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Cano I, Wood G, Stone D, Noyer M, Canier L, Arzul I. Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for the Fast Detection of Bonamia ostreae and Bonamia exitiosa in Flat Oysters. Pathogens 2024; 13:132. [PMID: 38392870 PMCID: PMC10893247 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13020132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The haplosporidian parasites Bonamia ostreae (BO) and B. exitiosa (BE) are serious oyster pathogens. Two independent laboratories evaluated fluorescence real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for rapidly detecting these parasites. Specific LAMP assays were designed on the BO actin-1 and BE actin genes. A further generic assay was conceived on a conserved region of the 18S gene to detect both Bonamia species. The optimal reaction temperature varied from 65 to 67 °C depending on the test and instrument. Melting temperatures were 89.8-90.2 °C, 87.0-87.6 °C, and 86.2-86.6 °C for each of the BO, BE, and generic assays. The analytical sensitivity of these assays was 50 copies/µL in a 30 min run. The BO and BE test sensitivity was ~1 log lower than a real-time PCR, while the generic test sensitivity was similar to the real-time PCR. Both the BO and BE assays were shown to be specific; however, the generic assay potentially cross-reacts with Haplosporidium costale. The performance of the LAMP assays evaluated on samples of known status detected positives within 7-20 min with a test accuracy of 100% for the BO and generic tests and a 95.8% accuracy for BE. The ease of use, rapidity and affordability of these tests allow for field deployment.
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- Irene Cano
- The International Centre of Excellence for Aquatic Animal Health, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK (D.S.)
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- The International Centre of Excellence for Aquatic Animal Health, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK (D.S.)
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- The International Centre of Excellence for Aquatic Animal Health, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK (D.S.)
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- The Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-ASIM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade, 17390 Brest, France; (M.N.); (L.C.); (I.A.)
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- The Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-ASIM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade, 17390 Brest, France; (M.N.); (L.C.); (I.A.)
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- The Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-ASIM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade, 17390 Brest, France; (M.N.); (L.C.); (I.A.)
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Santibáñez P, Romalde J, Fuentes D, Figueras A, Figueroa J. Health Status of Mytilus chilensis from Intensive Culture Areas in Chile Assessed by Molecular, Microbiological, and Histological Analyses. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11050494. [PMID: 35631015 PMCID: PMC9145640 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11050494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Shellfish farming is a relevant economic activity in Chile, where the inner sea in Chiloé island concentrates 99% of the production of the mussel Mytilus chilensis. This area is characterized by the presence of numerous human activities, which could harm the quality of seawater. Additionally, the presence of potentially pathogenic microorganisms can influence the health status of mussels, which must be constantly monitored. To have a clear viewpoint of the health status of M. chilensis and to study its potential as a host species for exotic diseases, microbiological, molecular, and histological analyses were performed. This study was carried out in October 2018, where M. chilensis gut were studied for: presence of food-borne bacteria (Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp.), exotic bacteria (“Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis”), viruses (abalone and Ostreid herpes virus), and protozoa (Marteilia spp., Perkinsus spp. and Bonamia spp.). Additionally, 18S rDNA metabarcoding and histology analyses were included to have a complete evaluation of the health status of M. chilensis. Overall, despite the presence of risk factors, abnormal mortality rates were not reported during the monitoring period and the histological examination did not reveal significant lesions. Pathogens of mandatory notification to World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) were not detected, which confirms that M. chilensis have a good health status, highlighting the importance of an integrated vision of different disciplines to ensure the sustainability of this important mussel industry in Chile.
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- Pablo Santibáñez
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Acuicultura, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Los Pinos s/n, Balneario Pelluco, Puerto Montt 5110566, Chile
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Bío-Bío 4030000, Chile;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, CRETUS & CIBUS-Faculty of Biology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
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- Bio-Computing and Applied Genetics Division, Center for Systems Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Chile Research Foundation, Santiago 8580704, Chile;
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- Institute of Marine Research (IIM), National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain;
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Bío-Bío 4030000, Chile;
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, University Austral of Chile, Valdivia, Los Ríos 5091000, Chile
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Mérou N, Lecadet C, Pouvreau S, Arzul I. An eDNA/eRNA-based approach to investigate the life cycle of non-cultivable shellfish micro-parasites: the case of Bonamia ostreae, a parasite of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:1807-1818. [PMID: 32608578 PMCID: PMC7533330 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Environmental DNA approaches are increasingly used to detect microorganisms in environmental compartments, including water. They show considerable advantages to study non-cultivable microorganisms like Bonamia ostreae, a protozoan parasite inducing significant mortality in populations of flat oyster Ostrea edulis. Although B. ostreae development within the host has been well described, questions remain about its behaviour in the environment. As B. ostreae transmission is direct, seawater appears as an interesting target to develop early detection tools and improve our understanding of disease transmission mechanisms. In this context, we have developed an eDNA/eRNA approach allowing detecting and quantifying B. ostreae 18S rDNA/rRNA as well as monitoring its presence in seawater by real-time PCR. B. ostreae DNA could be detected up to 4 days while RNA could be detected up to 30 days, suggesting a higher sensitivity of the eRNA-based tool. Additionally, more than 90% of shed parasites were no longer detected after 2 days outside the oysters. By allowing B. ostreae detection in seawater, this approach would not only be useful to monitor the presence of the parasite in oyster production areas but also to evaluate the effect of changing environmental factors on parasite survival and transmission.
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- Nicolas Mérou
- Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques MarinsIfremerSG2M‐LGPMMAvenue de Mus de Loup17390La TrembladeFrance
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- Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques MarinsIfremerSG2M‐LGPMMAvenue de Mus de Loup17390La TrembladeFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement MarinUMR 6539, Ifremer/UBO/IRD/CNRSIfremer11 Presqu'île du Vivier29840Argenton‐en‐LandunvezFrance
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- Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques MarinsIfremerSG2M‐LGPMMAvenue de Mus de Loup17390La TrembladeFrance
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Canier L, Dubreuil C, Noyer M, Serpin D, Chollet B, Garcia C, Arzul I. A new multiplex real-time PCR assay to improve the diagnosis of shellfish regulated parasites of the genus Marteilia and Bonamia. Prev Vet Med 2020; 183:105126. [PMID: 32919320 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aquaculture including shellfish production is an important food resource worldwide which is particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases. Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae and Bonamia exitiosa are regulated protozoan parasites infecting flat oysters Ostrea edulis that are endemic in Europe. Although some PCR assays have been already developed for their detection, a formal validation to assess the performances of those tools is often lacking. In order to facilitate the diagnosis of flat oyster regulated diseases, we have developed and evaluated a new multiplex Taqman® PCR allowing the detection of both M. refringens and Bonamia sp. parasites in one step. First part of this work consisted in assessing analytical sensitivity and specificity of the new PCR assay. Then, diagnostic performances were assessed by testing a panel of field samples with the new real-time PCR and currently recommended conventional PCR methods for the detection of M. refringens and Bonamia sp. Samples were collected from the main flat oyster production sites in France (N = 386 for M. refringens and N = 349 for B. ostreae). In the absence of gold standard, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the new PCR were estimated through Bayesian latent class analysis (DSe 87,2% and DSp 98,4% for the detection M. refringens, DSe 77,5% and DSp 98,4% for the detection of Bonamia sp.). Those results suggest equivalent performances for the detection of Bonamia sp. and an improved sensitivity for the detection of M. refringens compared to commonly used conventional protocols. Finally, the new PCR was evaluated in the context of an inter-laboratory comparison study including 17 European laboratories. Results revealed a very good reproducibility with a global accordance (intra-laboratory precision) >96% and a global concordance (inter-laboratory precision) >93% for both targets, demonstrating that this new tool is easily transferable to different laboratory settings. This is the first assay designed to detect both Marteilia refringens and Bonamia sp. in a single step and it should allow reducing the number of analysis to monitor both diseases, and where relevant to demonstrate freedom from infection.
