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Jungi SV, Machimbirike VI, Linh NV, Sangsuriya P, Salin KR, Senapin S, Dong HT. Synthetic peptides derived from predicted B cell epitopes of nervous necrosis virus (NNV) show antigenicity and elicit immunogenic responses in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023:108854. [PMID: 37253409 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) has spread throughout the world, affecting more than 120 freshwater and marine fish species. While vaccination effectively prevents disease outbreaks, the difficulty of producing sufficient viruses using cell lines continues to be a significant disadvantage for producing inactivated vaccines. This study, therefore, explored the application of synthetic peptides as potential vaccine candidates for the prevention of NNV in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). Using the epitope prediction tool and molecular docking, three predicted immunogenic B cell epitopes (30-32 aa) derived from NNV coat protein were selected and synthesised, corresponding to amino acid positions 5 to 34 (P1), 133 to 162 (P2) and 181 to 212 (P3). All the predicted peptides interact with Asian sea bass's MHC class II by docking. The antigenicity of these peptides was determined through ELISA and all peptides were able to react with NNV-specific antibodies. Subsequently, the immunogenicity of these synthetic peptides was investigated by immunisation of Asian seabass with individual peptides (30 μg/fish) and a peptide cocktail (P1+P2+P3, 10 μg each/fish) by intraperitoneal injection, followed by a booster dose at day 28 post-primary immunisation. There was a subset of immunised fish that were able to induce upregulation of immune genes (IL-1β, TNFα, MHCI, MHCII β, CD4, CD8, and IgM-like) in the head kidney and spleen post immunization. Importantly, antibodies derived from fish immunised with synthetic peptides reacted with whole NNV virions, and sera from P1 group could neutralise NNV in an in vitro assay. Taken together, these findings indicate that synthetic linear peptides based on predicted B cell epitopes exhibited both antigenic and immunogenic properties, suggesting that they could be potential vaccine candidates for the prevention of NNV in fish.
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- Sumit Vinod Jungi
- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thanim, 12120, Thailand
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Lab, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, A1C 5S7, NL, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Material Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand; Aquatic Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Research Team, BIOTEC, NSTDA, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thanim, 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand; Fish Heath Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thanim, 12120, Thailand.
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Strem RI, Ehrlich R, Shashar N, Sharon G. First description of Vibrio harveyi as the causative agent of morbidity and mortality in farmed flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2022; 154:33-48. [PMID: 37318383 DOI: 10.3354/dao03724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus is an important species in the aquaculture industry in the Mediterranean basin and throughout the world. During the last 10 yr, M. cephalus breeding stocks, larvae, and juveniles cultured in Eilat (Israel) have shown neurological signs such as uncoordinated circular swimming, while also presenting oral hemorrhages. Death follows days after the onset of the clinical signs, and mortality rates may reach 80% in some cases, causing high economical losses. Bacteriology isolations from different organs, including the brain, and a Koch's postulate experiment, confirmed Vibrio harveyi as the causative agent. Histological analyses showed the presence of the bacterium in different organs. However, in the brain, the bacterium was observed only within blood vessels and meninges. In some samples, mild to severe brain tissue damage was seen. In order to understand the virulence and lethality of V. harveyi, a median lethal dose was calculated, and the result was 106 colony-forming units fish-1. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that describes V. harveyi isolated from the brain of M. cephalus and validates it as an etiological agent causing neurological signs in this fish species.
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- Rosa Ines Strem
- Department of Life Sciences, Eilat Campus, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 8855630 Israel
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Liu S, Xia J, Tian Y, Yao L, Xu T, Li X, Li X, Wang W, Kong J, Zhang Q. Investigation of Pathogenic Mechanism of Covert Mortality Nodavirus Infection in Penaeus vannamei. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:904358. [PMID: 35711775 PMCID: PMC9195102 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.904358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Viral covert mortality disease (VCMD), also known as running mortality syndrome (RMS), is caused by covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV) and has impacted the shrimp farming industry in Asia and Latin America in recent years. The pathogenic mechanism of CMNV infecting Penaeus vannamei was investigated in this study. In the naturally infected shrimp, histopathological and in situ hybridization (ISH) analysis verified that CMNV infection and severe cellar structural damage occurred in almost all cells of the ommatidium. Under transmission electron microscopic (TEM), vacuolation and necrosis, together with numerous CMNV-like particles, could be observed in the cytoplasm of most cell types of the ommatidium. The challenge test showed that a low CMNV infectious dose caused cumulative mortality of 66.7 ± 6.7% and 33.3 ± 3.6% of shrimp in the 31-day outdoor and indoor farming trials, respectively. The shrimp in the infection group grew slower than those in the control group; the percentage of soft-shell individuals in the infection group (42.9%) was much higher than that of the control group (17.1%). The histopathological and ISH examinations of individuals artificially infected with CMNV revealed that severe cellar damage, including vacuolation, karyopyknosis, and structural failure, occurred not only in the cells of the refraction part of the ommatidium, but also in the cells of the nerve enrichment and hormone secretion zones. And the pathological damages were severe in the nerve cells of both the ventral nerve cord and segmental nerve of the pleopods. TEM examination revealed the ultrastructural pathological changes and vast amounts of CMNV-like particles in the above-mentioned tissues. The differential transcriptome analysis showed that the CMNV infection resulted in the significant down-regulated expression of genes of photo-transduction, digestion, absorption, and growth hormones, which might be the reason for the slow growth of shrimp infected by CMNV. This study uncovered unique characteristics of neurotropism of CMNV for the first time and explored the pathogenesis of slow growth and shell softening of P. vannamei caused by CMNV infection.
