes, from gross type I to type III cases, was found only in the hypodermis. The histological parameters significantly associated with the gross lesion severity were progressive loss of the epithelium and scales, recruitment of inflammatory cells in the stratum compactum, loss of architecture of the stratum compactum, perivascular and perineural granulomatous inflammation and increase in lymphocyte infiltration of the muscular layer. In the type II and type III categories, inflammation in the hypodermis and muscle displayed a granulomatous pattern, reinforcing the hypothesis of an immunopathological mechanism. The morphological diagnosis of "deep chronic dermatitis associated to panniculitis and myositis, characterised by lympho-histiocytic and granulomatous reaction" is suggested.
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- M. Galeotti
- Veterinary Pathology UnitDI4AUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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- Department of Veterinary Medical SciencesAlma Mater StudiorumUniversity of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Veterinary Medical SciencesAlma Mater StudiorumUniversity of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Veterinary Medical SciencesAlma Mater StudiorumUniversity of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Veterinary Pathology UnitDI4AUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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- Veterinary Pathology UnitDI4AUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary MedicineUniversity of CamerinoMatelicaItaly
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- Veterinary Pathology UnitDI4AUniversity of UdineUdineItaly
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Galeotti M, Volpatti D, Byadgi O, Beraldo P, Orioles M, Sarti M, Ciulli S, Magi GE. Red mark syndrome (RMS) in farmed rainbow trout: First report of outbreaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. J Fish Dis 2021; 44:627-631. [PMID: 33476400 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) is a non-lethal inflammatory skin disorder spreading in farmed adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and reported worldwide. The aetiology is still uncertain, but positive correlation was found between Midichloria-like organism and RMS-affected fish. Here, we describe the first cases of RMS in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The outbreaks under study occurred in two intensive farms during the late winter and spring of 2020. Affected fish showed signs of disease ascribable to RMS, confirmed by pathological and molecular examination.
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- Marco Galeotti
- Veterinary Pathology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Cesenatico, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Italy
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Sergeenko NV, Gavruseva TV, Ustimenko EA, Bochkova EV, Ryazanova TV. Case of highly prevalent papilloma-like skin lesions in whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis) in Kamchatka (Russia). J Fish Dis 2021; 44:487-493. [PMID: 33393694 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In October 2014, a case of mass skin lesions was reported in whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis) caught in the Nalycheva River on the Kamchatka peninsula (Russia). The proportion of affected fish was approximately 50% of the catch. Lesions of varying severity were noted from small tubercles to large single and confluent formations and ulcers. Papilloma-like growths were found in the epidermal layer of the skin of the affected fish. Histopathological alterations included the following: submerged growth of epithelial cells, infiltration of inflammatory cells, oedema of scale pockets, resorption of scales, haemorrhages, local necrosis and an increased number of mucous cells. In the dermal layer of the skin, haemorrhages and extensive necrosis were recorded. Inflammation, necrosis and destruction of myocytes were found in the underlying musculature. This is the first documented case of papilloma-like skin lesions found in salmonids in Kamchatka. The affected whitespotted char were deemed unsuitable as a food product due to their unsatisfactory appearance and impermissible levels of bacterial contamination of the muscles.
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- Natalia V Sergeenko
- Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Kamchatka Branch, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
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- The A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Kamchatka Branch, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
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- Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Kamchatka Branch, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
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- Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Kamchatka Branch, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
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Cano I, Worswick J, Mulhearn B, Green M, Feist SW, Clinton M. Cranial Mandibular Fibrosis Syndrome in Adult Farmed Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Pathogens 2021; 10:542. [PMID: 33946332 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10050542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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An unusual condition affecting market size rainbow trout was investigated. This condition was prevalent for several years at low levels but affected a large proportion of stock during 2018 and 2019. Chronic fibrosis affecting cranial tissues and the jaw was observed in samples collected in 2018. A larger sampling was then conducted in 2019 to investigate the presence of an infectious agent(s). An extensive inflammatory response in the mandibular region was the main finding, however infectious agents in the lesions were not identified through classical virology and bacteriology analysis. Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae infection, calcinosis, and a Gram-positive bacterial infection of a single fish cardiac tissue was observed, however, a correlation of these pathologies and the cranial mandibular fibrosis (CMF) syndrome was not established. The gene expression of a panel of 16 immune-related genes was studied. Among these, tgf-b, sIgM, il11, hspa, and the antimicrobial peptides lys and cath1 were up-regulated in jaw sections of CMF-affected fish, showing a strong positive correlation with the severity of the lesions. Idiopathic chronic fibrosis with the activation of the Tfg-B pathway and local hyper-immunoglobulaemia was therefore diagnosed. Initiating factors and causative agent(s) (biotic or abiotic) of CMF remain, at present, unclear.