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- Lydie Canier
- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France.
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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Helmer L, Hauton C, Bean T, Bass D, Hendy I, Harris-Scott E, Preston J. Ephemeral detection of Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporida) in adult and larval European flat oysters Ostrea edulis in the Solent, United Kingdom. J Invertebr Pathol 2020; 174:107421. [PMID: 32522659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2020.107421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The haplosporidian parasite Bonamia exitiosa was detected using PCR in four adult and six larval brood samples of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis from the Solent, UK. This represents the second reported detection of this parasite along the south coast of England. Adult oysters were collected and preserved from seabed populations or restoration broodstock cages between 2015 and 2018. The larvae within brooding adults sampled during 2017 and 2018 were also preserved. Molecular analysis of all samples was performed in 2019. The DNA of B. exitiosa was confirmed to be present within the gill tissue of one oyster within the Portsmouth wild fishery seabed population (n = 48), sampled in November 2015; the congeneric parasite Bonamia ostreae was not detected in this individual. This is the earliest record of B. exitiosa in the Solent. Concurrent presence of both B. ostreae and B. exitiosa, determined by DNA presence, was confirmed in the gill and heart tissue of three mature individuals from broodstock cages sampled in October 2017 (n = 99), two from a location on the River Hamble and one from the Camber Dock in Portsmouth Harbour. B. exitiosa was not detected in the November 2018 broodstock populations. A total of six larval broods were positive for B. exitiosa, with five also positive for B. ostreae. None of the brooding adults were positive for B. exitiosa suggesting that horizontal transmission from the surrounding environment to the brooding larvae is occurring. Further sampling of broodstock populations conducted by the Fish Health Inspectorate at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in June 2019 did not detect infection of O. edulis by B. exitiosa. These findings together suggest that the pathogen has not currently established in the area.
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- Luke Helmer
- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK; Blue Marine Foundation, London, UK.
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- Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, UK.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK; Blue Marine Foundation, London, UK.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
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Panarese R, Tedesco P, Chimienti G, Latrofa MS, Quaglio F, Passantino G, Buonavoglia C, Gustinelli A, Tursi A, Otranto D. Haplosporidium pinnae associated with mass mortality in endangered Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus 1758) fan mussels. J Invertebr Pathol 2019; 164:32-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Helmer L, Farrell P, Hendy I, Harding S, Robertson M, Preston J. Active management is required to turn the tide for depleted Ostrea edulis stocks from the effects of overfishing, disease and invasive species. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6431. [PMID: 30842897 PMCID: PMC6397756 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The decline of the European oyster Ostrea edulis across its biogeographic range has been driven largely by over-fishing and anthropogenic habitat destruction, often to the point of functional extinction. However, other negatively interacting factors attributing to this catastrophic decline include disease, invasive species and pollution. In addition, a relatively complex life history characterized by sporadic spawning renders O. edulis biologically vulnerable to overexploitation. As a viviparous species, successful reproduction in O. edulis populations is density dependent to a greater degree than broadcast spawning oviparous species such as the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas. Here, we report on the benthic assemblage of O. edulis and the invasive gastropod Crepidula fornicata across three actively managed South coast harbors in one of the few remaining O. edulis fisheries in the UK. Long-term data reveals that numbers of O. edulis sampled within Chichester Harbour have decreased by 96%, in contrast numbers of C. fornicata sampled have increased by 441% over a 19-year period. The recent survey data also recorded extremely low densities of O. edulis, and extremely high densities of C. fornicata, within Portsmouth and Langstone Harbours. The native oyster’s failure to recover, despite fishery closures, suggests competitive exclusion by C. fornicata is preventing recovery of O. edulis, which is thought to be due to a lack of habitat heterogeneity or suitable settlement substrate. Large scale population data reveals that mean O. edulis shell length and width has decreased significantly across all years and site groups from 2015 to 2017, with a narrowing demographic structure. An absence of juveniles and lack of multiple cohorts in the remaining population suggests that the limited fishing effort exceeds biological output and recruitment is poor. In the Langstone & Chichester 2017 sample 98% of the population is assigned to a single cohort (modal mean 71.20 ± 8.78 mm, maximum length). There is evidence of small scale (<5 km) geographic population structure between connected harbors; the 2015 Portsmouth and Chichester fishery populations exhibited disparity in the most frequent size class with 36% within 81–90 mm and 33.86% within 61–70 mm, respectively, the data also indicates a narrowing demographic over a short period of time. The prevalence of the disease Bonamiosis was monitored and supports this microgeographic population structure. Infection rates of O. edulis by Bonamia ostreae was 0% in Portsmouth Harbor (n = 48), 4.1% in Langstone (n = 145) and 21.3% in Chichester (n = 48) populations. These data collectively indicate that O. edulis is on the brink of an ecological collapse within the Solent harbors. Without effective intervention to mitigate the benthic dominance by C. fornicata in the form of biologically relevant fishery policy and the management of suitable recruitment substrate these native oyster populations could be lost.
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- Luke Helmer
- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.,Blue Marine Foundation, London, UK
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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Parasites in two coexisting bivalves of the Patagonia coast, southwestern Atlantic Ocean: The Puelche oyster (Ostrea puelchana) and false oyster (Pododesmus rudis). J Invertebr Pathol 2018; 158:6-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Molecular and cellular characterization of apoptosis in flat oyster a key mechanisms at the heart of host-parasite interactions. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12494. [PMID: 30131502 PMCID: PMC6104086 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Bonamia ostreae has been associated with the decline of flat oyster Ostrea edulis populations in some European countries. This obligatory intracellular parasite persists and multiplies into hemocytes. Previous in vitro experiments showed that apoptosis is activated in hemocytes between 1 h and 4 h of contact with the parasite. The flat oyster uses the apoptosis pathway to defend against B. ostreae. However, the parasite might be also able to modulate this response in order to survive in its host. In order to investigate this hypothesis the apoptotic response of the host was evaluated using flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy and by measuring the response of genes involved in the apoptotic pathway after 4 h. In parallel, the parasite response was investigated by measuring the expression of B. ostreae genes involved in different biological functions including cell cycle and cell death. Obtained results allow describing molecular apoptotic pathways in O. edulis and confirm that apoptosis is early activated in hemocytes after a contact with B. ostreae. Interestingly, at cellular and molecular levels this process appeared downregulated after 44 h of contact. Concurrently, parasite gene expression appeared reduced suggesting that the parasite could inhibit its own metabolism to escape the immune response.