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- Shuang Liu
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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VNN disease and status of breeding for resistance to NNV in aquaculture. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wang Y, Xu L, Ma W, Sun H, Huang Z, Cai S, Jian J, Huang Y. Mass mortalities associated with viral nervous necrosis in Murray cod in China. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2022; 45:277-287. [PMID: 34778980 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In December 2019, a mass mortality among cultured Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) fry occurred on a freshwater farm located at Foshan city of Guangdong province, China. The cumulative mortality was up to 45% within 15 days. The diseased fish showed clinical signs, including abnormal swimming behaviour, loss of appetite and dark body colouration before mass mortality. Samples of brain and retina tissues were collected from affected fish and subjected to reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction detection and virus isolation in cell culture. Approximately 430 bp product was detected from the brain and retina tissues and culture supernatant of betanodavirus-infected SSN-1 cells. The typical cytopathic effect of betanodavirus infection, which is characterized by vacuolation, was observed in SSN-1 cells at three days after inoculating with the tissue filtrate of diseased Murry cod fry, and the TCID50 of the infected SSN-1 cell supernatant was 107.8 . Histopathological examinations revealed vacuolation and necrosis in the brain and retina of naturally and experimentally infected Murray cod fry. Electron microscopic observation also showed the aggregation of numerous spherical, non-enveloped viral particles measuring 22-28 nm in diameter in the cytoplasm of betanodavirus-infected SSN-1 cells. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis based on RdRp and Cp genes further indicated that the betanodavirus isolated from Murray cod belonged to the RGNNV genotype. Much higher mortality was obtained in challenged Murray cod fry compared with the controls through immersion challenge. This study is the first report of the natural infection of betanodavirus in freshwater fish in China.
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- Yifan Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Indigenous versus Lessepsian Hosts: Nervous Necrosis Virus (NNV) in Eastern Mediterranean Sea Fish. Viruses 2020; 12:v12040430. [PMID: 32290177 PMCID: PMC7232404 DOI: 10.3390/v12040430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Viruses are among the most abundant and diverse biological components in the marine environment. In finfish, viruses are key drivers of host diversity and population dynamics, and therefore, their effect on the marine environment is far-reaching. Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER) is a disease caused by the marine nervous necrosis virus (NNV), which is recognized as one of the main infectious threats for marine aquaculture worldwide. For over 140 years, the Suez Canal has acted as a conduit for the invasion of Red Sea marine species into the Mediterranean Sea. In 2016–2017, we evaluated the prevalence of NNV in two indigenous Mediterranean species, the round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and the white steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus) versus two Lessepsian species, the Randall’s threadfin bream (Nemipterus randalli) and the Lessepsian lizardfish (Saurida lessepsianus). A molecular method was used to detect NNV in all four fish species tested. In N. randalli, a relatively newly established invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea, the prevalence was significantly higher than in both indigenous species. In S. lessepsianus, prevalence varied considerably between years. While the factors that influence the effective establishment of invasive species are poorly understood, we suggest that the susceptibility of a given invasive fish species to locally acquired viral pathogens such as NVV may be important, in terms of both its successful establishment in its newly adopted environment and its role as a reservoir ‘host’ in the new area.
