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Zhou QJ, Lu JF, Su XR, Jin JL, Li SY, Zhou Y, Wang L, Shao XB, Wang YH, Yan MC, Li MY, Chen J. Simultaneous detection of multiple bacterial and viral aquatic pathogens using a fluorogenic loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based dual-sample microfluidic chip. J Fish Dis 2021; 44:401-413. [PMID: 33340375 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rapid and user-friendly diagnostic tests are necessary for early diagnosis and immediate detection of diseases, particularly for on-site screening of pathogenic microorganisms in aquaculture. In this study, we developed a dual-sample microfluidic chip integrated with a real-time fluorogenic loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay (dual-sample on-chip LAMP) to simultaneously detect 10 pathogenic microorganisms, that is Aeromonas hydrophila, Edwardsiella tarda, Vibrio harveyi, V. alginolyticus, V. anguillarum, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus, and white spot syndrome virus. This on-chip LAMP provided a nearly automated protocol that can analyse two samples simultaneously, and the tests achieved limits of detection (LOD) ranging from 100 to 10-1 pg/μl for genomic DNA of tested bacteria and 10-4 to 10-5 pg/μl for recombinant plasmid DNA of tested viruses, with run times averaging less than 30 min. The coefficient of variation for the time-to-positive value was less than 10%, reflecting a robust reproducibility. The clinical sensitivity and specificity were 93.52% and 85.53%, respectively, compared to conventional microbiological or clinical methods. The on-chip LAMP assay provides an effective dual-sample and multiple pathogen analysis, and thus would be applicable to on-site detection and routine monitoring of multiple pathogens in aquaculture.
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- Qian-Jin Zhou
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- CapitalBio Corporation, Beijing, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Wang X, Wang F, Chen G, Yang B, Chen J, Fang Y, Wang K, Hou Y. Edwardsiella tarda induces enteritis in farmed seahorses (Hippocampus erectus): An experimental model and its evaluation. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 98:391-400. [PMID: 31991232 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.01.049] [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: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bacterial enteritis is an important deadly threat to farmed seahorses. However, its pathogenesis is obscure because of the paucity of reproducible experimental intestinal inflammation models. Herein, a strain of Edwardsiella tarda YT1 from farmed seahorse Hippocampus erectus was isolated and identified by morphological, phylogenetic, and biochemical analysis, and confirmed as a pathogen of enteritis for the first time by challenge experiment. Two E. tarda concentrations (1 × 105 and 1 × 107 colony forming units [cfu] ml-1) were confirmed suitable for an enteritis model by intraperitoneal injection. To develop and evaluate the experimental model, we challenged seahorses with E. tarda and found that (1) the infection inhibited body length increase, significantly decreased body weight (P < 0.05), and induced typical pathological features including anorexia, anal inflammation, and intestinal fluid retention; (2) 19 external (weight, height, anal inflammation, feeding status, and intestinal fluid retention), histological (goblet and inflammatory cell numbers and thickening of lamina propria and muscularis mucosae), and molecular (hepcidin, liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide, lysozyme, piscidin, interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-1β receptor, IL-2, IL-10, interferon1, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, and toll-like receptor 5 [TLR5]) indicators were suitable for model evaluation, as they could sensitively respond and varied similarly throughout the experiment, indicating the high sensitivity of seahorses against pathogen invasion; (3) TLR5 may play an essential role in triggering host immune responses during E. tarda-induced chronic enteritis, and (4) the evaluating system could reflect the pattern and intensity of disease progression. Thus, we developed an experimental model and an evaluating system of bacterial enteritis in farmed seahorses, helping us to reveal the pathogenesis of bacterial enteritis, identify potential therapeutic drugs, and search suitable genetic markers for seahorse molecular breeding.
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- Xiaomeng Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China.
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Although catfish are found worldwide and commonly consumed in the southern United States, fatal infections from catfish are rare. Edwardsiella tarda is a bacterium known to cause gastrointestinal distress most commonly, but extraintestinal infections are a rarely considered danger for those acquiring, preparing, and consuming aquatic animals. Susceptible to all gram-negative active antibiotics, it is easily treated except in immunocompromised hosts, such as those with malignancy, diabetes, and hepatic dysfunction.
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Zhu QY, Zhang FR, Du Y, Zhang XX, Lu JY, Yao QF, Huang WT, Ding XZ, Xia LQ. Graphene-Based Steganographically Aptasensing System for Information Computing, Encryption and Hiding, Fluorescence Sensing and in Vivo Imaging of Fish Pathogens. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:8904-8914. [PMID: 30730133 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/09/2023]
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Inspired by information processing and communication of life based on complex molecular interactions, some artificial (bio)chemical systems have been developed for applications in molecular information processing or chemo/biosensing and imaging. However, little attention has been paid to simultaneously and comprehensively utilize the information computing, encoding, and molecular recognition capabilities of molecular-level systems (such as DNA-based systems) for multifunctional applications. Herein, a graphene-based steganographically aptasensing system was constructed for multifunctional application, which relies on specific molecular recognition and information encoding abilities of DNA aptamers ( Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda-binding aptamers as models) and the selective adsorption and fluorescence quenching capacities of graphene oxide (GO). Although graphene-DNA systems have been widely used in biosensors and diagnostics, our proposed graphene-based aptasensing system can not only be utilized for fluorescence sensing and in vivo imaging of fish pathogens ( A. hydrophila and E. tarda), but can also function as a molecular-level logic computing system where the combination of matters (specific molecules or materials) as inputs produces the resulting product (matter level) or fluorescence (energy level) changes as two outputs. More importantly and interestingly, our graphene-based steganographically aptasensing system can also serve as a generally doubly cryptographic and steganographic system for sending different secret messages by using pathogen-binding DNA aptamers as information carriers, GO as a cover, and a pair of keys, that is, target pathogen as a public key, the encryption key used to encode or decode a message in DNA as a private key. Our study not only provides a novel nanobiosensing assay for rapid and effective sensing and in vivo imaging of fish pathogens, but also demonstrates a prototype of (bio)molecular steganography as an important and interesting extension direction of molecular information technology, which is helpful in probably promoting the development of multifunctional molecular-level devices or machines.