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Matozzo V, Ercolini C, Serracca L, Battistini R, Rossini I, Granato G, Quaglieri E, Perolo A, Finos L, Arcangeli G, Bertotto D, Radaelli G, Chollet B, Arzul I, Quaglio F. Assessing the health status of farmed mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) through histological, microbiological and biomarker analyses. J Invertebr Pathol 2018; 153:165-179. [PMID: 29501499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Gulf of La Spezia (northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) is a commercially important area both as a shipping port and for mussel farming. Recently, there has been increased concern over environmental disturbances caused by anthropogenic activities such as ship traffic and dredging and the effects they have on the health of farmed mussels. This paper reports the results of microbiological and histological analyses, as well as of measurement of several biomarkers which were performed to assess the health status of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from four rearing sites in the Gulf of La Spezia. Mussels were collected between October 2015 and September 2016 and histological analyses (including gonadal maturation stage), as well as the presence of pathogenic bacteria (Vibrio splendidus clade, V. aestuarianus and V. harveyi), viruses (Herpes virus and ostreid Herpes virus 1) and protozoa (Marteilia spp., in the summer season only) were carried out on a monthly basis. Conversely, biomarker responses in haemocyte/haemolymph (total haemocyte count, haemocyte diameter and volume, lysozyme and lactate dehydrogenase activities in cell-free haemolymph, and micronuclei frequency) and in gills and digestive gland (cortisol-like steroids and lipid peroxidation levels), were evaluated bimonthly. Microbiological data indicated that mussels contain a reservoir of potentially pathogenic bacteria, viruses and protozoa that in certain environmental conditions may cause a weakening of the immune system of animals leading to mortality episodes. The percentage of parasites detected in the mussels was generally low (9.6% for Steinhausia mytilovum, that is 17 samples out of 177 examined females; 3.4% for Proctoeces maculatus; 0.9% for Mytilicola intestinalis and 2% for ciliated protozoa), while symbiont loads were higher (31% for Eugymnanthea inquilina and Urastoma cyprinae). Interestingly, a previously undescribed haplosporidian was detected in a single mussel sample (0.2%) and was confirmed by in situ hybridization. Cells morphologically similar to Perkinsus sp. trophozoites were observed in 0.7% of the mussels analysed; however, infection with Perkinsus spp. could neither be confirmed by ISH nor by PCR. Different pathological aspects, such as host defence responses and regressive/progressive changes were detected in the gills, digestive glands, gonads and mantle. Only one single case of disseminated neoplasia (0.2%) was observed. As for the biomarker evaluation, the MANOVA analysis revealed the statistically significant effect that the variable "sampling site" had on the biological parameter measured, thus suggesting that the multibiomarker approach was able to differentiate the rearing sites.
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- Valerio Matozzo
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Marine Microbiology Laboratory of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piemonte Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, Via degli Stagnoni 96, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
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- Marine Microbiology Laboratory of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piemonte Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, Via degli Stagnoni 96, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
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- Marine Microbiology Laboratory of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piemonte Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, Via degli Stagnoni 96, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
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- Marine Microbiology Laboratory of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piemonte Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, Via degli Stagnoni 96, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Via L. da Vinci 39, 45011 Adria (RO), Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- IFREMER Laboratoire de Genetique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins La Tremblade, France
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- IFREMER Laboratoire de Genetique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins La Tremblade, France
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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Garcia C, Haond C, Chollet B, Nerac M, Omnes E, Joly JP, Dubreuil C, Serpin D, Langlade A, Le Gal D, Terre-Terrillon A, Courtois O, Guichard B, Arzul I. Descriptions of Mikrocytos veneroïdes n. sp. and Mikrocytos donaxi n. sp. (Ascetosporea: Mikrocytida: Mikrocytiidae), detected during important mortality events of the wedge clam Donax trunculus Linnaeus (Veneroida: Donacidae), in France between 2008 and 2011. Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:119. [PMID: 29499746 PMCID: PMC5834847 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2692-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Microcell parasites are small intracellular protozoans mostly detected in molluscs and can be associated with mortalities. In 2010 and 2011, strong increases in mortality events were reported in different wild beds of the wedge clam Donax trunculus Linnaeus, along the Atlantic coast of France and the presence of potential pathogens, including microcells, was investigated. METHODS Clams collected in different beds showing mortality were examined by histology. Based on histological observations, confirmatory analyses were carried out, including transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and molecular characterization. RESULTS Histological analyses revealed the presence of small protozoans similar to microcell parasites in different tissues of Donax trunculus, particularly in muscular and connective tissues. TEM examination confirmed the intracellular localization of the protozoans. Moreover, the lack of haplosporosomes and mitochondria suggested that the observed parasites belong to the genus Mikrocytos Farley, Wolf & Elston, 1988. Mikrocytos genus-specific PCR and in situ hybridization results supported the microscopic observations. Sequence fragments of the 18S rRNA gene shared 75-83% identity with the different Mikrocytos spp. described previously, including Mikrocytos mackini Farley, Wolf & Elston, 1988 and M. boweri Abbott, Meyer, Lowe, Kim & Johnson, 2014. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the microcell parasites observed in Donax trunculus in France belong to the genus Mikrocytos and suggest the existence of two distinct species. CONCLUSIONS Based on morphological, ultrastructural, molecular data and host information, the two microcell parasites detected in Donax trunculus belong to the genus Mikrocytos and are distinct from previously described members of this genus. This is the first report of Mikrocytos spp. found in France and infecting the clam Donax trunculus. Mikrocytos veneroïdes n. sp. was detected in different wild beds and Mikrocytos donaxi n. sp. was detected only in Audierne Bay.
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- Céline Garcia
- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, ODE-LITTORAL-LERMPL, Station de la Trinité sur Mer, 12, rue des Résistants, F-56470 La Trinité sur Mer, France
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- Ifremer, ODE-LITTORAL-LERBO, Station de Concarneau, Place de la Croix, F-29185 Concarneau, France
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- Ifremer, ODE-LITTORAL-LERBO, Station de Concarneau, Place de la Croix, F-29185 Concarneau, France
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- Ifremer, ODE-LITTORAL-LERPC, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Ifremer, RBE-SG2M-LGPMM, Station de La Tremblade, Avenue de Mus de Loup, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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Darriba S. First haplosporidan parasite reported infecting a member of the Superfamily Pinnoidea ( Pinna nobilis ) during a mortality event in Alicante (Spain, Western Mediterranean). J Invertebr Pathol 2017; 148:14-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carnegie RB, Arzul I, Bushek D. Managing marine mollusc diseases in the context of regional and international commerce: policy issues and emerging concerns. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2016; 371:rstb.2015.0215. [PMID: 26880834 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Marine mollusc production contributes to food and economic security worldwide and provides valuable ecological services, yet diseases threaten these industries and wild populations. Although the infrastructure for mollusc aquaculture health management is well characterized, its foundations are not without flaws. Use of notifiable pathogen lists can leave blind spots with regard to detection of unlisted and emerging pathogens. Increased reliance on molecular tools has come without similar attention to diagnostic validation, raising questions about assay performance, and has been accompanied by a reduced emphasis on microscopic diagnostic expertise that could weaken pathogen detection capabilities. Persistent questions concerning pathogen biology and ecology promote regulatory paralysis that impedes trade and which could weaken biosecurity by driving commerce to surreptitious channels. Solutions that might be pursued to improve shellfish aquaculture health management include the establishment of more broad-based surveillance programmes, wider training and use of general methods like histopathology to ensure alertness to emerging diseases, an increased focus on assay assessment and validation as fundamental to assay development, investment in basic research, and application of risk analyses to improve regulation. A continual sharpening of diagnostic tools and approaches and deepening of scientific knowledge is necessary to manage diseases and promote sustainable molluscan shellfish industries.
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- Ryan B Carnegie
- Department of Aquatic Health Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, PO Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
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- Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade 17390, France
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- Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Rutgers University, 6959 Miller Avenue, Port Norris, NJ 08349, USA
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Aranguren R, Figueras A. Moving from Histopathology to Molecular Tools in the Diagnosis of Molluscs Diseases of Concern under EU Legislation. Front Physiol 2016; 7:538. [PMID: 27895595 PMCID: PMC5108174 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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One of the main factors limiting molluscs production is the presence of pathogens and diseases. Disease agent transfer via transfers of live molluscs has been a major cause of disease outbreaks and epizootics. Because of that, the European Union has adopted several decisions and directives, the last in 2006 (2006/88/EC) to control movements of marine organisms over the European countries. Once the disease is established in a determined area its eradication is a complicated task because life cycle of pathogens are not completely known and only a good and early diagnosis of the disease could be the most appropriate way to deal with it. Besides, molluscs do not have an adaptive immune response and vaccination strategies are not possible. Molluscs listed diseases under EU legislation are mainly protozoan parasites, that's why histological techniques are recognized for their diagnosis. However, molecular techniques are being increasingly used primarily as confirmatory techniques of the presence of the pathogens but also in disease monitoring programs. Research perspectives are mainly focussed in the optimization, of the already described techniques to gain in sensitivity and sensibility and in the development of new molecular biology techniques (quantitative real time PCRs), that are faster and easier to apply and that allow a positive diagnosis even in early stages of infection. However, molecular tools detect DNA sequences of the pathogen which does not imply that pathogen is viable in the cell host and the infection is established. Consequently, it needs to be validated against other techniques, such as histology or in situ hybridization, so that its reliability can be determined.
