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Alimin AWF, Yusoff NAH, Kadriah IAK, Anshary H, Abdullah F, Jabir N, Susianingsih E, Hassan M. Parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium in marine decapod crustaceans: a review on current knowledge and future perspectives. Parasitol Res 2023; 123:49. [PMID: 38095702 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-08067-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
Parasitic dinoflagellates of the genus Hematodinium are known to infect various marine crustaceans worldwide, especially crabs and several species of shrimp and lobster. Some of these species are new host species and components of commercial fishery products. These parasitic species are predominantly found in the hemolymph of the host and cause pathological changes and functional damage to organs and tissues, leading to death. In recent years, these parasites have infected important commercially valuable species, particularly in European waters, US waters, Australian waters, and recently in Shandong Peninsula in China. These Hematodinium pathogens were also reported to affect wild shrimp in Chinese waters and in the English North Sea. These rapid spreads affect crustacean aquaculture industries, where they are indeed a significant threat to the sustainability of the aquaculture of important crustaceans. The fishery products industries are also under pressure from the invasion of this pathogen, as the crab meat produced has a bitter taste, which may reduce its marketability. In response to these threats, this review was aimed at providing a broader understanding of the development of parasite distribution and ecological aspects of Hematodinium. In addition, the interaction of these pathogens with their hosts, the environmental drivers of Hematodinium disease, and future research perspectives were discussed.
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Grants
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 63933 and 56053 Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
- Vot 55318 International Partnership Research Grant, University Malaysia Terengganu (IPRG)
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Affiliation(s)
- Ade Wahyul Fajri Alimin
- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Research Centre of Fisheries, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor KM. 46, Kab. Bogor, East Java, Indonesia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Research Centre of Fisheries, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor KM. 46, Kab. Bogor, East Java, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Fish Parasites and Diseases, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University, 90245, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Research Centre of Fisheries, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor KM. 46, Kab. Bogor, East Java, Indonesia
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- Research Centre of Fisheries, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor KM. 46, Kab. Bogor, East Java, Indonesia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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Ryazanova TV, Eliseikina MG, Kukhlevsky AD. Milky hemolymph syndrome (MHS) associated with a virus in tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi off the Pacific coast of Kamchatka. J Invertebr Pathol 2023; 196:107864. [PMID: 36436574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2022.107864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Milky hemolymph syndrome (MHS) caused by a bacilliform virus (BV) was found in tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi in the shelf zone of Kamchatka. The prevalence of the disease varied from 0.18 to 1.02%. A total lesion of the cells of the interstitial connective tissue and the connective tissue component of all internal organs was noted, which was expressed in the hypertrophy of their nuclei. In addition, hypertrophy of fixed phagocytes and circulating hemocytes was noted. Ultrastructural analysis of the tissues confirmed that in the interstitial connective tissue of pathologically altered organs, virus particles of two morphotypes were found - rod-shaped and globular. In the cytoplasm of infected cells, bands of microtubules formed near where viral particles were concentrated. In the area of contacts at the poles of microtubules, successive stages of the transformation of rod-shaped viruses into globular viruses was observed. The bacilliform virus that infects C. bairdi is structurally very similar to CoBV found in Chionoecetes opilio. Structural features are characteristic of representatives of fam. Nimaviridae. The molecular data obtained suggest that the virus causing MHS in C. bairdi is systematically very close, if not identical, to CoBV.
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- T V Ryazanova
- Kamchatka Filiation of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, St. Naberezhnaya 18, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683000, Russia
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Palchevskogo 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russia.
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Palchevskogo 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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Ríos-Castro R, Romero A, Aranguren R, Pallavicini A, Banchi E, Novoa B, Figueras A. High-Throughput Sequencing of Environmental DNA as a Tool for Monitoring Eukaryotic Communities and Potential Pathogens in a Coastal Upwelling Ecosystem. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:765606. [PMID: 34805343 PMCID: PMC8595318 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.765606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The marine environment includes diverse microeukaryotic organisms that play important functional roles in the ecosystem. With molecular approaches, eukaryotic taxonomy has been improved, complementing classical analysis. In this study, DNA metabarcoding was performed to describe putative pathogenic eukaryotic microorganisms in sediment and marine water fractions collected in Galicia (NW Spain) from 2016 to 2018. The composition of eukaryotic communities was distinct between sediment and water fractions. Protists were the most diverse group, with the clade TSAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolata, Rhizaria, and Telonemida) as the primary representative organisms in the environment. Harmful algae and invasive species were frequently detected. Potential pathogens, invasive pathogenic organisms as well as the causative agents of harmful phytoplanktonic blooms were identified in this marine ecosystem. Most of the identified pathogens have a crucial impact on the aquacultural sector or affect to relevant species in the marine ecosystem, such as diatoms. Moreover, pathogens with medical and veterinary importance worldwide were also found, as well as pathogens that affect diatoms. The evaluation of the health of a marine ecosystem that directly affects the aquacultural sector with a zoonotic concern was performed with the metabarcoding assay.
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- Raquel Ríos-Castro
- Inmunology and Genomics, Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Inmunology and Genomics, Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Inmunology and Genomics, Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Division of Oceanography, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Division of Oceanography, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Trieste, Italy
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- Inmunology and Genomics, Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Inmunology and Genomics, Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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First detection of Hematodinium sp. In spiny king crab Paralithodes brevipes, and new geographic areas for the parasite in tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi, and red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus. J Invertebr Pathol 2021; 184:107651. [PMID: 34348127 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2021.107651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A parasitic dinoflagellate of the genus Hematodinium was found off the Pacific coast of Kamchatka in three species of crabs: red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus, tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi, and spiny king crab Paralithodes brevipes. This is the first detection of Hematodinium in spiny king crab. The results of the genetic analysis showed that the pathogen found in P. brevipes, P. camtschaticus, and C bairdi from the Avacha and Kronotsky bays off the Pacific coast of Kamchatka was the same or very close to the Hematodinium sp., which infects many species of crustaceans in the Northern Hemisphere. The prevalence of infection was 0.2% for tanner crabs and 2.7% for red king crabs. Due to a limited sample size, we were unable to calculate the prevalence for spiny king crabs and female red king crabs. Both the macroscopic and microscopic signs of the pathology were similar in all diseased crabs. The differences in the micromorphology of the Hematodinium cells we found in the three crab species, including the presence or absence of trichocysts, the shape of the plasmodia, and the structure of pore complexes, are most likely related to the life cycle and the physiology of the parasite. The results of the genetic analysis showed that the pathogen found in P. brevipes, P. camtschaticus, and C. bairdi from the Avacha and Kronotsky bays of the Pacific coast of Kamchatka was the same or very close to the Hematodinium sp., which infects many species of crustaceans in the Northern Hemisphere.
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