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- Qiu Yan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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Rousselet E, Stacy NI, Rotstein DS, Waltzek TB, Griffin MJ, Francis-Floyd R. Systemic Edwardsiella tarda infection in a Western African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) with cytologic observation of heterophil projections. J Fish Dis 2018; 41:1453-1458. [PMID: 29882594 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This report describes a case of systemic bacterial infection caused by Edwardsiella tarda in a Western African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) exposed to poor environmental and husbandry conditions. The fish presented with a large, external ulcerative lesion and died 2 weeks after developing anorexia. Histological evaluation revealed multifocal areas of necrosis and heterophilic and histiocytic inflammation throughout multiple tissues. Gram stain identified small numbers of intra- and extracellular monomorphic Gram-negative 1 to 2 μm rod-shaped bacilli. Cytology of lung granuloma, kidney and testes imprints identified heterophilic inflammation with phagocytosis of small monomorphic bacilli and some heterophils exhibiting cytoplasmic projections indicative of heterophil extracellular traps (HETs). Initial phenotypic analysis of isolates from coelomic fluid cultures identified E. tarda. Subsequent molecular analysis of spleen, liver and intestine DNA using an E. tarda-specific endpoint PCR assay targeting the bacterial fimbrial subunit yielded a 115 bp band. Sequencing and BLASTN search revealed the sequence was identical (76/76) to E. tarda strain FL95-01 (GenBank acc. CP011359) and displayed 93% sequence identity (66/71) to Edwardsiella hoshinae strain ATCC 35051 (GenBank acc. CP011359). This is the first report of systemic edwardsiellosis in a lungfish with concurrent cytologically identified structures suggestive of HETs.
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- Estelle Rousselet
- Aquatic Animal Health Program, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Mississippi
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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LEE K, KIM HK, PARK SK, SOHN H, CHO Y, CHOI YM, JEONG DG, KIM JH. First report of the occurrence and whole-genome characterization of Edwardsiella tarda in the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens). J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:1041-1046. [PMID: 29695679 PMCID: PMC6021894 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0590] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Although several Edwardsiella tarda infections have been reported, its pathogenic role in marine mammals has not been investigated at the genome level. We investigated the genome of E. tarda strain KC-Pc-HB1, isolated from the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) found bycaught in South Korea. The obtained genome was similar to that of human pathogenic E. tarda strains, but distinct from other Edwardsiella species. Although type III and VI secretion systems, which are essential for the virulence of other Edwardsiella species, were absent, several virulence-related genes involved in the pathogenesis of E. tarda were found in the genome. These results provide important insights into the E. tarda infecting marine mammals and give valuable information on potential virulence factors in this pathogen.
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- Kyunglee LEE
- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of
Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of
Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of
Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Cetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of
Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Edwardsiella tarda is commonly isolated from aquatic environments and a variety of animals. We present the first case of E. tarda bacteremia with psoas and epidural abscess. The patient was a 65-year-old woman with recurrent gastric cancer who had frequently consumed raw fish and grilled eel. She was successfully treated with antimicrobials and surgery. We also review reports published in English regarding E. tarda bacteremia in Japan and the experience at our hospital. On the basis of this review, we conclude that the major underlying disease leading to E. tarda bacteremia is malignancy and that the gastrointestinal tract is the most commonly affected organ. The overall mortality rate due to E. tarda bacteremia in our review was 38.1% (8/21). Although E. tarda bacteremia is rare, clinicians should be aware of this fatal food-borne infection.
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- Kiyozumi Suzuki
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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Reichley SR, Ware C, Steadman J, Gaunt PS, García JC, LaFrentz BR, Thachil A, Waldbieser GC, Stine CB, Buján N, Arias CR, Loch T, Welch TJ, Cipriano RC, Greenway TE, Khoo LH, Wise DJ, Lawrence ML, Griffin MJ. Comparative Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Edwardsiella Isolates from Different Hosts and Geographic Origins, with Emphasis on Isolates Formerly Classified as E. tarda, and Evaluation of Diagnostic Methods. J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:3466-3491. [PMID: 28978684 PMCID: PMC5703813 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00970-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Edwardsiella spp. are responsible for significant losses in important wild and cultured fish species worldwide. Recent phylogenomic investigations have determined that bacteria historically classified as Edwardsiella tarda actually represent three genetically distinct yet phenotypically ambiguous taxa with various degrees of pathogenicity in different hosts. Previous recognition of these taxa was hampered by the lack of a distinguishing phenotypic character. Commercial test panel configurations are relatively constant over time, and as new species are defined, appropriate discriminatory tests may not be present in current test panel arrangements. While phenobiochemical tests fail to discriminate between these taxa, data presented here revealed discriminatory peaks for each Edwardsiella species using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) methodology, suggesting that MALDI-TOF can offer rapid, reliable identification in line with current systematic classifications. Furthermore, a multiplex PCR assay was validated for rapid molecular differentiation of the Edwardsiella spp. affecting fish. Moreover, the limitations of relying on partial 16S rRNA for discrimination of Edwardsiella spp. and advantages of employing alternative single-copy genes gyrB and sodB for molecular identification and classification of Edwardsiella were demonstrated. Last, sodB sequencing confirmed that isolates previously defined as typical motile fish-pathogenic E. tarda are synonymous with Edwardsiella piscicida, while atypical nonmotile fish-pathogenic E. tarda isolates are equivalent to Edwardsiella anguillarum Fish-nonpathogenic E. tarda isolates are consistent with E. tarda as it is currently defined. These analyses help deconvolute the scientific literature regarding these organisms and provide baseline information to better facilitate proper taxonomic assignment and minimize erroneous identifications of Edwardsiella isolates in clinical and research settings.