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Lin HJ, Xiao Joe JT, Lu WJ, Huang MY, Sun TH, Lin SP, Li YC, Tsui YC, Lu MW, Victor Lin HT. Secretory Production of Functional Grouper Type I Interferon from Epinephelus septemfasciatus in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1465. [PMID: 32098104 PMCID: PMC7073146 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) results in high mortality rates of infected marine fish worldwide. Interferons (IFNs) are cytokines in vertebrates that suppress viral replication and regulate immune responses. Heterologous overexpression of fish IFN in bacteria could be problematic because of protein solubility and loss of function due to protein misfolding. In this study, a protein model of the IFN-α of Epinephelus septemfasciatus was built based on comparative modeling. In addition, PelB and SacB signal peptides were fused to the N-terminus of E. septemfasciatus IFN-α for overexpression of soluble, secreted IFN in Escherichia coli (E-IFN) and Bacillus subtilis (B-IFN). Cytotoxicity tests indicated that neither recombinant grouper IFN-α were cytotoxic to a grouper head kidney cell line (GK). The GK cells stimulated with E-IFN and B-IFN exhibited elevated expression of antiviral Mx genes when compared with the control group. The NNV challenge experiments demonstrated that GK cells pretreated or co-treated with E-IFN and B-IFN individually had three times the cell survival rates of untreated cells, indicating the cytoprotective ability of our recombinant IFNs. These data provide a protocol for the production of soluble, secreted, and functional grouper IFN of high purity, which may be applied to aquaculture fisheries for antiviral infection.
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- Hsuan-Ju Lin
- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, The College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan;
- Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Division of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, No. 199, Hou-Ih Road, Keelung 20246, Taiwan;
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan; (H.-J.L.); (W.-J.L.); (T.-H.S.); (S.-P.L.); (Y.-C.L.); (Y.-C.T.)
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9020106. [PMID: 32050492 PMCID: PMC7168202 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9020106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The outbreaks of viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER), caused by nervous necrosis virus (NNV), represent one of the main infectious threats for marine aquaculture worldwide. Since the first description of the disease at the end of the 1980s, a considerable amount of research has gone into understanding the mechanisms involved in fish infection, developing reliable diagnostic methods, and control measures, and several comprehensive reviews have been published to date. This review focuses on host–virus interaction and epidemiological aspects, comprising viral distribution and transmission as well as the continuously increasing host range (177 susceptible marine species and epizootic outbreaks reported in 62 of them), with special emphasis on genotypes and the effect of global warming on NNV infection, but also including the latest findings in the NNV life cycle and virulence as well as diagnostic methods and VER disease control.
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Lama R, Pereiro P, Novoa B, Coll J. Sea Bass Immunization to Downsize the Betanodavirus Protein Displayed in the Surface of Inactivated Repair-Less Bacteria. Vaccines (Basel) 2019; 7:E94. [PMID: 31434322 PMCID: PMC6789578 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7030094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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: This work describes immunization of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles against viral nervous necrosis virus (VNNV), a betanodavirus causing worldwide mortalities in many fish species. Protection was obtained with the so-called spinycterin vehicles consisting of irreversibly DNA-damaged DNA-repair-less Escherichia coli displaying at their surface a downsized VNNV coat antigen. In this work we have i) maximized bacterial expression levels by downsizing the coat protein of VNNV to a fragment (frgC91-220) containing most of its previously determined antigenicity, ii) developed a scalable autoinduction culture media for E.coli based in soy-bean rather than in casein hydrolysates, iii) enriched surface expression by screening different anchors from several prokaryotic sources (anchor + frgC91-220 recombinant products), iv) preserved frgC91-220 antigenicity by inactivating bacteria by irreversible DNA-damage by means of Ciprofloxacin, and v) increased safety using a repair-less E.coli strain as chassis for the spinycterins. These spinycterins protected fish against VNNV challenge with partial (Nmistic + frgC91-220) or total (YBEL + frgC91-220) levels of protection, in contrast to fish immunized with frgC91-220 spinycterins. The proposed spinycterin platform has high levels of environmental safety and cost effectiveness and required no adjuvants, thus providing potential to further develop VNNV vaccines for sustainable aquaculture.
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- Raquel Lama
- Institute of Marine Research (IIM). Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research (IIM). Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Biotechnology Department, La Coruña road, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Valencia JM, Grau A, Pretto T, Pons J, Jurado-Rivera JA, Castro JA, Toffan A, Catanese G. Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER) disease in Epinephelus marginatus from the Balearic Islands marine protected areas. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2019; 135:49-58. [PMID: 31244484 DOI: 10.3354/dao03378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This is the first description of a betanodavirus infection in the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus within the marine protected areas (MPAs) of the Balearic Islands. Histopathology techniques were employed to describe neurological lesions in infected fish. Abnormal swimming, mortality, and neurological lesions were detected in all analysed grouper individuals. Virus particles were observed by means of transmission electron microscopy. Reverse transcription of RNA1 and RNA2 followed by cDNA amplification and sequencing allowed viral classification. Phylogenetic analysis showed the isolates from wild E. marginatus of the Balearic Islands MPAs to be closely related to Dicentrarchus labrax and Mullus barbatus strains from Cyprus and Italy. Although vertical transmission from infected spawners has been described as the major route for nodavirus infection, we point out in this work that horizontal transmission among sub-clinical fishes after migration or commercial import for aquaculture production could play a major role in the spreading of the disease in MPAs.