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- Raquel Aranguren
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Pontevedra, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Pontevedra, Spain
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Batista FM, López-Sanmartín M, Grade A, Navas JI, Ruano F. Detection of Bonamia exitiosa in the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis in southern Portugal. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2016; 39:607-611. [PMID: 26096446 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- F M Batista
- Divisão de Aquicultura e Valorização, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Centro "Agua del Pino", Junta de Andalucía, Cartaya, Spain
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- Divisão de Aquicultura e Valorização, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Centro "Agua del Pino", Junta de Andalucía, Cartaya, Spain
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- Divisão de Aquicultura e Valorização, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Lisboa, Portugal
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Flannery G, Lynch SA, Culloty SC. Investigating the significance of the role of Ostrea edulis larvae in the transmission and transfer of Bonamia ostreae. J Invertebr Pathol 2016; 136:7-9. [PMID: 26880159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, the ability of oyster larvae, brooded in the pallial cavity of the parent oyster, to become infected in the pallial fluid, which is influenced by the brooding oyster and surrounding environment, was investigated. Larvae were collected over three summers from three areas around Ireland. Samples were screened for the presence of Bonamia ostreae DNA using PCR analysis. Four samples of larvae were found to be positive for B. ostreae DNA, though the parent oysters were negative for infection. Larvae may be able to acquire the pathogen from the water column during filter feeding or elimination of pseudo-faeces by the brooding adult.
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- Grace Flannery
- Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland.
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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Lane HS, Webb SC, Duncan J. Bonamia ostreae in the New Zealand oyster Ostrea chilensis: a new host and geographic record for this haplosporidian parasite. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2016; 118:55-63. [PMID: 26865235 DOI: 10.3354/dao02960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Previous reports of the haplosporidian parasite Bonamia ostreae have been restricted to the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, and both eastern and western North America. This species is reported for the first time in New Zealand infecting the flat oyster Ostrea chilensis. Histological examination of 149 adult oysters identified 119 (79.9%) infected with Bonamia microcells. Bonamia generic PCR of several oysters followed by DNA sequencing of a 300 bp portion of the 18S rDNA gene produced a 100% match with that of B. ostreae. All DNA-sequenced products also produced a B. ostreae PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) profile. Bonamia species-specific PCRs further detected single infections of B. exitiosa (2.7%), B. ostreae (40.3%), and concurrent infections (53.7%) with these 2 Bonamia species identifying overall a Bonamia prevalence of 96.6%. Detailed histological inspection revealed 2 microcell types. An infection identified by PCR as B. ostreae histologically presented small microcells (mean ± SE diameter = 1.28 ± 0.16 µm, range = 0.9-2 µm, n = 60) commonly with eccentric nuclei. A B. exitiosa infection exhibited larger microcells (mean ± SE diameter = 2.12 ± 0.27 µm, range = 1.5-4 µm, n = 60) with more concentric nuclei. Concurrent infections of both Bonamia species, as identified by PCR, exhibited both types of microcells. DNA barcoding of the B. ostreae-infected oyster host confirmed the identification as O. chilensis. A suite of other parasites that accompany O. chilensis are reported here for the first time in mixed infection with B. ostreae including apicomplexan X (76.5%), Microsporidium rapuae (0.7%) and Bucephalus longicornutus (30.2%).
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- Henry S Lane
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Whole-genome amplification: a useful approach to characterize new genes in unculturable protozoan parasites such as Bonamia exitiosa. Parasitology 2015; 142:1523-34. [PMID: 26282916 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182015000967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bonamia exitiosa is an intracellular parasite (Haplosporidia) that has been associated with mass mortalities in oyster populations in the Southern hemisphere. This parasite was recently detected in the Northern hemisphere including Europe. Some representatives of the Bonamia genus have not been well categorized yet due to the lack of genomic information. In the present work, we have applied Whole-Genome Amplification (WGA) technique in order to characterize the actin gene in the unculturable protozoan B. exitiosa. This is the first protein coding gene described in this species. Molecular analysis revealed that B. exitiosa actin is more similar to Bonamia ostreae actin gene-1. Actin phylogeny placed the Bonamia sp. infected oysters in the same clade where the herein described B. exitiosa actin resolved, offering novel information about the classification of the genus. Our results showed that WGA methodology is a promising and valuable technique to be applied to unculturable protozoans whose genomic material is limited.
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Petton B, Bruto M, James A, Labreuche Y, Alunno-Bruscia M, Le Roux F. Crassostrea gigas mortality in France: the usual suspect, a herpes virus, may not be the killer in this polymicrobial opportunistic disease. Front Microbiol 2015. [PMID: 26217318 PMCID: PMC4491618 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Successive disease outbreaks in oyster (Crassostrea gigas) beds in France have resulted in dramatic losses in production, and subsequent decline in the oyster-farming industry. Deaths of juvenile oysters have been associated with the presence of a herpes virus (OsHV-1 μvar) and bacterial populations of the genus Vibrio. Although the pathogenicity of OsHV-1 μvar, as well as several strains of Vibrio has been demonstrated by experimental infections, our understanding of the complexity of infections occurring in the natural environment remains limited. In the present study, we use specific-pathogen-free (SPF) oysters infected in an estuarine environment to study the diversity and dynamics of cultured microbial populations during disease expression. We observe that rapid Vibrio colonization followed by viral replication precedes oyster death. No correlation was found between the vibrio concentration and viral load in co-infected animals. We show that the quantity of viral DNA is a predictor of mortality, however, in the absence of bacteria, a high load of herpes virus is not sufficient to induce the full expression of the disease. In addition, we demonstrate that juvenile mortalities can occur in the absence of herpes virus, indicating that the herpes virus appears neither essential nor sufficient to cause juvenile deaths; whereas bacteria are necessary for the disease. Finally, we demonstrate that oysters are a reservoir of putative pathogens, and that the geographic origin, age, and cultivation method of oysters influence disease expression.