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- Stephen R Reichley
- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- USDA-ARS Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit, Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- Departamento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, CIBUS-Facultade de Bioloxía and Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Kearneysville, West Virginia, USA
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- USGS National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Kearneysville, West Virginia, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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Seemann F, Peterson DR, Chiang MWL, Au DWT. The development of cellular immune defence in marine medaka Oryzias melastigma. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 199:81-89. [PMID: 28347744 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Environmentally induced alterations of the immune system during sensitive developmental stages may manifest as abnormalities in immune organ configuration and/or immune cell differentiation. These not only render the early life stages more vulnerable to pathogens, but may also affect the adult immune competence. Knowledge of these sensitive periods in fish would provide an important prognostic/diagnostic tool for aquatic risk assessment of immunotoxicants. The marine medaka Oryzias melastigma is an emerging seawater fish model for immunotoxicology. Here, the presence and onset of four potentially sensitive periods during the development of innate and adaptive cellular immune defence were revealed in O. melastigma: 1.) initiation of phagocyte differentiation, 2.) migration and expansion of lymphoid progenitor cells, 3.) colonization of immune organs through lymphocyte progenitors and 4.) establishment of immune competence in the thymus. By using an established bacterial resistance assay for O. melastigma, larval immune competence (from newly hatched 1dph to 14dph) was found concomitantly increased with advanced thymus development and the presence of mature T-lymphocytes. A comparison between the marine O. melastigma and the freshwater counterpart Oryzias latipes disclosed a disparity in the T-lymphocyte maturation pattern, resulting in differences in the length of T-lymphocyte maturation. The results shed light on a potential difference between seawater and freshwater medaka in their sensitivity to environmental immunotoxicants. Further, medaka immune system development was compared and contrasted to economically important fish. The present study has provided a strong scientific basis for advanced investigation of critical windows for immune system development in fish.
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- Frauke Seemann
- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Bacterial small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) are known as novel regulators involved in virulence, stress responsibility, and so on. Recently, a lot of new researches have highlighted the critical roles of sRNAs in fine-tune gene regulation in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) is a gram-negative, intracellular pathogen that causes edwardsiellosis in fish. Thus far, no sRNA has been reported in E. tarda. The present study represents the first attempt to identify sRNAs in E. tarda S08. Ten sRNAs were validated by RNA sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR). ET_sRNA_1 and ET_sRNA_2 were homolous to tmRNA and GcvB, respectively. However, the other candidate sRNAs have not been reported till now. The cellular abundance of 10 validated sRNA was detected by qPCR at different growth phases to monitor their biosynthesis. Nine candidate sRNAs were expressed in the late-stage of exponential growth and stationary stages of growth (36~60 h). And the expression of the nine sRNAs was growth phase-dependent. But ET_sRNA_10 was almost expressed all the time and reached the highest peak at 48 h. Their targets were predicted by TargetRNA2 and each sRNA target contains some genes that directly or indirectly relate to virulence. These results preliminary showed that sRNAs probably play a regulatory role of virulence in E. tarda.
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- Yuying Sun
- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
- Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute, Lianyungang, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
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Castro N, Osorio CR, Buján N, Fuentes JC, Rodríguez J, Romero M, Jiménez C, Toranzo AE, Magariños B. Insights into the virulence-related genes of Edwardsiella tarda isolated from turbot in Europe: genetic homogeneity and evidence for vibrioferrin production. J Fish Dis 2016; 39:565-576. [PMID: 26096159 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12389] [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: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Edwardsiella tarda has long been known as a pathogen that causes severe economic losses in aquaculture industry. Insights gained on E. tarda pathogenesis may prove useful in the development of new methods for the treatment of infections as well as preventive measures against future outbreaks. In this report, we have established the correlation between the presence of virulence genes, related with three aspects typically involved in bacterial pathogenesis (chondroitinase activity, quorum sensing and siderophore-mediated ferric uptake systems), in the genome of E. tarda strains isolated from turbot in Europe and their phenotypic traits. A total of 8 genes were tested by PCR for their presence in 73 E. tarda isolates. High homogeneity was observed in the presence/absence pattern of all the strains. Positive results in the amplification of virulence-related genes were correlated with the detection of chondroitinase activity in agar plates, in vivo AHL production during fish infection and determination of type of siderophore produced by E. tarda. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study carried out with European strains on potential virulence factors. Furthermore, we demonstrated for the first time that E. tarda produces the siderophore vibrioferrin.
