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Saikia SK. Aquatic resources and feed diversification: Reviewing three case studies from South East Asia with a viewpoint of trophic intensification in rice fish culture. Aquaculture and Fisheries 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Dioxygen is an integral part of every living organism, but its concentration varies from organ to organ. Production of metabolites from dioxygen may result in oxidative stress. Since oxidative stress has the potential to damage various biomolecules in the cell, therefore, it has presently become an active field of research. Oxidative stress has been studied in a wide range of model organisms from vertebrates to invertebrates, from rodents to piscine organisms, and from in vivo to in vitro models. But zebrafish (adults, larvae, or embryonic stage) emerged out to be the most promising vertebrate model organism to study oxidative stress because of its vast advantages (transparent embryo, cost-effectiveness, similarity to human genome, easy developmental processes, numerous offspring per spawning, and many more). This is evidenced by voluminous number of researches on oxidative stress in zebrafish exposed to chemicals, radiations, nanoparticles, pesticides, heavy metals, etc. On these backgrounds, this review attempts to highlight the potentiality of zebrafish as model of oxidative stress compared with other companion models. Several areas, from biomedical to environmental research, have been covered to explain it as a more convenient and reliable animal model for experimental research on oxidative mechanisms.
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- Sabarna Chowdhury
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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Teleost is a widely diverse group of fishes and so do their feeding habits. From aquaculture points of view, there have been un-interrupted efforts to optimize feeding rates with protein as the chief ingredients in the supplementary diet. However, knowledge on its protein absorption is incomplete so far, to acquire absolute feeding design to mobilize enhanced production of animal-source protein as fish biomass. In this review, the variable protein absorption across digestive tract (DT) in this group of fish has been highlighted. Emphasis is given to outline how DT components, like enterocyte specific absorptive mechanisms, are different in anterior and posterior regions of DT or from the absorptive transporter system. The existence of a transporter-based absorption mechanism brings more variability in the protein absorption in teleosts. At least two such transport systems (Na+-dependent and Na+-independent) with within-system differences impart more variability to protein absorption. Further, shifting from one stage to another stage of development involves considerable modification of the protein absorptive mechanism in teleosts. Gut microbes may also indirectly facilitate protein absorption in teleosts. Overall, the present review projects a comprehensive understanding of the protein absorption in teleosts that will help to strategize the modulation of feeding technology in fish culture.
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- Sanjeet Debnath
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 731235, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 731235, India.
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Nandi S, Saikia SK. Scanning electron microscopic and histological studies of the buccal cavity of a phytoplanktivorous small freshwater fish, Amblypharyngodon mola. Microsc Res Tech 2020; 84:119-124. [PMID: 32860284 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The electron microscopic and histological studies of the buccal-cavity of herbivorous fish Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) were performed. The studies revealed that the architectures of the buccal cavity of A. mola support the herbivory nature of the fish. Both the upper and lower jaws of the fish are rich in mucus glands, unculi, and microridges. The presence of papillae like taste buds in the lower jaw of A. mola indicates the mechanosensory role of the lower jaw during gustation. These features directly support a gustatory feeding behavior associated with filter feeding in this small freshwater fish.
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- Sudarshana Nandi
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal, India.,Department of Zoology, SRM University, Sikkim, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal, India
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Mukherjee M, Nandi A, Chandra K, Saikia SK, Jana CK, Das N. Protein extraction from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at different growth phases. J Microbiol Methods 2020; 172:105906. [PMID: 32240705 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an established model organism with a well characterized genome. However, this model presents a unique problem due to a very resistant cell wall which develops in the late stationary phase resulting in sub-optimal extraction of proteins from such cells using majority of the cell lysis protocols. In this study, several methods from the literature with modifications thereof for lysis of S. cerevisiae cells were analyzed for their suitability for redox proteomics and biological activity studies of both exponential and late stationary phase cultures. The protocols applied are glass bead lysis, sonication, their combinations, alkali extraction, hot-SDS extraction methods and their modifications. The glass bead lysis method showed low yield but could be convenient in cases where in vitro processing steps post extraction is required or if only hydrophilic proteins are of interest. Hot-SDS and alkali extraction protocols yielded higher amount of proteins and these methods are potentially suitable for Western blotting and redox proteomic studies but allow no post-processing treatment(s) on the extracts which may be required for aging- and oxidative stress-related or other studies.