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- Jose Maria Valencia
- Laboratori d'Investigacions Marines i Aqüicultura, LIMIA - Govern de les Illes Balears, Av. Gabriel Roca 69, 07158 Port d'Andratx, Spain
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Berzak R, Scheinin A, Davidovich N, Regev Y, Diga R, Tchernov D, Morick D. Prevalence of nervous necrosis virus (NNV) and Streptococcus species in wild marine fish and crustaceans from the Levantine Basin, Mediterranean Sea. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2019; 133:7-17. [PMID: 30997880 DOI: 10.3354/dao03339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Infectious diseases in marine animals have ecological, socio-economic and environmental impacts. Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) and Streptococcus iniae have become major threats to marine aquaculture and have been detected in morbid marine organisms worldwide. However, despite their importance, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the prevalence of these pathogens in wild fish species. Here we sampled indigenous and Lessepsian species from different trophic levels and different biological niches in the eastern Mediterranean. A total of 174 fish and 32 crustaceans were tested for S. iniae and a total of 195 fish and 33 crustaceans were tested for NNV. We found an overall prevalence of 9.71% Streptococcus spp. and 21.49% NNV in selected marine fish and crustaceans by PCR and qPCR. In fish, the zoonotic agent S. iniae was detected at a higher prevalence in kidney compared to liver tissue. Co-infection by both pathogens was detected only in 5 specimens. We also examined gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata from an Israeli offshore marine farm during the grow-out period, in order to assess the possibility of horizontal pathogen transmission from wild to maricultured fish. Three out of 15 (20%) fish were found to be NNV positive after 120 d in the sea, suggesting spontaneous transmission from wild to farmed fish. Our findings suggest that more surveys should be conducted, especially in areas were mariculture farms are planned to be established.
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- Ran Berzak
- Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, Department of Marine Biology, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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Wang C, Liu S, Li X, Hao J, Tang KFJ, Zhang Q. Infection of covert mortality nodavirus in Japanese flounder reveals host jump of the emerging alphanodavirus. J Gen Virol 2019; 100:166-175. [DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Chong Wang
- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
- 2National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
- 2National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
- 2National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
- 2National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- 1Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
- 2National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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Zhang QL, Liu S, Li J, Xu TT, Wang XH, Fu GM, Li XP, Sang SW, Bian XD, Hao JW. Evidence for Cross-Species Transmission of Covert Mortality Nodavirus to New Host of Mugilogobius abei. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1447. [PMID: 30038599 PMCID: PMC6046410 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Viral covert mortality disease (VCMD), caused by covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV), is a newly emerging disease affecting most cultured shrimp and other crustaceans, but not fish. However, we discovered for the first time that Mugilogobius abei, a common marine fish collecting from shrimp farming ponds and surrounding coastal waters in China, was tested to be CMNV positive based on reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay. Further investigation based on the quantitative RT-LAMP assay indicated that 39% individuals of sampled M. abei were CMNV positive. Sequencing and alignment of sequences revealed that the partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene of CMNV isolated from M. abei shared 98% homology with that from the original CMNV isolates. Histopathological analysis showed that CMNV infection in M. abei could induce extensive skeletal muscle necrosis, nervous tissue vacuolation in retina of eye and cerebellum of brain. Positive signals were verified in skeletal muscle, eye, brain and intestine by in situ hybridization (ISH) with CMNV probes. Under transmission electron microscope (TEM), CMNV particles were further visualized in the cytoplasm of neurogliocytes, granulocytes and myocytes in the CMNV positive samples diagnosed by ISH. All findings suggested that CMNV, a typical alphanodavirus originated from shrimp, could switch their hosts to fish by cross-species transmission. Meanwhile, the results reminded us to pay close attention to the high risk of CMNV to use fish as intermediate or new host as well as potentially spread or cause epidemic among cultured marine fish.
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- Qing Li Zhang
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.,School of Sciences and Medicine, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, United States
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Mariculture Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Key Laboratory of Maricultural Organism Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Doan QK, Vandeputte M, Chatain B, Morin T, Allal F. Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in aquaculture: a review. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2017; 40:717-742. [PMID: 27633881 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER), otherwise known as viral nervous necrosis (VNN), is a major devastating threat for aquatic animals. Betanodaviruses have been isolated in at least 70 aquatic animal species in marine and in freshwater environments throughout the world, with the notable exception of South America. In this review, the main features of betanodavirus, including its diversity, its distribution and its transmission modes in fish, are firstly presented. Then, the existing diagnosis and detection methods, as well as the different control procedures of this disease, are reviewed. Finally, the potential of selective breeding, including both conventional and genomic selection, as an opportunity to obtain resistant commercial populations, is examined.