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Johnston H, Symonds J, Walker S, Preece M, Lopez C, Nowak B. Case definitions for skin lesion syndromes in chinook salmon farmed in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. J Fish Dis 2021; 44:141-147. [PMID: 33275786 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Skin lesions are commonly reported in farmed salmonids. Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), introduced from California USA, is the only salmonid species commercially farmed in New Zealand, although trout are cultured for release by Fish and Game New Zealand. There are several farming areas in New Zealand, including Marlborough Sounds, Canterbury and Stewart Island. While the industry has not been affected by any of the major production diseases seen internationally, skin lesions have been recorded with an increase in prevalence from 2012 onwards in the Marlborough Sounds and were associated with elevated summer mortalities on farms in 2015. Here we are proposing case definitions for different types of skin lesions for future monitoring and research. Based on our current understanding of the above skin conditions, we developed case definitions for spots, spreading spots, ulcerated spreading spots and Regular Outline Flank Ulcers defining a positive case for three study units, including individual fish, pen/unit and farm.
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- New Zealand King Salmon, Picton, New Zealand
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- New Zealand King Salmon, Picton, New Zealand
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Vercauteren M, Decostere A, Chiers K. First report of lesions resembling red mark syndrome observed in wild-caught common dab (Limanda limanda). J Fish Dis 2020; 43:147-151. [PMID: 31724198 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Maaike Vercauteren
- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Oh WT, Giri SS, Yun S, Kim HJ, Kim SG, Kim SW, Kang JW, Han SJ, Kwon J, Jun JW, Park SC. Emergence of Rickettsial Infection in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fry Displaying the Appearance of Red Mark Syndrome in Korea. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E302. [PMID: 31470673 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7090302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) is a fish disease caused by the infection of Rickettsial agents, especially affecting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The disease is prevalent in many countries in Europe (France, Switzerland, Italy, and Slovenia), South America (Chile), North America (USA), and even Asia (Japan). However, it has not been reported in Korean aquaculture. In February 2019, rainbow trout presenting red spot lesions with swollen features on the lateral side of their body were observed at a hatchery in Korea. Fishes showing those clinical signs were fry weighing 25 ± 5 g. Moreover, the fish showing the red spot lesions were found dead, which suggests an outbreak of a mortality-causing disease. The symptoms were similar to those of RMS, and we identified the presence of Rickettsia-like organisms associated with this disease using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing, histopathologic examination, and transmission electron microscopy. The distinct features of this infection, compared to that in previous reports, were that RMS occurred in small-sized fish and accompanied mortality. Additionally, the presence of the Rickettsia agent was accompanied with outbreak of the disease. Therefore, this is the first report of RMS outbreak in rainbow trout fisheries in Korea.
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von Gersdorff Jørgensen L, Schmidt JG, Chen D, Kania PW, Buchmann K, Olesen NJ. Skin immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) experimentally exposed to the disease Red Mark Syndrome. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2019; 211:25-34. [PMID: 31084890 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Red Mark Syndrome (RMS) is a skin disease reported from farmed rainbow trout. Since the turn of the millennium it has been spreading through Europe. RMS is probably a bacterial disease caused by a Midichloria-like organism (MLO). It is non-lethal and causes little obvious changes in appetite or behavior but results in red hyperaemic skin lesions, which may lead to economic losses due to downgrading. Here we transfer RMS to naïve specific pathogen free (SPF) fish by cohabitation with RMS-affected seeder fish. During disease development we characterize local cellular immune responses and regulations of immunologically relevant genes in skin of the cohabitants by immunohistochemistry and qPCR. Skin samples from SPF controls and cohabitants (areas with and without lesions) were taken at 18, 61, 82 and 97 days post-cohabitation. Gene expression results showed that lesions had a Th1-type profile, but with concurrent high expression levels of all three classes of immunoglobulins (IgD, IgM and IgT). The marked local infiltration of IgD + cells in the skin lesions as well as a highly up-regulated expression of the genes encoding sIgD and mIgD indicate that this immunoglobulin class plays an important role in skin immunity in general and in RMS pathology in particular. The co-occurrence of an apparent B cell dominated immune reaction with a Th1-type profile suggests that the local production of antibodies is independent of the classical Th2 pathway.