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- Bruno Petton
- LEMAR UMR 6539, Ifremer Argenton-en-Landunvez, France
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- Unité Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, Ifremer Plouzané, France ; CNRS, Equipe Génomique des Vibrios, LBI2M, UPMC Paris 06, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Sorbonne Universités Roscoff, France
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- Unité Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, Ifremer Plouzané, France ; CNRS, Equipe Génomique des Vibrios, LBI2M, UPMC Paris 06, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Sorbonne Universités Roscoff, France
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- Unité Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, Ifremer Plouzané, France ; CNRS, Equipe Génomique des Vibrios, LBI2M, UPMC Paris 06, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Sorbonne Universités Roscoff, France
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- Unité Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, Ifremer Plouzané, France ; CNRS, Equipe Génomique des Vibrios, LBI2M, UPMC Paris 06, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Sorbonne Universités Roscoff, France
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Lynch SA, Flannery G, Hugh-Jones T, Hugh-Jones D, Culloty SC. Thirty-year history of Irish (Rossmore) Ostrea edulis selectively bred for disease resistance to Bonamia ostreae. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:113-121. [PMID: 25060503 DOI: 10.3354/dao02734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The protistan pathogen Bonamia ostreae was first detected in Ostrea edulis at Rossmore, Cork Harbour, on the south coast of Ireland in 1987. A selective breeding programme commenced in 1988 by Atlantic Shellfish Ltd. to produce B. ostreae-resistant oysters using 3 to 4 yr old survivors as broodstock for controlled spawning in land-based spatting ponds. On-growing of oyster spat settled on mussel cultch was carried out on designated beds within Cork Harbour. Oyster production subsequently increased successfully, resulting in 3 yr old Rossmore O. edulis being marketed from 1993 onwards and a record tonnage of 4 yr old oysters being produced in 1995 and 1996. O. edulis production, B. ostreae prevalence and oyster mortalities have been monitored and recorded at Rossmore for over 30 yr. The collation and analysis of this data from 52 samples and 3190 oysters demonstrate the introduction and progression of bonamiosis and subsequent interventions to ameliorate disease effects during this period at Rossmore. Results suggest that O. edulis mortalities are now negligible during the first 4 yr of growth, prevalence of B. ostreae infection is low, and no correlation exists between prevalence of infection and oyster mortalities. This study, when compared to other studies of bonamiosis-infected oyster populations, suggests that an intervention in the form of a selective breeding programme is required to reduce the impact of the disease.
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- Sharon A Lynch
- Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Science, University College Cork, The Cooperage, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland
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Ramilo A, Villalba A, Abollo E. Species-specific oligonucleotide probe for detection of Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporidia) using in situ hybridisation assay. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:81-91. [PMID: 25060500 DOI: 10.3354/dao02646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bonamiosis is a disease affecting various oyster species and causing oyster mass mortalities worldwide. The protozoans Bonamia exitiosa and B. ostreae (Haplosporidia) are included in the list of notifiable diseases of the World Organisation for Animal Health as the causative agents of this disease. Although the geographic range of both species was considered different for years, both species are now known to co-occur in some European areas affecting the same host, Ostrea edulis, which strengthens the need of species-specific methods to unequivocally identify the species of Bonamia. An oligonucleotide probe for specific detection of B. exitiosa (BEX_ITS) was designed to be used in in situ hybridisation (ISH) assays. ISH assay with BEX_ITS probe showed species-specificity and more sensitivity than traditional histology to visualise the parasite inside host tissue. ISH assay showed that the oyster gonad was the area where the parasite was most frequently located, and was the exclusive organ of infection in some oysters. A recommendation arising from the study is that more than 1 organ (including gonad and gills) should be used for PCR-based diagnosis of B. exitiosa, to maximise the sensitivity.
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- Andrea Ramilo
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Consellería do Medio Rural e do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, 36620 Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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Ramilo A, Iglesias D, Abollo E, González M, Darriba S, Villalba A. Infection of Manila clams Ruditapes philippinarum from Galicia (NW Spain) with a Mikrocytos-like parasite. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:71-79. [PMID: 25060499 DOI: 10.3354/dao02737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The name 'microcells' is frequently used to refer to small-sized unicellular stages of molluscan parasites of the genera Bonamia (Rhizaria, Haplosporidia) and Mikrocytos (Rhizaria). Histological examination of Manila clams Ruditapes philippinarum revealed microcells in the connective tissue of adductor muscle, foot, mantle, gills, siphon and visceral mass. The clams had been collected from 4 beds on the coast of Galicia, Spain. The prevalence of these microcells ranged from 73 to 93% in surface clams and from 3 to 33% in buried clams. However, the detection of brown ring disease signs in clams from every bed prevented us from making the assumption that the microcells alone were responsible for clam mortality. PCR assays using primer pairs designed to detect Bonamia spp. and haplosporidians gave negative results, whereas positive results were obtained with primers for the genus Mikrocytos. A consensus sequence of 1670 bp of the ribosomal gene complex of the microcells was obtained. It contained a section of the 18S region, the whole first internal transcribed spacer, the 5.8S region, the second internal transcribed spacer and a section of the 28S region. Comparison of this sequence with those of M. mackini infecting Crassostrea gigas and Mikrocytos sp. infecting Ostrea edulis showed that the microcells of Galician clams were the most divergent among the compared parasites. This is the first report of a Mikrocytos-like parasite infecting Manila clams. Care must be taken to avoid the spread of this parasite through Manila clam transfers.
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- Andrea Ramilo
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Consellería do Medio Rural e do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, 36620 Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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Engelsma MY, Culloty SC, Lynch SA, Arzul I, Carnegie RB. Bonamia parasites: a rapidly changing perspective on a genus of important mollusc pathogens. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:5-23. [PMID: 25060494 DOI: 10.3354/dao02741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Organisms of the genus Bonamia are intracellular protistan parasites of oysters. To date, 4 species have been described (B. ostreae, B. exitiosa, B. perspora and B. roughleyi), although the status of B. roughleyi is controversial. Introduction especially of B. ostreae and B. exitiosa to naïve host populations has been shown to cause mass mortalities in the past and has had a dramatic impact on oyster production. Both B. ostreae and B. exitiosa are pathogens notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the European Union. Effective management of the disease caused by these pathogens is complicated by the extensive nature of the oyster production process and limited options for disease control of the cultured stocks in open water. This review focuses on the recent advances in research on genetic relationships between Bonamia isolates, geographical distribution, susceptible host species, diagnostics, epizootiology, host-parasite interactions, and disease resistance and control of this globally important genus of oyster pathogens.
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- Marc Y Engelsma
- Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR (CVI), PO Box 65, 8200 AB, Lelystad, The Netherlands
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Flannery G, Lynch SA, Longshaw M, Stone D, Martin P, Ramilo A, Villalba A, Culloty SC. Interlaboratory variability in screening for Bonamia ostreae, a protistan parasite of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:93-99. [PMID: 25060501 DOI: 10.3354/dao02717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The spread of the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae is of major concern to the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis industry. Many studies have looked at the sensitivity of individual methods available to screen for B. ostreae, but in this study, 3 separate laboratories examined 4 methods of diagnosis currently used routinely in laboratories: heart imprints, histology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and in situ hybridisation (ISH). The results were compared to estimate interlaboratory variability. Heart imprints and histology had the highest reproducibility amongst the 3 laboratories, with greatest agreement between detection of infected and uninfected individuals. PCR had the highest detection level in every laboratory. These positives were related to the presence of confirmed infections but also in unconfirmed infections, possibly due to the presence of traces of B. ostreae DNA in oysters where clinical infections were not observed. PCR, in combination with histology or ISH, provided the most reliable detection levels in every laboratory. Variation in results for PCR and ISH observed between laboratories may be due to the different protocols used by each laboratory for both methods. Overall, the findings from the 3 laboratories indicated that at least 2 methods, with fixed protocols, should be used for the accurate detection and determination of infection prevalence within a sample. This combination of methods would allow for a clearer and more precise diagnosis of B. ostreae, preventing further spread of the disease and providing more accurate detection levels and epidemiological information.