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- N Castro
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias y Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias y Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias y Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Shetty M, Maiti B, Venugopal MN, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. First isolation and characterization of Edwardsiella tarda from diseased striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage). J Fish Dis 2014; 37:265-271. [PMID: 24344765 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- M Shetty
- Department of Fishery Microbiology, UNESCO-MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India
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Xie GS, Huang J, Zhang QL, Shi CY, Wang XH, Liu QH. Specific and rapid diagnosis of Edwardsiella tarda by a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification targeting the upstream region of hlyb gene. J Aquat Anim Health 2013; 25:110-118. [PMID: 23639057 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2013.781555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Edwardsiella tarda has become one of the most severe pathogens in aquaculture industries throughout the world; therefore, a specific and rapid identification method for this bacterium is urgently needed. In the present study, a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) was developed by targeting the upstream region of the hlyb gene of E. tarda, which was then named as UH-LAMP. The Mg(2+) concentrations, the reaction temperature, and the reaction time of UH-LAMP were optimized to 10 mM, 65°C, and 45 min, respectively. The detection limit of the UH-LAMP was 100-times higher than that of conventional polymerase chain reaction (10 versus 1000 CFU/test). Furthermore, the new UH-LAMP assay showed no cross-reactivity to the E. ictaluri belonging to the other species in the genus Edwardsiella. The high specificity of the assay was also confirmed by testing the nine strains of E. tarda collected from different geographical locations and the other 20 bacteria species. The assay can be performed in a simple water bath or a heat block and the detection result can be visualized by adding a fluorescent reagent to the reaction mixture. Taken together, our preliminary results indicate that this UH-LAMP assay provided a rapid, sensitive, and species-specific diagnostic tool for E. tarda and can easily be applied for the diagnosis under clinical or onsite conditions.
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- Guo-Si Xie
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Li GY, Mo ZL, Li J, Xiao P, Hao B, Guo YH. Development of a multiplex PCR for the identification of pathogenic Edwardsiella tarda and application to edwardsiellosis diagnostics. J Fish Dis 2013; 36:151-157. [PMID: 23126448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- G Y Li
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Edwardsiella tarda is a bacterium that is associated with both an asymptomatic oral carrier state and self-limiting diarrhoeal illness in humans. We herein report a case of sepsis and liver abscess caused by E. tarda and review the patients with E. tarda sepsis who presented at our hospital. An 85-year-old woman developed enterocolitis and sepsis caused by E. tarda. She was administered intensive care and thus was able to soon show a good recovery, however, she subsequently developed a liver abscess. During a complicated course, she continued to be treated with antibiotics and after a successful course was discharged on the 44th day after admission.
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- Yoshiko Ohara
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan.
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Castro N, Toranzo AE, Devesa S, González A, Nuñez S, Magariños B. First description of Edwardsiella tarda in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup). J Fish Dis 2012; 35:79-82. [PMID: 22168457 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- N Castro
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología-CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Castro N, Toranzo AE, Núñez S, Osorio CR, Magariños B. Evaluation of four polymerase chain reaction primer pairs for the detection of Edwardsiella tarda in turbot. Dis Aquat Organ 2010; 90:55-61. [PMID: 20597430 DOI: 10.3354/dao02203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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Edwardsiella tarda is an important emergent pathogen in European aquaculture, causing several mortality events in turbot Scophthalmus maximus cultures in recent years. Here, we evaluated in parallel the specificity of 4 previously published pairs of primers, gyrBF1/gyrBR1, tardaF/ tardaR, etfA and etfD, for the detection of 53 E. tarda strains isolated from different sources, as well as 18 representatives of related and unrelated bacterial species. On the basis of the obtained results, we selected the pair of primers etfD, because it was the only one that recognized all E. tarda strains without false positive reactions. The sensitivity of this primer set showed detection limits of 2 cells per reaction tube in the case of pure cultures and 200 cells per reaction tube in mixed cultures. With regard to the sensitivity in seeded turbot tissues (kidney, liver and mucus), the detection limit was 3 x 10(2) E. tarda cells per reaction. In experimentally infected turbot, the etfD primer set was able to detect the pathogen in internal organs even 1 d post-infection, with a dose of 0.1 cells g(-1) of fish. In addition, this polymerase chain reaction protocol was useful for the detection of E. tarda in the field, and, based on the findings, we propose it as the most appropriate for accurate detection of E. tarda in routine diagnosis of edwardsiellosis in fish.
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- N Castro
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología/CIBUS e Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Nelson JJ, Nelson CA, Carter JE. Extraintestinal manifestations of Edwardsiella tarda infection: a 10-year retrospective review. J La State Med Soc 2009; 161:103-106. [PMID: 19489391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Edwardsiella tarda, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae found in aquatic environments, is an unusual cause of human disease, presenting most frequently as gastroenteritis. Extraintestinal manifestations of E. tarda infection are rare but have included meningitis, cholecystitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, and septicemia. Over a 10-year period at our institution, 10 cases of extraintestinal infection related to E. tarda were identified. The infections ranged from soft tissue infections secondary to trauma to intra-abdominal infections with abscess formation. Several of the patients had documented factors predisposing them to infection including diabetes mellitus and C1 esterase deficiency. Interestingly, two of the patients had chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, and one patient developed a respiratory tract infection related to E. tarda, a previously unreported clinical manifestion. Although the mortality rate for extraintestinal E. tarda infections has been as high as 50% in some studies, antimicrobial treatment was eventually successful in each of the 10 cases at our institution.