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Kulakova NV, Sakirko MV, Adelshin RV, Khanaev IV, Nebesnykh IA, Pérez T. Brown Rot Syndrome and Changes in the Bacterial Сommunity of the Baikal Sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis. Microb Ecol 2018; 75:1024-1034. [PMID: 29098357 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-017-1097-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mass mortality events have led to a collapse of the sponge fauna of Lake Baikal. We describe a new Brown Rot Syndrome affecting the endemic species Lubomirskia baicalensis. The main symptoms are the appearance of brown patches at the sponge surface, necrosis, and cyanobacterial fouling. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to characterize the bacterial community of healthy versus diseased sponges, in order to identify putative pathogens. The relative abundance of 89 eubacterial OTUs out of 340 detected has significantly changed between healthy and diseased groups. This can be explained by the depletion of host-specific prokaryotes and by the appearance and proliferation of disease-specific OTUs. In diseased sponges, the most represented OTUs belong to the families Oscillatoriaceae, Cytophagaceae, Flavobacteriaceae, Chitinophagaceae, Sphingobacteriaceae, Burkholderiaceae, Rhodobacteraceae, Comamonadaceae, Oxalobacteraceae, and Xanthomonadaceae. Although these families may contain pathogenic agents, the primary causes of changes in the sponge bacterial community and their relationship with Brown Rot Syndrome remain unclear. A better understanding of this ecological crisis will thus require a more integrative approach.
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- Nina V Kulakova
- Limnological Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Batorskaya st 3, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia.
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- Limnological Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Batorskaya st 3, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
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- Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, Trilisser st 78, 664047, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Limnological Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Batorskaya st 3, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
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- Limnological Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Batorskaya st 3, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Avignon Univ, Station Marine d'Endoume, Chemin de la Batterie des Lions, 13007, Marseille, France
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Galeotti M, Ronza P, Beraldo P, Bulfon C, Magi GE, Manzano M, Volpatti D. First report of Red Mark Syndrome (RMS) in farmed rainbow trout in Slovenia. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:1935-1939. [PMID: 28548687 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- M Galeotti
- Veterinary Pathology Section, DI4A, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Producción Animal y Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Veterinary Pathology Section, DI4A, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Section, DI4A, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Microbiology section, DI4A, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Section, DI4A, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Galeotti M, Manzano M, Beraldo P, Bulfon C, Rossi G, Volpatti D, Magi GE. Ultrastructural and biomolecular detection of Rickettsiales-like organisms in tissues of rainbow trout with Red Mark Syndrome. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:907-917. [PMID: 27882570 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) and US strawberry disease (US SD) are skin disorders affecting rainbow trout farmed in Europe and USA. The disease etiology has not yet been established. In spite of specific investigations, identifying Rickettsia-like organism (RLO)- and Midichloria-like organism (MLO)-related DNA in affected individuals, these pathogens have never been observed. We performed histological, ultrastructural and biomolecular analysis on skin and spleen samples of trout with RMS. Examination by TEM revealed the presence of intracytoplasmic microorganisms resembling Rickettsiales within macrophages, fibroblasts and erythrocytes. The microorganisms were oval or short rod shaped (400-800 nm in length and 100-200 nm in width) and often showed a cell wall similar to Gram-negative bacteria. PCR analysis for Rickettsiales supported these findings: 53% of affected trout were positive by both PCR and TEM The primers RiFCfw-RiFCrev were used to anneal both the RLO 16S DNA sequence and the MLO 16S DNA sequence. For this reason, and in agreement with previous studies confirming the presence of Rickettsiales-related DNA in trout with RMS, we assume that TEM detected microorganisms morphologically consistent with bacteria belonging to Rickettsiales order and could be considered as possible causative agents of RMS.