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- Madhumathan Mukherjee
- Department of Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Purash-Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Kanpur, Howrah, West Bengal 711410, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India.
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Malick C, Chatterjee SK, Bhattacharya S, Suresh VR, Kundu R, Saikia SK. Gustatory ultrastructures of an amphihaline migratory fish hilsa Tenualosa ilisha. Microsc Res Tech 2020; 83:507-513. [PMID: 31951088 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23439] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This study was conducted with the tongue samples of different life stages of hilsa, that is, adult Marine hilsa, adult Riverine hilsa, and Riverine juvenile hilsa, respectively. Three types of taste buds (Types I, II, and III based on their elevation from the epithelium at different levels) of the tongue, which may be to ensure full utilization of the gustatory ability of the fish were rocorded. Presence of specific taste buds indicate that the fish hilsa dwells in turbid waters with a possible preference toward diatom like planktonic food source. Enhanced expression of taste receptors (T1R1 and T1R3) and associated stimulatory G-proteins subunits on tongue also indicate occurrence of amino acid like substances that guided sensory cues for feeding by this fish. A firm regularity or stringency of the free surface of the epithelial cells may be attributed to compactly arranged microridges. These structures protect against physical abrasions potentially caused during food manoeuvring and swallowing. In our present observations, the surface architectures of the tongue of hilsa are discussed within the background of migratory adaptation of the species in the context of feeding and habitat preferences.
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- Chandan Malick
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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- Riverine Ecology and Fisheries Division, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India
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- Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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Malick C, Chatterjee SK, Bhattacharya S, Suresh VR, Kundu R, Saikia SK. Structural organization of the olfactory organ in an amphihaline migratory fish Hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha. Microsc Res Tech 2018; 81:1122-1131. [PMID: 30238561 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23095] [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: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The histological as well as ultramicroscopic structures of olfactory system of an amphihaline migratory fish hilsa Tenualosa ilisha, were studied. The sexually matured riverine fish were collected from a common breeding habitat-the Hooghly, a tributary of river Ganga, West Bengal, India. This study revealed that the riverine hilsa has larger olfactory bulb compared to marine hilsa with the olfactory lobes well exposed through nostrils. The olfactory lamellae (OL) are 40-45 in number and posses three distinct layers of sensory cells across each lamellae, namely, outer receptor cells (RC), middle sensory cells, and inner basal cells (BC). Besides the above arrangement, the sensory part of olfactory epithelium (OE) also bears rich microvillous cells exposed to the surface of the OE. The sensory and non-sensory surfaces on OL are distinguishable, with clear dendritic cells on sensory epithelium and solitary chemosensory cells on non sensory OE. Abundance of both types of cells in the OE is an indication of its chemoattraction ability towards molecules of amino acid origin. The feature of having abundant, dense, and large dendritic knobs on the surface of OE describes resemblance to the typical morphology of the chemosensory septal organs neuron. The expression of four G protein subunits, like Gαs/olf, Gαq, Gαo, and Gαi-3 in OE indicate that its olfaction is a functional attributes of two olfactory systems, namely main olfactory system and Vomaronasal Olfactory System. Expression of ACIII and PLCβ2 in OE further confirms two signaling pathways involved in odorant reception in hilsa. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: The olfactory bulb in the amphihaline migratory fish hilsa is big in size, with 40-45 lamellae. Its sensory areas showed multilayered cellular features with prominent sensory as well as microvillous cells, whereas non-sensory area possesses solitary chemosensory cells. The expression of four G protein subunits, Gαs/olf, Gαq, Gαo, and Gαi-3 in olfactory epithelium indicates that its olfaction is a functional attributes of two olfactory systems, namely main olfactory system and vomaronasal olfactory system.