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- Grace Flannery
- Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland
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Policy, phylogeny, and the parasite. Trends Parasitol 2014; 30:274-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Longshaw M, Stone DM, Wood G, Green MJ, White P. Detection of Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporidia) in European flat oysters Ostrea edulis cultivated in mainland Britain. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2013; 106:173-179. [PMID: 24113250 DOI: 10.3354/dao02643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Following a reported mortality event of European flat oysters Ostrea edulis in southwestern England in December 2010, a sample of 30 oysters was examined using histology and molecular techniques. Histological examination of the oysters revealed the presence of microcell stages in the haemocytes and connective tissues of 3 out of the 30 animals examined. One animal showing marked haemocyte infiltration of the connective tissues was considered to be infected with Bonamia ostreae based on the presence of small uninucleate microcells measuring approximately 1 to 1.5 µm in diameter. Two other oysters were considered by histology to be infected with B. exitiosa. Infected haemocytes contained up to 5 microcells, measuring approximately 2 to 3 µm in diameter with a central or subcentral nucleus. Rarely, larger plasmodia-like multinucleated stages were noted in the haemocyte cytoplasm characterised by its irregular shape and increased eosinophilic cytoplasm. Haemocyte infiltration of the connective tissues surrounding the digestive gland and the mantle was noted along with necrosis of the tissues associated with the infection. Molecular analysis of the infected animals confirmed the presence of B. exitiosa in the sample. This study describes the parasite from flat oysters cultured in the UK; subsequent targeted sampling has not detected the parasite in flat oyster populations at this or other sites within the UK.
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- Matt Longshaw
- Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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Feng C, Lin X, Wang F, Zhang Y, Lv J, Wang C, Deng J, Mei L, Wu S, Li H. Detection and characterization of Bonamia ostreae in Ostrea edulis imported to China. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2013; 106:85-91. [PMID: 24062556 DOI: 10.3354/dao02631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae is a destructive pathogen of flat oysters and has been reported to be widespread in Europe and North America. The biological characteristics of this unicellular parasite are still not fully understood. In this study, 104 Ostrea edulis imported from the USA to the Guangdong province of China for consumption were examined for Bonamia infection. PCR assay, combined with restriction fragment length polymorphism, sequencing and BLAST analysis, showed that B. ostreae DNA could be detected in 1 of the 104 oyster samples. Light microscopy revealed Bonamia-like organisms in the oyster. PCR assay and fluorescent in situ hybridization showed that B. ostreae organisms were present and retained their integrity after 4 wk in culture. Acridine orange-ethidium bromide staining indicated that the B. ostreae were still alive. In conclusion, B. ostreae was present in oysters imported to China. More importantly, the parasite was able to survive for at least 4 wk of in vitro culture at 4°C, which further implied a long-term transmission risk of B. ostreae. Considering the wide culture beds of Crassostrea ariakensis and C. gigas in China, and that C. ariakensis and C. gigas are susceptible hosts or reservoirs of B. ostreae, our study highlights the potential risk of introducing B. ostreae by importing O. edulis from a Bonamia endemic area.
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- Chunyan Feng
- Institute of Animal Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Ramilo A, Navas JI, Villalba A, Abollo E. Species-specific diagnostic assays for Bonamia ostreae and B. exitiosa in European flat oyster Ostrea edulis: conventional, real-time and multiplex PCR. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2013; 104:149-161. [PMID: 23709468 DOI: 10.3354/dao02597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bonamia ostreae and B. exitiosa have caused mass mortalities of various oyster species around the world and co-occur in some European areas. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has included infections with both species in the list of notifiable diseases. However, official methods for species-specific diagnosis of either parasite have certain limitations. In this study, new species-specific conventional PCR (cPCR) and real-time PCR techniques were developed to diagnose each parasite species. Moreover, a multiplex PCR method was designed to detect both parasites in a single assay. The analytical sensitivity and specificity of each new method were evaluated. These new procedures were compared with 2 OIE-recommended methods, viz. standard histology and PCR-RFLP. The new procedures showed higher sensitivity than the OIE recommended ones for the diagnosis of both species. The sensitivity of tests with the new primers was higher using oyster gills and gonad tissue, rather than gills alone. The lack of a 'gold standard' prevented accurate estimation of sensitivity and specificity of the new methods. The implementation of statistical tools (maximum likelihood method) for the comparison of the diagnostic tests showed the possibility of false positives with the new procedures, although the absence of a gold standard precluded certainty. Nevertheless, all procedures showed negative results when used for the analysis of oysters from a Bonamia-free area.
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- Andrea Ramilo
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Consellería do Medio Rural e do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, 36620 Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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Prado-Alvarez M, Chollet B, Couraleau Y, Morga B, Arzul I. Heat Shock Protein 90 of Bonamia ostreae
: Characterization and Possible Correlation with Infection of the Flat Oyster, Ostrea edulis. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2013; 60:257-66. [DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Maria Prado-Alvarez
- IFREMER; Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie; Avenue de Mus de Loup 17390 La Tremblade France
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- IFREMER; Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie; Avenue de Mus de Loup 17390 La Tremblade France
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- IFREMER; Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie; Avenue de Mus de Loup 17390 La Tremblade France
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- IFREMER; Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie; Avenue de Mus de Loup 17390 La Tremblade France
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- IFREMER; Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie; Avenue de Mus de Loup 17390 La Tremblade France
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Lynch S, Villalba A, Abollo E, Engelsma M, Stokes N, Culloty S. The occurrence of haplosporidian parasites, Haplosporidium nelsoni and Haplosporidium sp., in oysters in Ireland. J Invertebr Pathol 2013; 112:208-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Carrasco N, Villalba A, Andree KB, Engelsma MY, Lacuesta B, Ramilo A, Gairín I, Furones MD. Bonamia exitiosa (Haplosporidia) observed infecting the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis cultured on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. J Invertebr Pathol 2012; 110:307-13. [PMID: 22465568 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bonamia exitiosa and Bonamia ostreae are parasites that reproduce within the haemocytes of several oyster species. In Europe, the host species is the flat oyster Ostrea edulis. The parasite B. ostreae has been responsible for mortalities since the late 1970s throughout the European Atlantic coast. B. exitiosa was first detected, in 2007, on this continent in flat oysters cultured in Galicia (NW Spain). Since then, the parasite has also been detected in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. The bays of the Ebro Delta in the south of Catalonia represent the main bivalve culture area in the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Previous information from the area includes reports of several flat oyster pathogens, including the notifiable parasite Marteilia refringens. However, the status with regard to Bonamia parasites was uncertain. In the present study, a Bonamia parasite was observed in flat oysters cultured in the Alfacs Bay of the Ebro Delta by histology and real-time PCR. PCR-RFLP and sequencing suggested the presence of B. exitiosa. Finally, phylogenetic analyses of the studied Bonamia isolates corroborated B. exitiosa infection. M. refringens was also observed in the same oyster batch, and co-infection with both parasites was also detected. This is the first detection of B. exitiosa, in Catalonia and the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The impact of the parasite on the Mediterranean flat oyster activity needs to be urgently addressed.
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- N Carrasco
- IRTA-Sant Carles de la Ràpita and Catalonia's Aquaculture R&D and innovation Reference Network (XRAq), Ctra. Poblenou Km 5, 43540 St. Carles de la Ràpita, Spain.