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- M Galeotti
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Science, Veterinary Pathology Section and Microbiology Section, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Science, Veterinary Pathology Section and Microbiology Section, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Science, Veterinary Pathology Section and Microbiology Section, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Science, Veterinary Pathology Section and Microbiology Section, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Science, Veterinary Pathology Section and Microbiology Section, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Italy
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Rizgalla J, Bron JE, Shinn AP, Herath TK, Paladini G, Ferguson HW. Ulcerative dermatitis in wild dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) from Libyan waters. J Fish Dis 2016; 39:1457-1466. [PMID: 27144368 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the period 2013-2015, wild dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe), caught in Libyan coastal waters and ranging in size from 42 to 92 cm in total length, were observed to have distinctive skin lesions of unknown aetiology. Histopathologically, the lesions comprised a multifocal, unilateral or bilateral dermatitis, involving the epidermis, superficial dermis and scale pockets, and sometimes, in severe cases, the hypodermis. Severe lesions had marked epidermal spongiosis progressing to ulceration. Healing was observed in some fish. Bacteria and fungi could be isolated from severe lesions, although they were not seen histopathologically in early-stage lesions. By contrast, metazoan parasite eggs were observed in the dermis and epidermis of some fish with mild and moderate dermatitis. Unidentified gravid digenean trematode parasites carrying similar eggs were also seen within the blood vessels of the deep and superficial dermis. The cause of this distinctive condition, termed dusky grouper dermatitis (DGD), and its potential impact upon already threatened Mediterranean wild dusky grouper populations and upon cultured grouper more widely have yet to be established.
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- J Rizgalla
- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
- Fish Vet Group Asia Limited, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Marine Medicine Programme, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
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Cano I, Verner-Jeffreys DW, van Aerle R, Paley RK, Peeler EJ, Green M, Rimmer GSE, Savage J, Joiner CL, Bayley AE, Mewett J, Hulland J, Feist SW. Puffy Skin Disease Is an Emerging Transmissible Condition in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158151. [PMID: 27391648 PMCID: PMC4938586 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The transmission of puffy skin disease (PSD) to rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum was tested in the laboratory by conducting co-habitation challenges with puffy skin (PS)-affected fish (Trojans) collected from the field. Two separate challenges were conducted using Trojans sourced from two different sites and diploid (first trial) or triploid (second trial) naïve fish. PSD-specific clinical signs were observed in both groups of naïve fish, with 66% of the fish sampled during the challenges showing signs of varying severity. The first clinical features of PSD were presented as white oval skin patches on one or both flanks 15–21 days post-challenge (dpc). The extent of the lesions ranged from 10 to 90% of the body surface, depending on the severity of the lesion. Both the severity and number of affected fish increased during the challenge. Macroscopically, oedema of the skin and multifocal petechial haemorrhaging were observed towards the end of the trials. Abnormal fish behaviour consisting of “flashing” and excessive mucous production was noted from 15 dpc onwards. Fish with severe PSD lesions also displayed inappetence and associated emaciation. Rodlet cells were observed in 41% of the fresh skin scrapes analysed from the second trial. Histologically epidermal oedema was observed in 31% of the naive fish showing gross pathology, with additional 12% displaying epidermal hyperplasia, mostly observed at the end of the challenge. Other concomitant features of the PSD lesions in challenged fish were epithelial erosion and sloughing, and occasionally mild or focal inflammation. No consistent pathology of internal organs was observed. The parasites Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Ichthyobodo necator were observed in skin samples of a proportion of naïve challenged fish and in Trojans but not in control fish. The presence of these and other known fish pathogens in the skin of PSD-fish was confirmed by high-throughput sequencing analysis. In summary, we have demonstrated that PSD is a transmissible condition. However, even though a number of known fish pathogens were identified in the skin tissues of PSD-fish, the actual causative infectious agent(s) remain(s) unknown.
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- Irene Cano
- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Disease, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
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Cafiso A, Sassera D, Serra V, Bandi C, McCarthy U, Bazzocchi C. Molecular evidence for a bacterium of the family Midichloriaceae (order Rickettsiales) in skin and organs of the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) affected by red mark syndrome. J Fish Dis 2016; 39:497-501. [PMID: 25828398 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- A Cafiso
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Marine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Sandoval C, Infante J, Abad J, Ferguson HW, Paredes E, Valdebenito S, Yáñez AJ, Ilardi P, Avendaño-Herrera R. Case Report: Strawberry Disease in Farmed Chilean Rainbow Trout. J Aquat Anim Health 2016; 28:1-10. [PMID: 26913369 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2015.1114534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Strawberry disease is a chronic, nonlethal skin condition that affects Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the United States and several European countries, where it is also known as red-mark syndrome. We provide the first identification and characterization of three strawberry disease outbreaks occurring at two aquaculture farms in southern Chile. Clinically affected fish weighing an average of 400 g presented multiple bright-red, usually raised, skin lesions on the flank, ventral surface, and dorsal surface. A PCR using Rickettsia-like-organism (RLO)-specific primers was performed on nine affected fish, and all skin samples were positive for the RLO 16S ribosomal RNA sequence. All PCR results for Flavobacterium psychrophilum and other bacterial and viral pathogens were negative. Histopathological examination of the skin lesions revealed extensive dermatitis, with severe lymphocytic infiltration in advanced cases. This report is the first to describe strawberry disease in farmed Chilean Rainbow Trout. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the risk for Rainbow Trout culture; fish challenge experiments should be performed to fulfill Koch's postulates and to demonstrate that RLO is the cause of this disease. Received December 27, 2014; accepted October 23, 2015.