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- Q K Doan
- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
- TNU, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF), Quyet Thang Commune, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
- INRA, GABI, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
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- Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Unit Viral Diseases of Fish, Plouzané, France
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
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Detection of Tilapia Lake Virus in Clinical Samples by Culturing and Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 55:759-767. [PMID: 27974544 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01808-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tilapia are an important group of farmed fish that serve as a significant protein source worldwide. In recent years, substantial mortality of wild tilapia has been observed in the Sea of Galilee and in commercial ponds in Israel and Ecuador. We have identified the etiological agent of these mass die-offs as a novel orthomyxo-like virus and named it tilapia lake virus (TiLV). Here, we provide the conditions for efficient isolation, culturing, and quantification of the virus, including the use of susceptible fish cell lines. Moreover, we describe a sensitive nested reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assay allowing the rapid detection of TiLV in fish organs. This assay revealed, for the first time to our knowledge, the presence of TiLV in diseased Colombian tilapia, indicating a wider distribution of this emerging pathogen and stressing the risk that TiLV poses for the global tilapia industry. Overall, the described procedures should provide the tilapia aquaculture industry with important tools for the detection and containment of this pathogen.
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Molecular Basis for Antigenic Diversity of Genus Betanodavirus. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158814. [PMID: 27438093 PMCID: PMC4954670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Betanodaviruses are the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis (VNN), a devastating disease for the Mediterranean mariculture. Four different betanodavirus species are recognized, Striped jack-, Redspotted grouper-, Tiger puffer-, and Barfin flounder nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV, RGNNV, TPNNV and BFNNV), but there is little knowledge on their antigenic properties. In order to describe the serological relationships among different betanodavirus genotypes, serum neutralization assays were performed using rabbit polyclonal antisera against eight fish nodaviruses that cover a wide species-, temporal-, spatial- and genetic range. The results indicate that the SJNNV and RGNNV are antigenically distinct, constituting serotypes A and C, respectively. The TPNNV and BFNNV, the latter representing cold-water betanodaviruses, are antigenically related and cluster within serotype B. The reassortant viruses RGNNV/SJNNV and SJNNV/RGNNV group within serotypes A and C, respectively, indicating that the coat protein encoded by RNA2 acts as major immunoreactivity determinant. Immunostaining of in vitro expressed wild type and chimeric capsid proteins between the RGNNV and the SJNNV species indicated that the C-terminal part of the capsid protein retains the immunoreactive portion. The amino acid (aa) residues determining RGNNV and SJNNV antigenic diversity were mapped to aa residues 217–256 and aa 257–341, respectively. Neutralization of reverse genetics derived chimeric viruses indicated that these areas determine the neutralizing epitopes. The data obtained are crucial for the development of targeted serological tests for the diagnosis of VNN, and informative for development of cross-protective vaccines against various betanodavirus genotypes.
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Mikkelsen SS, Panzarin V, Jonstrup SP, Bigarré L, Baud M, Gray T, Agapow PM, Olesen NJ. Fishpathogens.eu/noda: a free and handy online platform for Betanodavirus targeted research and data sharing. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2015; 38:755-760. [PMID: 25865625 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is a severe neuropathological disease affecting a broad variety of finfish species worldwide. The causative agents of VNN are small viruses with a bi-segmented RNA genome known as betanodaviruses. At least four species with distinct but yet insufficiently characterized epidemiological features are recognized. The spread of VNN to an increasing number of host species, its wide geographic extent and its economical and ecological impacts justify the importance of collating as much molecular data as possible for tracing the origin of viral isolates and highlight the need for a freely accessible tool for epidemiological and molecular data sharing and consultation. For this purpose, we established a web-based specific database using the www.fishpathogens.eu platform, with the aim of collecting molecular and epidemiological information on VNN viruses, with relevance to their control, management and research studies.