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- John J Nelson
- Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
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Wang F, Cheng S, Sun K, Sun L. Molecular analysis of the fur (ferric uptake regulator) gene of a pathogenic Edwardsiella tarda strain. J Microbiol 2008; 46:350-5. [PMID: 18604507 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The gene encoding the Edwardsiella tarda ferric uptake regulator (Fur(Et)) was cloned from a pathogenic E. tarda strain isolated from diseased fish. Fur(Et) shares 90% overall sequence identity with the Escherichia coli Fur (Fur(Ec)) and was able to complement the mutant phenotype of a fur (Ec)-defective E. coli strain. Mutational analysis indicated that C92S and C95S mutations inactivated Fur(Et) whereas E112K mutation resulted in a superactive Fur(Et) variant. Fur(Et) negatively regulated its own expression; interruption of this regulation impaired bacterial growth, altered the production of certain outer membrane proteins, and attenuated bacterial virulence.
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- Fang Wang
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, PR China
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Edwardsiella tarda is pathogen of fish and other animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and virulence retention of this bacterium. Edwardsiella tarda CW7 was cultured in sterilized aged seawater at 4 degrees C. Total cell counts remained constant throughout the 28-day period by acridine orange direct counting, while plate counts declined to undetectable levels (<0.1 CFU/ml) within 28 days by plate counting. The direct viable counts, on the other hand, declined to ca. 10(9) CFU/ml active cells and remained fairly constant at this level by direct viable counting. These results indicated that a large population of cells existed in a viable but nonculturable state. VBNC E. tarda CW7 could resuscitate in experimental chick embryos and in the presence of nutrition with a temperature upshift. The resuscitative times were 6 days and 8 days, respectively. The morphological changes of VBNC, normal, and resuscitative E. tarda CW7 cells were studied with a scanning electron microscope. The results showed that when the cells entered into the VBNC state, they gradually changed in shape from short rods to coccoid and decreased in size, but the resuscitative cells did not show any obvious differences from the normal cells. The VBNC and the resuscitative E. tarda CW7 cells were intraperitoneally inoculated into turbot separately, and the fish inoculated with the resuscitative cells died within 7 days, which suggested that VBNC E. tarda CW7 might retain pathogenicity.
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- Meng Du
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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Alcaide E, Herraiz S, Esteve C. Occurrence of Edwardsiella tarda in wild European eels Anguilla anguilla from Mediterranean Spain. Dis Aquat Organ 2006; 73:77-81. [PMID: 17240756 DOI: 10.3354/dao073077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Pure cultures of Edwarsiella tarda were isolated from body ulcers and internal organs of wild European eels caught in a Mediterranean freshwater coastal lagoon (Albufera Lake, Valencia, Spain) over a 1 yr period. Overall, the E. tarda isolation rate from wild eels was 9%, but this increased to 22.8% in diseased individuals. All 22 E. tarda isolates belonged to the 'wild-type' biogroup of the species and were virulent for eels (lethal dose that kills 50% of exposed individuals [LD50 dose]: 10(4.85) to 10(6.83) CFU ind.(-1)), and therefore represented the aetiological agent of the haemorrhagic disease observed in wild European eels. The E. tarda isolates and E. tarda CECT 894T type strain were biochemically and serologically related and resistant to macrolides, antifolates, and glycopeptides, but only the isolates from wild eels were resistant to clindamicyn. This study is the first description of edwardsiellosis in a wild European eel population, and alerts us to the presence of E. tarda in natural wetland environments in Mediterranean Europe.
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- Elena Alcaide
- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universidad de Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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The biochemical, serological and molecular characteristics of a group of 21 Edwardsiella tarda strains isolated from turbot, Psetta maxima, in two different areas of Europe were analysed and compared with a total of 13 strains of this bacterial species with different geographical and host origins. All the turbot isolates were biochemically identical to the E. tarda strains included as reference. The use of different techniques including microagglutination, dot blot and Western blot of lipopolysaccharides allowed us to determine that all the turbot isolates constitute an homogeneous and distinctive serological group. Genetic analysis by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis demonstrated that although the E. tarda strains from turbot were compiled in a unique group using the primers P3 and P6, two clonal lineages could be detected when oligonucleotides P4 and P5 were employed.
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- N Castro
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología e Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Macroscopic and histopathological changes in cultured turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), in Spain caused by infection with Edwardsiella tarda are described. Eye tumefaction, inflammation, haemorrhages, ascites and the presence of a purulent fluid were the main macroscopic lesions observed. Histopathological lesions were found in the kidney, spleen and liver. In the kidney and spleen these were characterized by a severe apostematous inflammatory reaction, with a large number of abscesses. The liver was affected to a lesser degree and only some phagocytes loaded with bacteria were observed. Ultrastructural observations indicated that macrophages were the main cell type implicated in the inflammatory response. Most of the bacteria observed within the phagocyte cytoplasm showed no degenerative changes and some were dividing. Degenerative changes observed in macrophages indicate their failure in preventing the infection.
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- F Padrós
- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain.
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Manchanda V, Singh NP, Eideh HK, Shamweel A, Thukral SS. Liver abscess caused byEdwardsiella tardabiogroup 1 and identification of its epidemiological triad by ribotyping. Indian J Med Microbiol 2006; 24:135-7. [PMID: 16687868 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.25205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Two clinical isolates and an environmental isolate of Edwardsiella tarda biogroup 1 (ETB1), recovered from liver pus, the stool specimen and from the pond water of the village of the patient, diagnosed to have liver abscess, were found to be identical by protein fingerprinting and ribotyping. It can be construed that the pond water served as the source of infection. The epidemiological triad of the agent (ETB1), host (the patient) and environment (pond water) was thus established. This is the first report in which the triad for extraintestinal Edwardsiellosis caused by ETB1 has been identified. This also constitutes the first report of typing of ETB1 strains by SDS-PAGE and ribotyping.