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- Carlos Sandoval
- a Veterquímica Sociedad Anónima, Research and Development Laboratory , Camino a Melipilla 5641, Cerrillos, Santiago , Chile
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- a Veterquímica Sociedad Anónima, Research and Development Laboratory , Camino a Melipilla 5641, Cerrillos, Santiago , Chile
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- a Veterquímica Sociedad Anónima, Research and Development Laboratory , Camino a Melipilla 5641, Cerrillos, Santiago , Chile
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- b Marine Medicine Programme , School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University , Grenada , West Indies
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- c Instituto de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias , Universidad Austral de Chile , Valdivia , Chile
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- a Veterquímica Sociedad Anónima, Research and Development Laboratory , Camino a Melipilla 5641, Cerrillos, Santiago , Chile
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- d Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad Austral de Chile , Valdivia , Chile
- e Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research , Concepción , Chile
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- a Veterquímica Sociedad Anónima, Research and Development Laboratory , Camino a Melipilla 5641, Cerrillos, Santiago , Chile
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- e Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research , Concepción , Chile
- f Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnologáa Acuácola , Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andrés Bello , Viña del Mar , Chile
- g Centro de Investigación Marina Quintay , Quintay , Chile
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Jensen LB, Wahli T, McGurk C, Eriksen TB, Obach A, Waagbø R, Handler A, Tafalla C. Effect of temperature and diet on wound healing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Fish Physiol Biochem 2015; 41:1527-1543. [PMID: 26272065 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-015-0105-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Compromised skin integrity of farmed Atlantic salmon, commonly occurring under low temperature and stressful conditions, has major impacts on animal welfare and economic productivity. Even fish with minimal scale loss and minor wounds can suffer from secondary infections, causing downgrading and mortalities. Wound healing is a complex process, where water temperature and nutrition play key roles. In this study, Atlantic salmon (260 g) were held at different water temperatures (4 or 12 °C) and fed three different diets for 10 weeks, before artificial wounds were inflicted and the wound healing process monitored for 2 weeks. The fish were fed either a control diet, a diet supplemented with zinc (Zn) or a diet containing a combination of functional ingredients in addition to Zn. The effect of diet was assessed through subjective and quantitative skin histology and the transcription of skin-associated chemokines. Histology confirmed that wound healing was faster at 12 °C. The epidermis was more organised, and image analyses of digitised skin slides showed that fish fed diets with added Zn had a significantly larger area of the epidermis covered by mucous cells in the deeper layers after 2 weeks, representing more advanced healing progression. Constitutive levels of the newly described chemokines, herein named CK 11A, B and C, confirmed their preferential expression in skin compared to other tissues. Contrasting modulation profiles at 4 and 12 °C were seen for all three chemokines during the wound healing time course, while the Zn-supplemented diets significantly increased the expression of CK 11A and B during the first 24 h of the healing phase.
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- Linda B Jensen
- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, PO Box 48, 4001, Stavanger, Norway.
- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), Bergen, Norway.