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- S S Mikkelsen
- Section for Fish Diseases, European Union Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Division of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Research & Innovation Department, OIE Reference Laboratory for Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy
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- Section for Fish Diseases, European Union Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Fish Viral Pathologies Unit, Laboratoire de Ploufragan/Plouzané, ANSES, Plouzané, France
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- Fish Viral Pathologies Unit, Laboratoire de Ploufragan/Plouzané, ANSES, Plouzané, France
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- Symantix Ltd, Wiltshire, UK
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- Department of Genomics of Common Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Section for Fish Diseases, European Union Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Mao MG, Wen SH, Perálvarez-Marín A, Li H, Jiang JL, Jiang ZQ, Li X, Sun H, Lü HQ. Evidence for and characterization of nervous necrosis virus infection in Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus). Arch Virol 2015; 160:2237-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2484-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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He M, Teng CB. Divergence and codon usage bias of Betanodavirus, a neurotropic pathogen in fish. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2015; 83:137-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Banerjee D, Hamod MA, Suresh T, Karunasagar I. Isolation and characterization of a nodavirus associated with mass mortality in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) from the west coast of India. Virusdisease 2014; 25:425-9. [PMID: 25674617 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-014-0226-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A fish nodavirus was detected in the juveniles of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) during a massive outbreak in the seabass cage culture farm located in the south west coast of India. The clinical signs of the disease included anorexia, inflated abdomen, exophthalmia, darkening of the whole body, erratic swimming and cork-screw type movement followed by death. The dead and the moribund fish were analyzed for nodavirus by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using specific primers targeting the T4 region of RNA2 coat protein gene. This is the first report of nodavirus infection in the fresh water cage-reared seabass fish in the west coast of India. The piscine nodavirus was detected in the brain, retina and kidney of all the fishes examined. The PCR products were cloned and sequenced. The sequence analysis showed more than 90 % homology with the other coat protein gene sequence of piscine nodaviruses from other countries. The phylogenetic analysis based on the partial nucleotide sequence of RNA2 coat protein gene revealed that the virus belonged to the red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus, which is one of the widely distributed genotype among the other four known genotypes of piscine nodavirus.
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- Debashis Banerjee
- UNESCO-MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology, Department of Fisheries Microbiology, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, 575002 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- UNESCO-MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology, Department of Fisheries Microbiology, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, 575002 India
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- UNESCO-MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology, Department of Fisheries Microbiology, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, 575002 India
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Panzarin V, Cappellozza E, Mancin M, Milani A, Toffan A, Terregino C, Cattoli G. In vitro study of the replication capacity of the RGNNV and the SJNNV betanodavirus genotypes and their natural reassortants in response to temperature. Vet Res 2014; 45:56. [PMID: 24885997 PMCID: PMC4050099 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-45-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Betanodaviruses are the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis and affect a broad range of fish species worldwide. Their bi-segmented genome is composed of the RNA1 and the RNA2 molecules encoding the viral polymerase and the coat protein, respectively. In southern Europe the presence of the RGNNV and the SJNNV genotypes, and the RGNNV/SJNNV and RGNNV/SJNNV reassortants has been documented. Several studies have reported a correlation between water temperature and disease onset. To explore the replication efficiency of betanodaviruses with different genomes in relation to temperature and to understand the role of genetic reassortment on viral phenotype, RGNNV, SJNNV, RGNNV/SJNNV and RGNNV/SJNNV field isolates were fully sequenced, and growth curves generated in vitro at four different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30 °C) were developed for each isolate. The data obtained, corroborated by statistical analysis, demonstrated that viral titres of diverse betanodavirus genotypes varied significantly in relation to the incubation temperature of the culture. In particular, at 30 °C betanodaviruses under investigation presented different phenotypes, and viruses containing the RNA1 of the RGNNV genotype showed the best replication efficiency. Laboratory results demonstrated that viruses clustering within the same genotype based on the polymerase gene, possess similar growth kinetics in response to temperature, thus highlighting the key role of RNA1 in controlling viral replication at different environmental conditions. The results generated might have practical implications for the inference of viral phenotype according to genetic features and may contribute to a better understanding of betanodavirus ecology.
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- Valentina Panzarin
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, OIE Reference Laboratory for Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy.