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- Chandan Malick
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.,Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.,Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Riverine Ecology and Fisheries Division, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India
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- Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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Chatterjee SK, Malick C, Bhattacharya S, Kundu R, Suresh VR, Saikia SK. ‘Sensory pad’- A novel chemoreceptive device in Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) to support its amphihaline attribute. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.14232/abs.2018.1.1-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha is an amphihaline migratory fish that performs spawning migration to selected freshwater rivers in Indo-Pacific region. It is not clear what force triggers its migration. In this paper, we attempted to describe the features of outer integument from its head region as chemosensory site which appears to play significant role in its upstream migration. We found that this area (termed as snout) has very soft and scale less tissue oriented with pit like grooves named as ‘epidermal pit’. Around these pits, odorant receptor G-protein subunits (Gαq, Gαs/olf and Gαo) have been substantially localized. Use of DASPEI also traced this area with neuronal existence. These features in the snout likely to contribute for chemosensory requirements of the fish during upstream migration. Considering such findings, we named this area of snout as ‘sensory pad’. Its position at the forefront of olfactory organ and brain may have important role in facilitating sensory reception by the fish swimming upstream to the river.
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Nandi S, Saikia SK. Size-selective feeding on phytoplankton by two morpho-groups of the small freshwater fish Amblypharyngodon mola. J Fish Biol 2015; 87:215-230. [PMID: 26084383 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Two morpho-groups (i.e., small, MGS and big, MGL) of the small freshwater fish Amblypharyngodon mola were studied for their feeding behaviour in the natural environment. Both the morpho-groups fed on a variety of phytoplankton including Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Euglenophyceae. The fish had more Chlorophyceae and Bacillariophyceae in their gut than other phytoplankton. Costello's selectivity plots revealed that the MGS fed on the smaller phytoplankters (2-6 µm in size), whereas the MGL fed on both the small and large (up to 12 µm in size) phytoplankters. The differences in mouth areas between the two morpho-groups were explained as a possible reason of size-selective feeding and contribute to overcome gape limitation in A. mola. This is further accompanied by the uniform pore size of the gills (2 µm) in all the morpho-groups. This study concluded that A. mola exhibits a size-dependent feeding strategy regulated by gape limitation at the ingestion level. With ontogenetic shifts, flexibility appears to overcome such a limitation in the MGL, having a wider mouth area supported by jaw opening ability.
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- S Nandi
- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal 731235, India
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Saikia SK, Das DN. Diversity and productivity (Chlorophyll-a and Biomass) of periphyton on natural and artificial substrates from wetland ecosystem. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.3126/jowe.v5i0.4624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Periphyton from rice-fish environment of Apatani Plateau, Arunachal Pradesh, India was studied for diversity and productivity (Chlorophyll-a and biomass) on artificial (glass slide) and natural (rice stem) substrates. Periphyton from rice stems, especially, from cultivars locally known as ‘Amo’ were collected from a depth of 7.0-8.0 cm from surface water and 5.0 cm above from the field bottom. Glass slides (15 × 18cm) were fitted in periphyton sampler and fixed at different depths. The rice fish environment was found to harbor rich periphytic diversity throughout the whole cropping season of 2002 and 2003. Total 88 genera of periphytic microalgae were reported from the environment with an order of preference of Chlorophyceae>Bacillariophyceae>Cyanophyceae. The Shannon Wienner diversity (H´) and evenness (J) indices of periphyton from rice stems indicated tendencies of Chlorophycea and Cyanophyceae to exhibit periphytic life on rice stems, whereas Bacillariophyceae preferred glass slide. Dry matter (DM) and Ash free dry matter (AFDM) values reflected the affinity of non algal periphytic resource to associate on both rice stems and glass slide. The results of periphytic Chl-a from rice stem was significantly higher to glass slides and show selectivity of algal periphytic resource to colonize on rice stem. Its sudden decline during late aquatic phase on rice stem explains heterotrophic nature of rice fish environment. The rice stems as natural substrate, thus, exhibited a rich ground for periphyton growth in rice fields of Apatani Plateau. It also stands as potential candidate to be used as a source for organic nutrients in the form of periphyton for aquaculture. Key words: Apatani plateau; Rice-fish; Common carp; Periphyton; Rice stemDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jowe.v5i0.4624 J Wet Eco 2011 (5): 1-9
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