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- Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, PO Box 48, 4001, Stavanger, Norway
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- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, PO Box 48, 4001, Stavanger, Norway
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- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), Bergen, Norway
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
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Jensen LB, Boltana S, Obach A, McGurk C, Waagbø R, MacKenzie S. Investigating the underlying mechanisms of temperature-related skin diseases in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., as measured by quantitative histology, skin transcriptomics and composition. J Fish Dis 2015; 38:977-992. [PMID: 25272336 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Skin integrity is recognized as of vital consideration for both animal welfare and final product quality of farmed fish. This study examines the effects of three different rearing temperatures (4, 10 and 16 °C) on the skin of healthy Atlantic salmon post-smolts. Changes in skin condition were assessed by the means of skin composition analyses, quantitative histology assessments and transcriptome analysis. Level of protein, vitamin C and vitamin E was significantly higher at 16 °C compared with 4 °C. Quantitative histology measurements showed that the epidermal thickness decreased from low to high temperature, whereas the epidermal area comprising mucous cells increased. The difference was only significant between 4 and 16 °C. Both high and low temperature exhibited significant changes in the skin transcriptome. A number of immune-related transcripts responded at both temperatures. Contrary to well-described immunosuppressive effects of low water temperature on systemic immunity, a subtle increase in skin-mediated immunity was observed, suggesting a pre-activation of the mucosal system at 4 °C. Upregulation of a number of heat-shock proteins correlating with a decrease in epidermal thickness suggested a stress response in the skin at high temperature. The results demonstrate distinctive temperature-related effects on the skin of Atlantic salmon.
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- L B Jensen
- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, Stavanger, Norway
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, Stavanger, Norway
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- Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, Stavanger, Norway
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- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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Maddocks CE, Nolan ET, Feist SW, Crumlish M, Richards RH, Williams CF. Puffy skin disease (PSD) in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum): a case definition. J Fish Dis 2015; 38:653-664. [PMID: 25394680 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2014] [Revised: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Puffy skin disease (PSD) is a disease that causes skin pathology in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Incidence of PSD in UK fish farms and fisheries has increased sharply in the last decade, with growing concern from both industry sectors. This paper provides the first comprehensive case definition of PSD, combining clinical and pathological observations of diseased rainbow trout from both fish farms and fisheries. The defining features of PSD, as summarized in the case definition, were focal lateral flank skin lesions that appeared as cutaneous swelling with pigment loss and petechiae. These were associated with lethargy, poor body condition, inappetance and low level mortality. Epidermal hyperplasia and spongiosis, oedema of the dermis stratum spongiosum and a mild diffuse inflammatory cellularity were typical in histopathology of skin. A specific pathogen or aetiology was not identified. Prevalence and severity of skin lesions was greatest during late summer and autumn, with the highest prevalence being 95%. Atypical lesions seen in winter and spring were suggestive of clinical resolution. PSD holds important implications for both trout aquaculture and still water trout fisheries. This case definition will aid future diagnosis, help avoid confusion with other skin conditions and promote prompt and consistent reporting.
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- C E Maddocks
- Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University, Stirling, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth laboratory, Weymouth, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University, Stirling, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University, Stirling, UK
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Peeler EJ, Ryder D, Thrush MA, Mewett J, Hulland J, Feist SW. Acute dermatitis in farmed trout: an emerging disease. J Fish Dis 2014; 37:1021-1029. [PMID: 24720525 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A new skin condition, known as puffy skin disease (PSD), emerged in farmed rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) in 2002. The number of new cases increased considerably from 2006. Clinical signs include white or grey skin patches, which become raised and red with excessive mucous production and scale loss. Fish are inappetant and lose condition. Histologically, the key feature is epithelial hyperplasia. We undertook a questionnaire study of trout farmers in England and Wales to investigate prevalence and risk factors. PSD was reported on 37% (n = 49) of rainbow trout sites, located in 28 river catchments. The increase in cases from 2006 onwards was mirrored by the increase in red mark syndrome (RMS). Prevalence and severity of PSD were highest in the summer months. The presence of PSD was associated with RMS (OR = 9.7, P < 0.001). Sites receiving live rainbow trout in the previous 12 months were considerably more likely to have PSD (OR = 5.3. P < 0.01), which suggests an infectious aetiology. The size of affected fish and prevalence varied between farms, indicating that farm-level factors are important. Future research should further investigate the aetiology of PSD and practices to manage the disease.
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- E J Peeler
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth laboratory, The Nothe, Weymouth, UK
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Oidtmann B, Lapatra SE, Verner-Jeffreys D, Pond M, Peeler EJ, Noguera PA, Bruno DW, St-Hilaire S, Schubiger CB, Snekvik K, Crumlish M, Green DM, Metselaar M, Rodger H, Schmidt-Posthaus H, Galeotti M, Feist SW. Differential characterization of emerging skin diseases of rainbow trout--a standardized approach to capturing disease characteristics and development of case definitions. J Fish Dis 2013; 36:921-937. [PMID: 23448696 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Farmed and wild salmonids are affected by a variety of skin conditions, some of which have significant economic and welfare implications. In many cases, the causes are not well understood, and one example is cold water strawberry disease of rainbow trout, also called red mark syndrome, which has been recorded in the UK since 2003. To date, there are no internationally agreed methods for describing these conditions, which has caused confusion for farmers and health professionals, who are often unclear as to whether they are dealing with a new or a previously described condition. This has resulted, inevitably, in delays to both accurate diagnosis and effective treatment regimes. Here, we provide a standardized methodology for the description of skin conditions of rainbow trout of uncertain aetiology. We demonstrate how the approach can be used to develop case definitions, using coldwater strawberry disease as an example.