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- V Manchanda
- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi - 110 095, India.
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Panangala VS, van Santen VL, Shoemaker CA, Klesius PH. Analysis of 16S-23S intergenic spacer regions of the rRNA operons in Edwardsiella ictaluri and Edwardsiella tarda isolates from fish. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 99:657-69. [PMID: 16108808 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To analyse interspecies and intraspecies differences based on the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) sequences of the fish pathogens Edwardsiella ictaluri and Edwardsiella tarda. METHODS AND RESULTS The 16S-23S rRNA spacer regions of 19 Edw. ictaluri and four Edw. tarda isolates from four geographical regions were amplified by PCR with primers complementary to conserved sequences within the flanking 16S-23S rRNA coding sequences. Two products were generated from all isolates, without interspecies or intraspecific size polymorphisms. Sequence analysis of the amplified fragments revealed a smaller ISR of 350 bp, which contained a gene for tRNA(Glu), and a larger ISR of 441 bp, which contained genes for tRNA(Ile) and tRNA(Ala). The sequences of the smaller ISR of different Edw. ictaluri isolates were essentially identical to each other. Partial sequences of larger ISR from several Edw. ictaluri isolates also revealed no differences from the one complete Edw. ictaluri large ISR sequence obtained. The sequences of the smaller ISR of Edw. tarda were 97% identical to the Edw. ictaluri smaller ISR and the larger ISR were 96-98% identical to the Edw. ictaluri larger ISR sequence. The Edw. tarda isolates displayed limited ISR sequence heterogeneity, with > or =97% sequence identity among isolates for both small and large ISR. CONCLUSIONS There is a high degree of size and sequence similarity of 16S-23S ISR both among isolates within Edw. ictaluri and Edw. tarda species and between the two species. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our results confirm a close genetic relationship between Edw. ictaluri and Edw. tarda and the relative homogeneity of Edw. ictaluri isolates compared with Edw. tarda isolates. Because no differences were found in ISR sequences among Edw. ictaluri isolates, sequence analysis of the ISR will not be useful to distinguish isolates of Edw. ictaluri. However, we identified restriction sites that differ between ISR sequences of Edw. ictaluri and Edw. tarda, which will be useful in distinguishing the two species.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics
- Edwardsiella/genetics
- Edwardsiella/isolation & purification
- Edwardsiella ictaluri/genetics
- Edwardsiella ictaluri/isolation & purification
- Edwardsiella tarda/genetics
- Edwardsiella tarda/isolation & purification
- Enterobacteriaceae/genetics
- Fishes/microbiology
- Operon/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods
- Species Specificity
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- V S Panangala
- Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, PO Box 952, Auburn, AL 36831-0952, USA.
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Recently, the zebrafish, Danio rerio, has been recognized as a useful model for infectious disease and immunity. The Toll-like receptor (TLR) family is an evolutionarily conserved component of the innate immune system that responds to specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) during an infection. This study reports the identification and characterization of a full-length orthologue of mammalian TLR3, and the key TLR pathway signaling molecules IRAK-4 and TRAF6 in the zebrafish. Sequence analysis of zebrafish TLR3 (zfTLR3), IRAK-4 (zfIRAK-4), and TRAF6 (zfTRAF6) revealed conserved domains shared with insect and mammalian genes. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that all three genes are expressed in a variety of adult tissues and during embryonic development. In in situ hybridization, we showed that zfTLR3, zfIRAK-4, and zfTRAF6 are present in distinct regions of the developing brain at 22hpf and that zfTRAF6 was observed in the developing medial neural tube. Overexpression of zfIRAK-4, zfTRAF6, or a mutant zfTLR3 construct was able to stimulate NF-kappaB activation in ZFL cells as measured by a cotransfected NF-kappaB-luciferase reporter plasmid. Messenger RNA expression profiles of each gene in zebrafish embryos and adults were examined by quantitative real-time PCR following infection with snakehead rhabdovirus (SHRV) or Edwardsiella tarda. Following exposure to SHRV, only zfTLR3 and zfTRAF6 mRNA transcripts were upregulated. Interestingly, exposure of fish to E. tarda resulted in an unexpected increase in mRNA expression of zfTLR3, as well as the anticipated upregulation of zfIRAK-4 and zfTRAF6 mRNA transcripts. These results demonstrate that zebrafish possess conserved TLR-signaling pathways, further emphasizing the utility of the zebrafish as a model for vertebrate immunology.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Edwardsiella tarda/growth & development
- Edwardsiella tarda/isolation & purification
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Reporter
- In Situ Hybridization
- Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases
- Liver/cytology
- Luciferases
- Membrane Glycoproteins/chemistry
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/chemistry
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/genetics
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rhabdoviridae Infections/pathology
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/metabolism
- Toll-Like Receptor 3
- Toll-Like Receptors
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/chemistry
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
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- Peter E Phelan
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, 5735 Hitchner Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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Yu L, Yuan L, Feng H, Li SFY. Determination of the bacterial pathogenEdwardsiella tarda in fish species by capillary electrophoresis with blue light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence. Electrophoresis 2004; 25:3139-44. [PMID: 15472969 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200406018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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High-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) has been applied to the identification, separation, and quantitation of intact bacteria. We demonstrate that a pathogen (Edwardsiella tarda) which causes systemic infection in commercially important fish species can be rapidly identified and determined (< 10 min) after direct injection into fish fluid by CE blue light-emitting diode (LED)-induced fluorescence. SYTO 13 (488 nm/509 nm), a cell-permeable green nucleic acid stain, was used to stain the cells. Remarkably high efficiency (> 1,200,000 theoretical plates/m) was achieved with this rapid and efficient CE method. It was found that proper sample vortexing (90 s) would be beneficial to disperse aggregated cells and facilitate the focusing of intact cells during electrophoresis. Ionization of the surface constituents of Edwardsiella tarda cells provided efficient surface charges for the intact cells to be separated from the EOF and damaged or lysed cells when the separation was performed in running buffer (3.94 mM Tris, 0.56 mM borate, 0.013 mM EDTA) at pH 10.5. The limit of detection (LOD) and recovery were found to be 4.2 x 10(4) cells/mL and 70.0%, respectively. This proposed CE method could become an effective tool for diagnosis and tracking of certain diseases caused by bacteria in fish species as well as in human beings.
