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Shen X, Yáñez JM, Bastos Gomes G, Poon ZWJ, Foster D, Alarcon JF, Domingos JA. Comparative gonad transcriptome analysis in cobia ( Rachycentron canadum). Front Genet 2023; 14:1128943. [PMID: 37091808 PMCID: PMC10117682 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1128943] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Background: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is a species of fish with high commercial potential particularly due to fast growth rates. The evidence of sexual size dimorphism favoring females indicate potential benefits in having a monosex culture. However, the involvement of genetic factors responsible for sexual development and gonadal maintenance that produces phenotypic sex in cobia is largely unknown. Methods: In the present study, we performed transcriptome sequencing of cobia to identify sex-biased significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in testes and ovaries. The reliability of the gonad transcriptome data was validated by qPCR analysis of eight selected significantly differential expressed sex-related candidate genes. Results: This comparative gonad transcriptomic analysis revealed that 7,120 and 4,628 DEGs are up-regulated in testes or ovaries, respectively. Further functional annotation analyses identified 76 important candidate genes involved in sex determination cascades or sex differentiation, including 42 known testis-biased DEGs (dmrt1, amh and sox9 etc.), and 34 known ovary-biased DEGs (foxl2, sox3 and cyp19a etc.). Moreover, eleven significantly enriched pathways functionally related to sex determination and sex differentiation were identified, including Wnt signaling pathway, oocyte meiosis, the TGF-beta signaling pathway and MAPK signaling pathway. Conclusion: This work represents the first comparative gonad transcriptome study in cobia. The putative sex-associated DEGs and pathways provide an important molecular basis for further investigation of cobia's sex determination, gonadal development as well as potential control breeding of monosex female populations for a possible aquaculture setting.
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- Xueyan Shen
- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Xueyan Shen, ; Jose A. Domingos,
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- *Correspondence: Xueyan Shen, ; Jose A. Domingos,
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Salgado PC, Oliveira DLS, Rodrigues BAM, Gomes GB, Fonseca EA, Avelar L, Barreto PR, Moreira RS, Carvalho TM, Moura PG. O NOVO NORMAL E O COMPORTAMENTO DOS DOADORES DE SANGUE NO PERÍODO PÓS-PANDEMIA – GSH BANCO DE SANGUE SERUM CENTRO RJ. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.663] [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] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Queiroz APA, Silva MA, Junior SJC, Freitas CMBM, Lima DB, Gomes GB. ANALISE DAS AQUISIÇÕES PÚBLICAS DE MEDICAMENTOS COM EFICIÊNCIA MITO OU REALIDADE: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA DE UMA FUNDAÇÃO PUBLICA. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.1033] [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] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Xia J, Gomes GB, Yue GH. Editorial special issue: Emerging and disruptive technologies for aquaculture. Aquaculture and Fisheries 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2021.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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St-Hilaire S, Cheng TH, Chan SCH, Leung CF, Chan KM, Lim KZ, Furtado W, Bastos Gomes G. Emamectin Benzoate Treatment of Hybrid Grouper Infected With Sea Lice in Hong Kong. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:646652. [PMID: 33644159 PMCID: PMC7907643 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.646652] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) are ectoparasites which negatively impact marine aquaculture species around the world. There are a limited number of treatments licensed for use against sea lice in tropical and semi-tropical farmed fish species. Emamectin benzoate (EB) was an effective pharmaceutical drug against sea lice infestations in several salmon industries before resistance to the product developed. This drug has not been extensively tested in marine fish within Asia. The objective of this study was to determine whether this drug could be used to treat oral infections with sea lice in hybrid grouper (Mycteroperca tigris × Epinephelus lanceolatus) cultured in saltwater net-pen sites in Hong Kong. We observed an overall reduction in sea lice infections over time, starting on the last day of the treatment up to the end of our study (i.e., 14 days after the last EB treatment). We also observed a large variation in concentrations of EB in fish on the last day of the treatment, which provides an explanation for the variation in response to the treatment. It also suggests that distribution of the medication to fish in saltwater net-pens is difficult, especially when medication is hand-mixed in the feed and possibly unevenly distributed in the daily rations. Overall, this study provides preliminary evidence that EB could be used to treat sea lice found in Hong Kong and potentially in other regions of SE Asia.
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- Sophie St-Hilaire
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Li M, Wang R, Bastos Gomes G, Zou H, Li WX, Wu SG, Wang GT, Ponce-Gordo F. Epidemiology and identification of two species of Chilodonella affecting farmed fishes in China. Vet Parasitol 2018; 264:8-17. [PMID: 30503097 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The genus Chilodonella includes free-living ciliated protozoa as well as pathogenic species for freshwater fish, with Chilodonella hexasticha and Chilodonella piscicola being the most important ones. These parasites cause outbreaks with high mortalities among farmed freshwater fishes with great economic losses. There are few reports of these species in China, and their identification has been based mostly on their morphological characteristics. In the present work, the parasites causing five outbreaks occurring in China between 2014 and 2017 have been identified by morphological and genetic analysis. We provide the first records of Ctenopharingodon idella and Siniperca chuatsi as hosts of C. hexasticha, and of Procypris rabaudi and Schizothorax wangchiachii as hosts of C. piscicola. There are no differences in the gross pathological findings produced by C. hexasticha and C. piscicola, consisting in desquamation and necrosis of epithelial cells in the skin and gills and in severe fusion of gill lamellae. However, both species differ in their geographic distribution: C. piscicola was found in farms located at altitudes over 1500 m above sea level and with a water temperature ≤18 °C, while C. hexasticha was found in farms located at altitudes under 50 m above sea level and with a water temperature ≥21 °C. Present results confirm that C. hexasticha and C. piscicola are two different species that can be differenced by their morphology; however, their biological variability may lead to erroneous identifications and the diagnosis should be preferably based in genetic analysis including nuclear LSU rDNA and mitochondrial SSU rDNA sequences.
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- Ming Li
- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Tropical Research Institute, James Cook University Singapore, Singapore 387380, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Bastos Gomes G, Miller TL, Vaughan DB, Jerry DR, McCowan C, Bradley TL, Hutson KS. Evidence of multiple species of Chilodonella (Protozoa, Ciliophora) infecting Australian farmed freshwater fishes. Vet Parasitol 2017; 237:8-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Gomes GB, Bonow MLM, Carlotto D, Jacinto RC. In vivo Comparison of the Duration between two Endodontic Instrumentation Techniques in Deciduous Teeth. Pesqui Bras Odontopediatria Clín Integr 2014. [DOI: 10.4034/pboci.2014.143.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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