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- B Oidtmann
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset, UK
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McCarthy Ú, Casadei E, Wang T, Secombes CJ. Red mark syndrome in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: investigation of immune responses in lesions using histology, immunohistochemistry and analysis of immune gene expression. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2013; 34:1119-1130. [PMID: 23403161 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Red mark syndrome (RMS) is an economically significant disease which affects farmed rainbow trout in the United Kingdom, in the US and in mainland Europe. From the pattern of incidence, it appears to be transmissable, although no causative agent has yet been identified. RMS presents as a severe lymphocytic infiltration centred on the dermis and an alternative, host-focused approach was taken to understand the disease through investigating immune responses occurring in the lesion. Lesion and non-lesion skin at different stages of lesion development were examined using histochemistry and immunohistochemistry on paraffin sections. Expression of immune-related genes was compared between lesion and non-lesion skin. Investigation of early stage lesions suggested that the initial immune response is targeted at the region of the scale pocket, with lymphocyte infiltration and anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α staining of the stratum spongiosum, and increased numbers of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II-positive cells immediately adjacent to the scale pocket. Gene expression analysis suggested a counterbalancing T helper (Th)1 and T regulatory (Treg) - type response is occurring in the lesion, with repression of Th2 and Th17-type responses.
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- Ú McCarthy
- Ellis Building, Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, PO Box 101, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland, UK.
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Lloyd SJ, LaPatra SE, Snekvik KR, Cain KD, Call DR. Quantitative PCR demonstrates a positive correlation between a Rickettsia-like organism and severity of strawberry disease lesions in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). J Fish Dis 2011; 34:701-709. [PMID: 21838713 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01285.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Strawberry disease (SD) is an inflammatory skin disorder in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). The aetiology of SD is unknown although the 16S rDNA sequence of a Rickettsia-like organism (RLO) has been associated with SD lesions using a nested PCR assay. In this study, we developed a Taqman quantitative PCR assay (qPCR) that targeted the RLO 16S rDNA sequence to examine the distribution of RLO relative to lesion status. We compared 18 lesion samples from 13 fish representing high or low lesion severity as judged by gross examination. QPCR results showed that there was a higher number of RLO sequences in high severity lesions (mean of 12,068 copies) compared with fewer copies of RLO sequence in low severity lesions (mean of 3287 copies, P = 0.012). Grossly normal skin samples (n = 13) from SD-affected fish were all negative by qPCR except two samples (121 and 139 copies). The qPCR assay described herein is a useful tool to investigate the role of RLO in SD in the absence of a culture system for RLO. Our results demonstrate a positive correlation between copy number and lesion severity consistent with the hypothesis that the RLO is the aetiologic agent of SD.
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- S J Lloyd
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040, USA
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Over recent years the growth in aquaculture, accompanied by the emergence of new and transboundary diseases, has stimulated epidemiological studies of aquatic animal diseases. Great potential exists for both observational and theoretical approaches to investigate the processes driving emergence but, to date, compared to terrestrial systems, relatively few studies exist in aquatic animals. Research using risk methods has assessed routes of introduction of aquatic animal pathogens to facilitate safe trade (e.g. import risk analyses) and support biosecurity. Epidemiological studies of risk factors for disease in aquaculture (most notably Atlantic salmon farming) have effectively supported control measures. Methods developed for terrestrial livestock diseases (e.g. risk-based surveillance) could improve the capacity of aquatic animal surveillance systems to detect disease incursions and emergence. The study of disease in wild populations presents many challenges and the judicious use of theoretical models offers some solutions. Models, parameterised from observational studies of host pathogen interactions, have been used to extrapolate estimates of impacts on the individual to the population level. These have proved effective in estimating the likely impact of parasite infections on wild salmonid populations in Switzerland and Canada (where the importance of farmed salmon as a reservoir of infection was investigated). A lack of data is often the key constraint in the application of new approaches to surveillance and modelling. The need for epidemiological approaches to protect aquatic animal health will inevitably increase in the face of the combined challenges of climate change, increasing anthropogenic pressures, limited water sources and the growth in aquaculture.