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- Lijun Yu
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
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Wang IK, Lee MH, Chen YM, Huang CC. Polymicrobial bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli, Edwardsiella tarda, and Shewanella putrefaciens. Chang Gung Med J 2004; 27:701-5. [PMID: 15605912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Edwardsiella tarda, a member of Enterobacteriaceae, is found in freshwater and marine environments and in animals living in these environments. This bacterium is primarily associated with gastrointestinal diseases, and has been isolated from stool specimens obtained from persons with or without clinical infectious diseases. Shewanella putrefaciens, a saprophytic gram-negative rod, is rarely responsible for clinical syndromes in humans. Debilitated status and exposure to aquatic environments are the major predisposing factors for E. tarda or S. putrefaciens infection. A 61-year-old woman was febrile with diarrhea 8 hours after ingesting shark meat, and two sets of blood cultures grew Escherichia coli, E. tarda and S. putrefaciens at the same time. She was successfully treated with antibiotics. We present this rare case of polymicrobial bacteremia caused by E. coli, E. tarda and S. putrefaciens without underlying disease, which is the first found in Taiwan. This rare case of febrile diarrhea with consequent polymicrobial bacteremia emphasizes that attention should always be extended to these unusual pathogens.
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- I-Kuan Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi
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Savan R, Igarashi A, Matsuoka S, Sakai M. Sensitive and rapid detection of edwardsiellosis in fish by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:621-4. [PMID: 14711699 PMCID: PMC321279 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.1.621-624.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Here we report a rapid and sensitive method (using loop-mediated isothermal amplification [LAMP]) for the diagnosis of edwardsiellosis, a fish disease caused by Edwardsiella tarda, in Japanese flounder. A set of four primers was designed, and conditions for the detection were optimized for the detection of E. tarda in 45 min at 65 degrees C. No amplification of the target hemolysin gene was detected in other related bacteria. When the LAMP primers were used, detection of edwardsiellosis in infected Japanese flounder kidney, and spleen and seawater cultures was possible. We have developed a rapid and sensitive diagnostic protocol for edwardsiellosis detection in fish. This is the first report of the application of LAMP for the diagnosis of a fish pathogen.
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- Ram Savan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Mikamo H, Ninomiya M, Sawamura H, Tamaya T. Puerperal intrauterine infection caused by Edwardsiella tarda. J Infect Chemother 2004; 9:341-3. [PMID: 14691656 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-003-0261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2003] [Accepted: 06/23/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Edwardsiella tarda infection is uncommon and has been reported to be associated with pet reptiles and the ingestion of raw fish. The majority of the infections occur as gastrointestinal disorders in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of puerperal intrauterine E. tarda infection in a patient with no history of predisposing illness or of the recent ingestion of raw fish; this is the first such report. The patient complained of high fever, lower abdominal pain, and increasing amounts of malodorous genital discharge; these signs and symptoms responded well to intravenous antimicrobial chemotherapy.
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- Hiroshige Mikamo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Organ Pathobiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasa-machi, 500-8705 Gifu, Japan.
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The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro activity of cephalexin-gentamicin combination by a microbroth chequerboard technique against clinical isolates of Edwardsiella tarda and Streptococcus iniae. Gentamicin was shown more susceptible than cephalexin against both bacteria. The effect of cephalexin-gentamicin combination against both bacteria represented additive interaction. The combination even showed synergic interaction (22%) against E. tarda, with a FIC index of <0.5 as a borderline. No antagonism for cephalexin-gentamicin combination was observed for any bacterial strain.
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- Jong-Hwan Lim
- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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A case of neonatal sepsis caused by Edwardsiella tarda, a bacterium usually associated with freshwater ecosystems, is described. The infant's mother was immersed in lake water during the sixth month of pregnancy and had vaginal and gastrointestinal colonization with the same strain of E tarda as the infant at the time of delivery. This case suggests that maternal exposures to contaminated bodies of water during pregnancy may represent a risk to newborns.
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- Erin E Mowbray
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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Nucci C, da Silveira WD, da Silva Corrêa S, Nakazato G, Bando SY, Ribeiro MA, Pestana de Castro AF. Microbiological comparative study of isolates of Edwardsiella tarda isolated in different countries from fish and humans. Vet Microbiol 2002; 89:29-39. [PMID: 12223160 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(02)00151-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It is difficult to use tissue culture assays to investigate adherence and other properties of Edwardsiella tarda because the organism is invasive and produces a potent hemolysin. We therefore relied on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to determine the occurrence of genes for enterotoxins (LT-I, EAST-1), Shiga toxin (Stx-1, Stx-2), cytotoxic necrotizing factors (CNF-1, CNF-2), aerobactin, invasion plasmid of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli, EPEC adherence factor (EAF), intimin (Eae), enterohemolysin (EntHly) and hemolysin (Hly) in 53 isolates of E. tarda from humans and fish from several countries. All isolates were negative for all genes investigated by PCR. Adhesion to and invasion of HeLa cells were determined by using the unusually short incubation time of 1h or 30 min. All isolates adhered and invaded in these tests. Finally, a random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) test distinguished, with a few exceptions, isolates of human and fish origin.