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Kara HM, Chaoui L, Derbal F, Zaidi R, de Boisséson C, Baud M, Bigarré L. Betanodavirus-associated mortalities of adult wild groupers Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) and Epinephelus costae (Steindachner) in Algeria. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2014; 37:273-278. [PMID: 24397531 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- H M Kara
- Laboratory of Marine Bioresources, University Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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Vendramin N, Patarnello P, Toffan A, Panzarin V, Cappellozza E, Tedesco P, Terlizzi A, Terregino C, Cattoli G. Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy in groupers (Epinephelus spp.) in southern Italy: a threat for wild endangered species? BMC Vet Res 2013; 9:20. [PMID: 23351980 PMCID: PMC3566913 DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Betanodaviruses are the causative agents of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy (VER). To date, more than 50 species have proved to be susceptible and among them, those found in genus Epinephelus are highly represented. Clinical disease outbreaks are generally characterized by typical nervous signs and significant mortalities mainly associated with aquaculture activities, although some concerns for the impact of this infection in wild fish have been raised. In this study, the authors present the first documented report describing an outbreak of VER in wild species in the Mediterranean basin. Case presentation In late summer - early winter 2011 (September-December), significant mortalities affecting wild Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Golden grouper (Epinephelus costae) and European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) were reported in the municipality of Santa Maria di Leuca (Northern Ionian Sea, Italy). The affected fish showed an abnormal swimming behavior and swollen abdomens. During this epizootic, five moribund fish showing clear neurological signs were captured and underwent laboratory investigations. Analytical results confirmed the diagnosis of VER in all the specimens. Genetic characterization classified all betanodavirus isolates as belonging to the RGNNV genotype, revealing a close genetic relationship with viral sequences obtained from diseased farmed fish reared in the same area in previous years. Conclusion The close relationship of the viral sequences between the isolates collected in wild affected fish and those isolated during clinical disease outbreaks in farmed fish in the same area in previous years suggests a persistent circulation of betanodaviruses and transmission between wild and farmed stocks. Further investigations are necessary to assess the risk of viral transmission between wild and farmed fish populations, particularly in marine protected areas where endangered species are present.
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- Niccolò Vendramin
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale dell'Università, 10-35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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Haddad-Boubaker S, Bigarré L, Bouzgarou N, Megdich A, Baud M, Cabon J, Chéhida NB. Molecular epidemiology of betanodaviruses isolated from sea bass and sea bream cultured along the Tunisian coasts. Virus Genes 2013; 46:412-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s11262-012-0869-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Acute mortality of Liza klunzingeri in Persian Gulf and Oman Sea associated with nervous necrosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00580-012-1625-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ransangan J, Manin BO. Genome analysis of Betanodavirus from cultured marine fish species in Malaysia. Vet Microbiol 2012; 156:16-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Bandín I, Dopazo CP. Host range, host specificity and hypothesized host shift events among viruses of lower vertebrates. Vet Res 2011; 42:67. [PMID: 21592358 PMCID: PMC3125225 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-42-67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The successful replication of a viral agent in a host is a complex process that often leads to a species specificity of the virus and can make interspecies transmission difficult. Despite this difficulty, natural host switch seems to have been frequent among viruses of lower vertebrates, especially fish viruses, since there are several viruses known to be able to infect a wide range of species. In the present review we will focus on well documented reports of broad host range, variations in host specificity, and host shift events hypothesized for viruses within the genera Ranavirus, Novirhabdovirus, Betanodavirus, Isavirus, and some herpesvirus.
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- Isabel Bandín
- Unidad de Ictiopatología-Patología Viral, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Bigarré L, Baud M, Cabon J, Crenn K, Castric J. New PCR probes for detection and genotyping of piscine betanodaviruses. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2010; 33:907-912. [PMID: 21504082 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- L Bigarré
- Unité de Pathologie Virale des Poissons, ANSES, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Plouzané, France.
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David R, Tréguier C, Montagnani C, Belliard C, Levy P, Nédélec G, Joufoques V, Remoissenet G, Gueguen Y, Cochennec-Laureau N. Molecular detection of betanodavirus from the farmed fish, Platax orbicularis (Forsskal) (Ephippidae), in French Polynesia. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2010; 33:451-454. [PMID: 20158581 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01136.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- R David
- Service de la Pêche, Programmes Aquaculture, Papeete, Tahiti, Polynésie Française, France
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Sarropoulou E, Sepulcre P, Poisa-Beiro L, Mulero V, Meseguer J, Figueras A, Novoa B, Terzoglou V, Reinhardt R, Magoulas A, Kotoulas G. Profiling of infection specific mRNA transcripts of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:157. [PMID: 19361338 PMCID: PMC2674461 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2008] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), one of the most extensively cultured species in European aquaculture productions, is, along with the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), a prospective model species for the Perciformes which includes several other commercially important species. Massive mortalities may be caused by bacterial or viral infections in intensive aquaculture production. Revealing transcripts involved in immune response and studying their relative expression enhances the understanding of the immune response mechanism and consequently also the creation of vaccines. The analysis of expressed sequence tags (EST) is an efficient and easy approach for gene discovery, comparative genomics and for examining gene expression in specific tissues in a qualitative and quantitative way. Results Here we describe the construction, analysis and comparison of a total of ten cDNA libraries, six from different tissues infected with V. anguillarum (liver, spleen, head kidney, gill, peritoneal exudates and intestine) and four cDNA libraries from different tissues infected with Nodavirus (liver, spleen, head kidney and brain). In total 9605 sequences representing 3075 (32%) unique sequences (set of sequences obtained after clustering) were obtained and analysed. Among the sequences several immune-related proteins were identified for the first time in the order of Perciformes as well as in Teleostei. Conclusion The present study provides new information to the Gene Index of seabass. It gives a unigene set that will make a significant contribution to functional genomic studies and to studies of differential gene expression in relation to the immune system. In addition some of the potentially interesting genes identified by in silico analysis and confirmed by real-time PCR are putative biomarkers for bacterial and viral infections in fish.