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- Edmund J Peeler
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, UK
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Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) is a disease affecting both wild and farmed fish in freshwater and estuarine environments. After it was first described in Japan in 1971, the disease has spread widely across Asia and to some regions of Australia, North America and Africa. In Asia and Africa, the spread of the disease has substantially affected livelihoods of fish farmers and fishermen. No reports are yet published showing the presence of the disease in Europe or South America. Given its epizootic nature and its broad susceptible fish species range, it would appear that the disease has the potential for further spread. This study provides a review of the scientific literature on several biological factors of the pathogen, Aphanomyces invadans, associated with the disease EUS and aspects of the disease that are relevant to undertaking import risk assessments (IRA) covering (i) Life cycle and routes of transmission; (ii) Minimum infectious dose; (iii) Tissue localization and pathogen load; (iv) Predisposing factors for infection and factors influencing expression of disease; (v) Carrier state in fish; (vi) Diagnostic methods; (vii) Survival in the environment; (viii) Permissive temperature range; (ix) Stability of the agent in aquatic animal products; (x) Prevalence of infection; and (xi) Affected life stages. Much of the biological information presented is relevant to a broad range of risk questions. Areas where data are lacking were identified, and the information provided is put into context with other aspects that need to be addressed in an IRA.
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- B Oidtmann
- Epidemiology and Risk Team, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
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Metselaar M, Thompson KD, Gratacap RML, Kik MJL, LaPatra SE, Lloyd SJ, Call DR, Smith PD, Adams A. Association of red-mark syndrome with a Rickettsia-like organism and its connection with strawberry disease in the USA. J Fish Dis 2010; 33:849-858. [PMID: 20854353 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Red-mark syndrome (RMS), a disease seen mostly in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, is of unknown aetiology. The research presented here indicates the presence of an intracellular bacterium in RMS-affected fish. A positive reaction was observed using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with skin lesions, liver, kidney and spleen of affected fish sampled from several locations within the United Kingdom using two different polyclonal antisera raised against Piscirickettsia salmonis. The same reaction was also seen with a number of different anti-P. salmonis monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). A disease with similar clinical signs to RMS, referred to as strawberry disease (SD), has been reported in the USA. A Rickettsia-like organism (RLO) has recently been associated with SD based on analysis of 16S rDNA sequences. Using the same panel of anti-P. salmonis antibodies used to screen the RMS samples, similar staining was obtained in tissue of SD-affected fish by IHC. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using RLO-specific primers was also performed on RMS-affected fish from the United Kingdom, and the samples were positive for the RLO 16S rRNA sequence. These findings suggest that the same aetiological agent may be responsible for RMS in the United Kingdom and SD in the USA.
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- M Metselaar
- Aquatic Vaccine Unit, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK.
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Marcos-López M, Gale P, Oidtmann BC, Peeler EJ. Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Disease Emergence in Freshwater Fish in the United Kingdom. Transbound Emerg Dis 2010; 57:293-304. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kent ML, Feist SW, Harper C, Hoogstraten-Miller S, Law JM, Sánchez-Morgado JM, Tanguay RL, Sanders GE, Spitsbergen JM, Whipps CM. Recommendations for control of pathogens and infectious diseases in fish research facilities. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:240-8. [PMID: 18755294 PMCID: PMC3270489 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2008] [Revised: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Concerns about infectious diseases in fish used for research have risen along with the dramatic increase in the use of fish as models in biomedical research. In addition to acute diseases causing severe morbidity and mortality, underlying chronic conditions that cause low-grade or subclinical infections may confound research results. Here we present recommendations and strategies to avoid or minimize the impacts of infectious agents in fishes maintained in the research setting. There are distinct differences in strategies for control of pathogens in fish used for research compared to fishes reared as pets or in aquaculture. Also, much can be learned from strategies and protocols for control of diseases in rodents used in research, but there are differences. This is due, in part, the unique aquatic environment that is modified by the source and quality of the water provided and the design of facilities. The process of control of pathogens and infectious diseases in fish research facilities is relatively new, and will be an evolving process over time. Nevertheless, the goal of documenting, detecting, and excluding pathogens in fish is just as important as in mammalian research models.
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- Michael L Kent
- Center for Fish Disease Research, Department of Microbiology, 220 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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