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- C Nucci
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, SP, Campinas, Brazil
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Xiong Q, Lu C. [Detection of pathogenic Edwarsiella tarda]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2001; 41:736-40. [PMID: 12552832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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25 Edwardsiella tarda(Et) strains had been detected both on their viruslent factor Excellular Product (ECP), including the hemolysin and extracellular protease (ECPase), and on their pathogenicity to mice and Xiphophorus helleri. ECP was detected by Dot-ELISA with rabbit antiserum against ECP of reference strain JEL4. The results showed that the animal pathogenicity of Et had good correlation with its hemolysin other than with ECPase. The agreement between Dot-ELISA of JEL4 ECP and pathogenicity to animal was up to 100%. It was desirable to establish a detecting method, which only need detect the ECP with plate assay (PA) and Dot-ELISA, but needn't have animal experiment. Furthermore it is possible to develop a diagnosis kit of application to simplify the detecting procedure of pathogenic Et.
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- Q Xiong
- Key Lab of Animal Disease Diagnostic and Immunology, Nangjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Slaven EM, Lopez FA, Hart SM, Sanders CV. Myonecrosis caused by Edwardsiella tarda: a case report and case series of extraintestinal E. tarda infections. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 32:1430-3. [PMID: 11317243 DOI: 10.1086/320152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2000] [Revised: 10/02/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Edwardsiella tarda is an unusual human pathogen. It is primarily associated with gastrointestinal disease, although recent reports of extraintestinal disease are broadening the current understanding of the clinical spectrum of E. tarda. A series of 11 cases of extraintestinal E. tarda infection is presented, including the first reported case of myonecrosis in an immunocompetent patient. Wound infections were the most common manifestation, and 3 of 5 patients with infected wounds had been exposed to a marine environment. One patient had bacteremia, and the remaining 5 patients developed abscesses that required surgical drainage. Four patients had E. tarda isolated in pure culture, including the patient with myonecrosis. Although it is often difficult to ascertain the contribution of E. tarda to infection when it is isolated as part of a mixed culture, this case series suggests that E. tarda is singularly capable of causing limb- and life-threatening infections.
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- E M Slaven
- Department of Medicine and Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Ling SHM, Wang XH, Xie L, Lim TM, Leung KY. Use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) to study the invasion pathways of Edwardsiella tarda in in vivo and in vitro fish models. Microbiology (Reading) 2000; 146 ( Pt 1):7-19. [PMID: 10658647 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-1-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Edwardsiella tarda is a fish pathogen that causes systemic infections in many food and ornamental fish. E. tarda PPD130/91 and PPD125/87 were selected as representatives of the virulent and avirulent groups, respectively, from eight fish isolates, and transformed with plasmids encoding either green fluorescent protein (pGFPuv) or blue fluorescent protein (pBFP2). Two host models were used to study the invasion pathway of E. tarda in vitro and in vivo. Epithelioma papillosum of carp (EPC) was used as the first model. Virulent and avirulent E. tarda strains were found to adhere to and invade EPC cells. Interactions between E. tarda and host cells examined under confocal microscopy and intracellular growth were followed at different time points. Bacterial internalization of PPD130/91 and PPD125/87 involved microfilaments and protein tyrosine kinase since cytochalasin D (an inhibitor of microfilament polymerization) and genistein (an inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinase) prevented internalization. Confocal studies revealed co-localization of polymerized actin with bacteria. Staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, accelerated internalization of PPD125/87, whereas PD098059, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase inhibitor prevented internalization of PPD130/91. In the second model, blue gourami were infected with E. tarda intramuscularly. Mortalities were observed in PPD130/91(pGFPuv)-infected fish with high bacterial numbers detectable in all organs. PPD125/87(pBFP2)-infected fish did not die and the bacterial population decreased over time. Mixed infections comprised of both PPD130/91(pGFPuv) and PPD125/87(pBFP2), where inoculum size was similar to the single infections, caused mortalities in fish. High bacterial populations were noted only in the fish body muscle. The PPD125/87(pBFP2) population in the fish decreased after 5 d. The number of PPD130/91(pGFPuv) also decreased in the fish organs, except for continued high growth in the body muscle. Histology revealed necrosis of the tissue (body muscle and liver) and fluorescent bacteria in fish that were infected with PPD130/91(pGFPuv) but not with PPD125/87(pBFP2). This study showed that fluorescent proteins are a useful tool for investigating bacterial host cell infection, and information elucidated here sheds new light on the interactions between E. tarda and its hosts.
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- S H M Ling
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 1192601
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 1192601
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 1192601
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 1192601
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 1192601
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Wallace LJ, White FH, Gore HL. Isolation of Edwardsiella tarda from a sea lion and two alligators. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1966; 149:881-883. [PMID: 22413194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Edwardsiella tarda was isolated from a sea lion and 2 alligators on 3 separate occasions. The 3 isolates were not serologically identical. Specific pathologic effects of E. tarda could not be determined.
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- L J Wallace
- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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