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- Elena Sarropoulou
- Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Iraklio, Crete, Greece.
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New clade of betanodaviruses detected in wild and farmed cod (Gadus morhua) in Norway. Arch Virol 2008; 153:541-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-0015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2007] [Accepted: 11/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lu MW, Chao YM, Guo TC, Santi N, Evensen O, Kasani SK, Hong JR, Wu JL. The interferon response is involved in nervous necrosis virus acute and persistent infection in zebrafish infection model. Mol Immunol 2007; 45:1146-52. [PMID: 17727953 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Betanodavirus, a small positive-sense bipartite RNA virus notoriously affecting marine aquaculture worldwide has been extensively studied in vitro. However, impending studies in elucidating virus-host interactions have been limiting due to the lack of appropriate animal disease models. Therefore, in this study, we have attempted to successfully establish NNV infection in zebrafish (Danio rerio) showing typical NNV symptoms and which could potentially serve as an in vivo model for studying virus pathogenesis. Zebrafish being already a powerful research tool in developmental biology and having its genome completely sequenced by the end of 2007 would expedite NNV research. We have observed viral titers peaked at 3 days post-infection and histological study showing lesions in brain tissues similar to natural host infection. Further, we used this infection model to study the acute and persistence infection during NNV infection. Interestingly, RT-PCR and immunoblotting assays revealed that the acute infection in larvae and juveniles is largely due to inactive interferon response as opposed to activated innate immune response during persistent infection in adult stage. This study is the first to demonstrate NNV infection of zebrafish, which could serve as a potential animal model to study virus pathogenesis and neuron degeneration research.
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- Ming-Wei Lu
- Laboratory of Marine Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Cellular & Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Costa JZ, Adams A, Bron JE, Thompson KD, Starkey WG, Richards RH. Identification of B-cell epitopes on the betanodavirus capsid protein. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2007; 30:419-26. [PMID: 17584439 PMCID: PMC7197462 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00824.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The pepscan procedure was used to identify betanodavirus B-cell epitopes recognized by neutralizing mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and serum samples obtained from sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, naturally infected with betanodavirus. Pepscan was performed with a panel of thirty-four 12-mer synthetic peptides that mimicked the entire betanodavirus capsid protein. Sea bass serum samples reacted strongly with three regions of the capsid protein comprising amino acid residues 1-32, 91-162 and 181-212. The latter region was also recognized by neutralizing MAbs and coincided with a region of high antigenic propensity identified by an antigen prediction algorithm. These data suggest that a region of the betanodavirus capsid protein spanning amino acid residues 181-212 may represent a neutralization domain that could potentially be used to inform the development of nodavirus vaccines and immunodiagnostic reagents.
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- J Z Costa
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
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Review on the immunology of European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2007; 117:1-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Toffolo V, Negrisolo E, Maltese C, Bovo G, Belvedere P, Colombo L, Dalla Valle L. Phylogeny of betanodaviruses and molecular evolution of their RNA polymerase and coat proteins. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2006; 43:298-308. [PMID: 16990016 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2006] [Revised: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The betanodaviruses are the causative agent of the disease viral nervous necrosis in fishes. Betanodavirus genome consists of two single-stranded positive-sense RNA molecules (RNA1 and RNA2). RNA1 gene encodes the RNA polymerase, named also protein A, while RNA2 encodes the coat protein precursor, the CPp protein. We investigated the evolutionary relationships among betanodaviruses working on partial sequences of both RNA1 and RNA2. Phylogenetic analyses were performed by applying a maximum likelihood approach. The phylogenetic relationships among the major betanodavirus clades SJNNV-IV, TPNNV-III, BFNNV-II and RGNNV-I were resolved differently in the trees obtained, respectively, from RNA1 and RNA2 multiple alignments. The alternative topologies were corroborated by strong bootstrap values. The molecular evolution of proteins A and CPp was also investigated. Protein A appeared to have evolved under strong purifying selection while the CPp protein was subject to both purifying and neutral selection in different amino acid residues. Intragenic recombination in RNA1 and RNA2 genes was investigated by applying several methods and was not detected. Conversely reassortment of RNA1 and RNA2 genes was demonstrated in some isolates. Finally RNA1 and RNA2 genes substitution rates do not follow a clock-like behavior thus impeding estimation of a possible origin time for Betanodavirus genus.
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- Vania Toffolo
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy
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