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Comesaña P, Casas SM, Cao A, Abollo E, Arzul I, Morga B, Villalba A. Comparison of haemocytic parameters among flat oyster Ostrea edulis stocks with different susceptibility to bonamiosis and the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. J Invertebr Pathol 2012; 109:274-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Narcisi V, Mascini M, Perez G, Del Carlo M, Tiscar PG, Yamanaka H, Compagnone D. Electrochemical genosensors for the detection of Bonamia parasite. Selection of single strand-DNA (ssDNA) probes by simulation of the secondary structure folding. Talanta 2011; 85:1927-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Morga B, Renault T, Faury N, Chollet B, Arzul I. Cellular and molecular responses of haemocytes from Ostrea edulis during in vitro infection by the parasite Bonamia ostreae. Int J Parasitol 2011; 41:755-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Arzul I, Langlade A, Chollet B, Robert M, Ferrand S, Omnes E, Lerond S, Couraleau Y, Joly JP, François C, Garcia C. Can the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae infect larvae of flat oysters Ostrea edulis? Vet Parasitol 2011; 179:69-76. [PMID: 21334809 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bonamia ostreae is an intracellular protistan parasite affecting flat oysters Ostrea edulis. It can be detected in juveniles but mortalities mainly affect oysters which are more than 2 years old. The parasite is usually observed inside haemocytes and sometimes free, notably in gill epithelia suggesting a parasite release through this organ. However, the infective form and ways of entry and release remain undetermined. Flat oysters incubate their larvae in their pallial cavity for 8-10 days before releasing them into the water column. Flat oysters in Bay of Quiberon in South Brittany (France) are known to be infected with B. ostreae since 1979 and is the most important area in France for O. edulis spat collection. Flat oysters incubating larvae were sampled in this area during summertime between 2007 and 2009. Both adults and larvae were preserved and assayed by PCR and in situ hybridisation (ISH). PCR tests revealed the presence of parasite DNA in some adults and larvae. Specific labelling could be detected by ISH in gills, digestive system, gonad and mantle in adults and in the epithelium surrounding the visceral cavity of some larvae. Our results demonstrate that larvae can be infected with B. ostreae. Larvae might thus contribute to the spread of the parasite during their planktonic life. In addition, their transfer for aquaculture purpose should be controlled especially when they are exported from infected zones.
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- Isabelle Arzul
- Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie (LGP), Avenue de Mus de Loup, 17390 La Tremblade, France.
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Observations raise the question if the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, can act as either a carrier or a reservoir for Bonamia ostreae or Bonamia exitiosa. Parasitology 2010; 137:1515-26. [PMID: 20388237 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182010000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study investigated the ability of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, to act as a carrier or reservoir of the protistan Bonamia ostreae. Studies were carried out independently in Ireland and in Spain. Naïve C. gigas were exposed to B. ostreae both in the field and in the laboratory via natural exposure or experimental injection. Naïve flat oysters, Ostrea edulis, were placed in tanks with previously exposed C. gigas. Oysters were screened for B. ostreae by examination of ventricular heart smears and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening of tissue samples (gill and/or heart) and shell cavity fluid. PCR-positive oysters were further screened using histology and in situ hybridization (ISH). B. ostreae DNA was detected in the tissues and/or shell cavity fluid of a small number of C. gigas in the field and in the laboratory. B. ostreae-like cells were visualized in the haemocytes of 1 C. gigas and B. ostreae-like cells were observed extracellularly in the connective tissues of 1 other C. gigas. When C. gigas naturally exposed to B. ostreae were held with naïve O. edulis, B. ostreae DNA was detected in O. edulis; however, B. ostreae cells were not visualized. In Spain, B. exitiosa DNA was also detected in Pacific oyster tissues. The results of this study have important implications for C. gigas transfers from B. ostreae-endemic areas to uninfected areas and highlight B. ostreae and B. exitiosa's ability to survive extracellularly and in other non-typical hosts.
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Robert M, Garcia C, Chollet B, Lopez-Flores I, Ferrand S, François C, Joly JP, Arzul I. Molecular detection and quantification of the protozoan Bonamia ostreae in the flat oyster, Ostrea edulis. Mol Cell Probes 2009; 23:264-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2009] [Revised: 06/22/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lallias D, Gomez-Raya L, Haley CS, Arzul I, Heurtebise S, Beaumont AR, Boudry P, Lapègue S. Combining two-stage testing and interval mapping strategies to detect QTL for resistance to bonamiosis in the european flat oyster Ostrea edulis. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 11:570-584. [PMID: 19139958 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-008-9173-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) in the flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) for resistance to Bonamia ostreae, a parasite responsible for the dramatic reduction in the aquaculture of this species. An F(2) family from a cross between a wild oyster and an individual from a family selected for resistance to bonamiosis was cultured with wild oysters injected with the parasite, leading to 20% cumulative mortality. Selective genotyping of 92 out of a total of 550 F(2) progeny (i.e., 46 heavily infected oysters that died and 46 parasite-free oysters that survived) was performed using 20 microsatellites and 34 amplification fragment length polymorphism primer pairs. Both a two-stage testing strategy and QTL interval mapping methods were used. The two-stage detection strategy had a high power with a low rate of false positives and identified nine and six probable markers linked to genes of resistance and susceptibility, respectively. Parent-specific genetic linkage maps were built for the family, spanning ten linkage groups (n = 10) with an observed genome coverage of 69-84%. Three QTL were identified by interval mapping in the first parental map and two in the second. Good concordance was observed between the results obtained after the two-stage testing strategy and QTL mapping.
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- D Lallias
- Laboratoire Génétique et Pathologie, Ifremer, Ronce-les-bains, 17390, La Tremblade, France.
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Morga B, Arzul I, Chollet B, Renault T. Infection with the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae modifies in vitro haemocyte activities of flat oyster Ostrea edulis. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 26:836-842. [PMID: 19358892 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bonamia ostreae is an intracellular protozoan parasite, infecting haemocytes of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis. Oyster defence mechanisms mainly rely on haemocytes. In the present study in vitro interactions between parasites and flat oyster haemocytes were investigated using flow cytometry and light microscopy. Haemocyte parameters including: non specific esterase activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and phagocytosis were monitored using flow cytometry after 2 h cell incubation with live and dead B. ostreae. Two ratios of parasites per haemocyte were tested (5:1 and 10:1), haemocytes alone were used as controls and the experiment was carried out three times. Flow cytometry revealed a decrease of non specific esterase activities and ROS production by haemocytes after incubation with live parasites, while there was little difference in phagocytosis activity when compared with controls. Similarly, dead parasites induced a decrease in haemocyte activities but to a lesser extent compared to live parasites. These results suggest that B. ostreae actively contributes to the modification of haemocyte activities in order to ensure its own intracellular survival.
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- Benjamin Morga
- Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie (LGP), La Tremblade, France
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Gestal C, Roch P, Renault T, Pallavicini A, Paillard C, Novoa B, Oubella R, Venier P, Figueras A. Study of Diseases and the Immune System of Bivalves Using Molecular Biology and Genomics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/10641260802325518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Carnegie RB, Stokes NA, Audemard C, Bishop MJ, Wilbur AE, Alphin TD, Posey MH, Peterson CH, Burreson EM. Strong seasonality of Bonamia sp. infection and induced Crassostrea ariakensis mortality in Bogue and Masonboro Sounds, North Carolina, USA. J Invertebr Pathol 2008; 98:335-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Possible vector species and live stages of susceptible species not transmitting disease as regards certain mollusc diseases - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare. EFSA J 2008. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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López-Flores I, Suárez-Santiago VN, Longet D, Saulnier D, Chollet B, Arzul I. Characterization of actin genes inBonamia ostreaeand their application to phylogeny of the Haplosporidia. Parasitology 2007; 134:1941-8. [PMID: 17672924 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182007003307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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SUMMARYBonamia ostreaeis a protozoan parasite that infects the European flat oysterOstrea edulis, causing systemic infections and resulting in massive mortalities in populations of this valuable bivalve species. In this work, we have characterizedB. ostreaeactin genes and used their sequences for a phylogenetic analysis. Design of different primer sets was necessary to amplify the central coding region of actin genes ofB. ostreae. Characterization of the sequences and their amplification in different samples demonstrated the presence of 2 intragenomic actin genes inB. ostreae, without any intron. The phylogenetic analysis placedB. ostreaein a clade withMinchinia tapetis,Minchinia teredinisandHaplosporidium costaleas its closest relatives, and demonstrated that the paralogous actin genes found inBonamiaresulted from a duplication of the original actin gene after theBonamiaorigin.
