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Segawa T, Ohno Y, Kurita M, Ishibashi T, Yoshioka M. Helicobacter delphinicola infection and the risk of gastric disease in common bottlenose dolphin. Dis Aquat Organ 2023; 155:187-192. [PMID: 37767885 DOI: 10.3354/dao03751] [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] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Gastritis and gastric ulcers are well-recognized conditions in cetaceans; bacteria of the genus Helicobacter are considered the primary cause of these diseases. Dolphins have been shown to be susceptible to infection by at least 2 gastric species of Helicobacter, H. cetorum and H. delphinicola, both of which are closely related to the human pathogen H. pylori. In the present study, we evaluated the carriage rate and relationship to gastric disease of H. cetorum and H. delphinicola, based on a study population of 82 dolphins maintained at 21 facilities in Japan. Of these 82 dolphins, 79 (96.3%) and 45 (54.9%) were positive for H. cetorum and H. delphinicola, respectively; H. delphinicola infection was significantly associated with chronic gastric diseases (odds rate: 5.9; 95% CI: 2.1-16.9), but no such association was detected for H. cetorum. Of the 21 facilities, 20 (95%) and 11 (55%) housed H. cetorum- and H. delphinicola-positive dolphins, respectively, and our study suggested that the transmission between dolphins occurs quickly within pools. These findings indicate that methods will need to be established to prevent the transmission of Helicobacter infections within facilities housing dolphins.
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- Takao Segawa
- Cetacean Research Center, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Suzuki A, Shirakata C, Anzai H, Sumiyama D, Suzuki M. Vitamin B 12 biosynthesis of Cetobacterium ceti isolated from the intestinal content of captive common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus). Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168. [PMID: 36178719 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In comparison with terrestrial mammals, dolphins require a large amount of haemoglobin in blood and myoglobin in muscle to prolong their diving time underwater and increase the depth they can dive. The genus Cetobacterium is a common gastrointestinal bacterium in dolphins and includes two species: C. somerae and C. ceti. Whilst the former produces vitamin B12, which is essential for the biosynthesis of haem, a component of haemoglobin and myoglobin, but not produced by mammals, the production ability of the latter remains unknown. The present study aimed to isolate C. ceti from dolphins and reveal its ability to biosynthesize vitamin B12. Three strains of C. ceti, identified by phylogenetic analyses with 16S rRNA gene and genome-based taxonomy assignment and biochemical features, were isolated from faecal samples collected from two captive common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). A microbioassay using Lactobacillus leichmannii ATCC 7830 showed that the average concentration of vitamin B12 produced by the three strains was 11 (standard deviation: 2) pg ml-1. The biosynthesis pathway of vitamin B12, in particular, adenosylcobalamin, was detected in the draft genome of the three strains using blastKOALA. This is the first study to isolate C. ceti from common bottlenose dolphins and reveal its ability of vitamin B12 biosynthesis, and our findings emphasize the importance of C. ceti in supplying haemoglobin and myoglobin to dolphins.
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- Akihiko Suzuki
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Physiology, Department of Marine Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880 Japan
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506 Japan
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- Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-0035 Japan
- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-0054 Japan
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology in Dairy Life, Department of Bioscience in Dairy Life, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880 Japan
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology in Dairy Life, Department of Bioscience in Dairy Life, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880 Japan
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Physiology, Department of Marine Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880 Japan
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Aydin F, Karakaya E, Kayman T, Abay S, Saticioglu IB. Helicobacter turcicus sp. nov., a catalase-negative new member of the Helicobacter genus, isolated from Anatolian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) in Turkey. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Eleven Gram-negative, curved and S-shaped, oxidase activity positive, catalase activity negative bacterial isolates recovered from faeces of Anatolian ground squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) in the city of Kayseri, Turkey, were subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Results of a genus-specific PCR revealed that these isolates belonged to the genus
Helicobacter
. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the 11 isolates had over 99 % sequence identity with each other and were most closely related to
Helicobacter ganmani
CMRI H02T with 97.0–97.1 % identity levels and they formed a novel phylogenetic line within the genus
Helicobacter
. Faydin-H64 and Faydin-H70T strains were subjected to gyrA and atpA gene and whole genome sequence analyses. These two
Helicobacter
strains formed separate phylogenetic clades, divergent from other known
Helicobacter
species. The DNA G+C content and genome size of the strain Faydin-H70T were 35.3 mol% and 1.7 Mb, respectively. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain Faydin-H70T and its close phylogenetic neighbour H. winghamensis ATCC BAA-430T were determined as 81.7 and 34.9 %, respectively. Pairwise sequence comparison showed that it was closely related to
H. ganmani
CMRI H02T however it shared the highest ANI and dDDH values with H. winghamensis ATCC BAA-430T. The data obtained from the polyphasic taxonomy approach, including phenotypic characterization and whole-genome sequences, revealed that these strains represent a novel species within the genus
Helicobacter
, for which the name Helicobacter turcicus sp. nov., is proposed with Faydin-H70T as the type strain (=DSM 112556T=LMG 32335T).
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- Fuat Aydin
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, 38280, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, 38280, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Medical Microbiology Clinic, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 34371 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, 38280, Kayseri, Turkey
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Aydin F, Saticioglu IB, Ay H, Kayman T, Karakaya E, Abay S. Description of the two novel species of the genus Helicobacter: Helicobacter anatolicus sp. nov., and Helicobacter kayseriensis sp. nov., isolated from feces of urban wild birds. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126326. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The genus Helicobacter defined just over 30 years ago, is a highly diverse and fast-growing group of bacteria that are able to persistently colonize a wide range of animals. The members of this genus are subdivided into two groups with different ecological niches, associated pathologies, and phylogenetic relationships: the gastric Helicobacter (GH) and the enterohepatic Helicobacter (EHH) species. Although GH have been mostly studied, EHH species have become increasingly important as emerging human pathogens and potential zoonotic agents in the last years. This group of bacteria has been associated with the development of several diseases in humans from acute pathologies like gastroenteritis to chronic pathologies that include inflammatory bowel disease, and liver and gallbladder diseases. However, their reservoirs, as well as their routes of transmission, have not been well established yet. Therefore, this review summarizes the current knowledge of taxonomy, epidemiology, and clinical role of the EHH group.
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- Sofia Ochoa
- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Nucleus in the Biology of the Intestinal Microbiota, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Nucleus in the Biology of the Intestinal Microbiota, Santiago, Chile
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