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- I López-Flores
- Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie. Station La Tremblade, IFREMER. Avenue Mus de Loup, 17390 La Tremblade, France.
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Bearham D, Spiers Z, Raidal S, Jones JB, Nicholls PK. Detection of Minchinia sp., in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778) using DNA probes. J Invertebr Pathol 2007; 97:50-60. [PMID: 17709114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Haplosporidian parasites infect various invertebrate hosts including some commercially important shellfish. Haplosporidium nelsoni (along with Perkinsus marinus) has severely affected Eastern oyster production on the eastern seaboard of the United States and flat oyster production in Europe has been severely impacted by Bonamia ostreae. These parasites are also often present at a very low prevalence and there are a variety of morphologically similar species that can be difficult to differentiate during cytological or histological diagnosis hence the need to develop specific tests. Recently, a Minchinia sp. was described affecting rock oysters (Saccostrea cuccullata) in north Western Australia. In this study, two in situ hybridisation (ISH) assays and a PCR assay have been developed and optimised for use in investigating these parasites. The first ISH assay used a 166bp polynucleotide probe while the second used a 30bp oligonucleotide probe. The specificity of each ISH assay was assessed by applying each probe to a variety of haplosporidian (5), a paramyxian (1) or ciliophora (1) parasites. The polynucleotide probe produced strong hybridisation signals against all of the haplosporidian parasites tested (Minchinia sp., Minchinia teredinis, Bonamia roughleyi, H. nelsoni and Haplosporidium costale) while the oligonucleotide probe recognised only the Minchinia sp. Both probes failed to detect the paramyxian (Marteilia sp.) or the Rhynchodid-like ciliate. The PCR assay amplifies a 220bp region and detected Minchinia sp. DNA from 50ng of genomic DNA extracted from the tissues of infected oysters and 10fg of amplified Minchinia sp. DNA. The assay did not react to oysters infected with H. nelsoni or H. costale. The ability of the PCR and oligonucleotide ISH assay to diagnose Minchinia sp. infected oysters was compared to histological examination from a sample of 56 oysters. The PCR assay revealed 26 infections while histological examination detected 14 infections. The oligonucleotide ISH assay detected 29 infections. The oligonucleotide ISH and PCR assays were found to be significantly more sensitive than histology for detecting the parasite.
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- Douglas Bearham
- Murdoch University, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch Drive, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
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Lynch SA, Armitage DV, Coughlan J, Mulcahy MF, Culloty SC. Investigating the possible role of benthic macroinvertebrates and zooplankton in the life cycle of the haplosporidian Bonamia ostreae. Exp Parasitol 2007; 115:359-68. [PMID: 17118355 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2006.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 09/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bonamia ostreae is a protistan parasite of the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis. Though direct transmission of the parasite can occur between oysters, it is unclear if this represents the complete life cycle of the parasite, and the role of a secondary or intermediate host or carrier species cannot be ruled out. In this preliminary study, benthic macroinvertebrates and zooplankton from a B. ostreae-endemic area were screened for the presence of parasite DNA, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Eight benthic macroinvertebrates and nineteen grouped zooplankton samples gave positive results. Certain species, found positive for the parasite DNA, were then used in laboratory transmission trials, to investigate if they could infect naïve oysters. Transmission of B. ostreae was effected to two naïve oysters cohabiting with the brittle star, Ophiothrix fragilis.
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- S A Lynch
- Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland.
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Azevedo C, Balseiro P, Casal G, Gestal C, Aranguren R, Stokes NA, Carnegie RB, Novoa B, Burreson EM, Figueras A. Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Haplosporidium montforti n. sp., parasite of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata. J Invertebr Pathol 2006; 92:23-32. [PMID: 16563428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2005] [Revised: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A new member of the parasitic phylum Haplosporidia, which was found infecting the connective tissue, gill, digestive gland, and foot muscle of Haliotis tuberculata imported from Ireland and experimentally grown in Galicia (NW Spain), is described. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and molecular characterization of the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene were carried out to confirm the description of this species. The ultrastructural morphology of the spores and their surrounding ornaments attached to the spore wall was described from light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy observations. Systemic infection with uninucleated and multinucleated plasmodia containing spherical nuclei was observed among several sporocysts containing the different spore maturation stages. The spores were spherical to slightly ellipsoidal (2.42 +/- 0.5 x 2.31 +/- 0.6 microm). The apical zone of the spore wall was modified into a complex opercular system covering a circular orifice that measured about 0.5 microm in diameter. The operculum was connected to the spore wall by a hinge. The spore wall was about 110 nm thick, with 4 filaments (20-28 microm long). The filaments were composed of the same material that formed the wall. The cross-sections through the base of these filaments showed T-like and X-like sections. Internally, the uninucleated endosporoplasm contained typical haplosporidian structures, such as, haplosporosomes, a spherulosome, and mitochondria with vesicular cristae. The SSU rRNA gene sequence was different from previously reported haplosporidian SSU rRNA gene sequences, corroborating morphological data that this was an undescribed species. Based on differences from previously described haplosporidians in ultrastructural characteristics of the spore and SSU rRNA gene sequence, we describe the abalone haplosporidian as Haplosporidium montforti n. sp.
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- Carlos Azevedo
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS/UP) and Laboratory of Protoparasitology, CIIMAR/UP, University of Porto, Portugal.
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Huang C, Zhang X, Gin KYH, Qin QW. In situ hybridization of a marine fish virus, Singapore grouper iridovirus with a nucleic acid probe of major capsid protein. J Virol Methods 2004; 117:123-8. [PMID: 15041208 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2003] [Revised: 12/27/2003] [Accepted: 01/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A DNA probe of 531 base pairs for Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) was generated by polymerase chain reaction and labeled with nonradioactive digoxigenin. An in situ hybridization based method was developed to detect SGIV in formalin-fixed tissues from maricultured Malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus Bloch and Schneider. The in situ hybridization detected SGIV in the kidney, spleen, liver, intestine, stomach and gills from naturally infected fish. Strong hybridization signals were obtained from the kidney and spleen tissues, while intermediate intensity signals were observed in the intestine and liver tissues. The weakest signals were obtained from the stomach and gills. The signals were located specifically within epithelial, endothelial and sub-endothelial hypertrophic cells in all tested tissues. The in situ hybridization procedure will provide an important diagnostic tool to complement histopathological methods, and contribute to epidemiological studies on the origin and distribution of iridovirus in mariculture.
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- Canhua Huang
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore
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da Silva PM, Villalba A. Comparison of light microscopic techniques for the diagnosis of the infection of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis by the protozoan Bonamia ostreae. J Invertebr Pathol 2004; 85:97-104. [PMID: 15050839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2003] [Accepted: 12/29/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A comparison among various histological techniques for the detection of the parasite Bonamia ostreae in oysters Ostrea edulis was performed to evaluate their sensitivity and suitability for different purposes. The comparison involved examination of histological sections, tissue imprints from gills, digestive gland, gonad and heart, and haemolymph cell monolayers, prepared through various protocols. Every technique produced some false negative. The haemolymph cell monolayers were more sensitive than tissue imprints and histological sections. Heart imprints provided the highest sensitivity among tissue imprints. Examination of histological sections was among the least sensitive techniques. Four procedures for estimation of infection intensity were compared. Some differences in accuracy for the estimation of infection intensity between haemolymph cell monolayers and histological sections (HS) were detected: there was a very good agreement when the infection appeared low or heavy in HS but it was not so good in the remaining cases. The results suggest the need for a critical review of the recommendations of the "Office Internationale des Epizooties" and the European Union for diagnosis of bonamiosis.
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- P Mirella da Silva
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos, Xunta de Galicia, Aptdo. 13, E-36620 Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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