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Irion S, Silayeva O, Sweet M, Chabanet P, Barnes AC, Tortosa P, Séré MG. Molecular Investigation of Recurrent Streptococcus iniae Epizootics Affecting Coral Reef Fish on an Oceanic Island Suggests at Least Two Distinct Emergence Events. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:749734. [PMID: 34803969 PMCID: PMC8600329 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.749734] [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: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Streptococcus iniae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen of increasing concern for aquaculture and has caused several epizootics in reef fishes from the Caribbean, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. To study the population structure, introduction pathways and evolution of S. iniae over recurring epizootics on Reunion Island, we developed and validated a Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) panel using genomic data obtained from 89 isolates sampled during epizootics occurring over the past 40years in Australia, Asia, the United States, Israel and Reunion Island. We selected eight housekeeping loci, which resulted in the greatest variation across the main S. iniae phylogenetic clades highlighted by the whole genomic dataset. We then applied the developed MLST to investigate the origin of S. iniae responsible for four epizootics on Reunion Island, first in inland aquaculture and then on the reefs from 1996 to 2014. Results suggest at least two independent S. iniae emergence events occurred on the island. Molecular data support that the first epizootic resulted from an introduction, with inland freshwater aquaculture facilities acting as a stepping-stone. Such an event may have been facilitated by the ecological flexibility of S. iniae, able to survive in both fresh and marine waters and the ability of the pathogen to infect multiple host species. By contrast, the second epizootic was associated with a distinct ST of cosmopolitan distribution that may have emerged as a result of environment disturbance. This novel tool will be effective at investigating recurrent epizootics occurring within a given environment or country that is despite the fact that S. iniae appears to have low genetic diversity within its lineage.
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- Solène Irion
- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Inserm1187, CNRS9192, IRD249, Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, Saint Denis, France.,Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Inserm1187, CNRS9192, IRD249, Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, Saint Denis, France
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- Université de La Réunion, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecologie marine tropicale des océans Pacifique et Indien (UMR ENTROPIE), CNRS, IRD, Saint Denis, France.,Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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He J, Meng Z, Lu D, Liu X, Lin H. Recognition of DAP and activation of NF-κB by cytosolic sensor NOD1 in Oreochromis niloticus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 110:75-85. [PMID: 33444736 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As a lower vertebrate, the immune defense mechanism of fish mainly depends on the innate immune system. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs) are an important class of pattern recognition receptors in the innate immune system. In this study, NOD1 gene was cloned and characterized in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The ORF of Nile tilapia NOD1 gene was 2826 bp long and encoded 941 amino acid residues with a structure of CARD-NACHT-LRRs that was similar to the other counterparts in mammals and fishes. Phylogenetic and synteny analysis showed that NOD1 was conserved among different fishes and existed at least in the early stage of fish evolution. Expression pattern revealed that NOD1 mRNA was constitutively expressed in the tested tissues, while had high expression level in main immune organs and mucosal immune tissues (liver, head kidney, spleen, blood, gill, and intestine). Following Streptococcus agalactiae challenge, Nile tilapia NOD1 mRNA expression levels were altered in immune organs (liver, head kidney, spleen, blood), and the expression pattern was similar in liver, spleen and blood. Furthermore, the ligand recognition and signaling pathway of Nile tilapia NOD1 were also analyzed, it showed that NOD1 could recognize Tri-DAP intracellularly and activated NF-κB signaling pathway. In summary, our results indicated that the Nile tilapia NOD1 may play an important role in innate immune system and provided a basis for the functional study of NOD1 in teleost.
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- Jianan He
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Improved Variety Reproduction of Aquatic Economic Animals, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Improved Variety Reproduction of Aquatic Economic Animals, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Improved Variety Reproduction of Aquatic Economic Animals, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Improved Variety Reproduction of Aquatic Economic Animals, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering, Zhuhai, 519000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Improved Variety Reproduction of Aquatic Economic Animals, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Legario FS, Choresca CH, Turnbull JF, Crumlish M. Isolation and molecular characterization of streptococcal species recovered from clinical infections in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Philippines. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2020; 43:1431-1442. [PMID: 32929781 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Streptococcosis cause severe losses for global tilapia farming, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize streptococci recovered from Nile tilapia farmed in the Philippines. Moribund and apparently healthy fish were sampled from grow-out cages, ponds and hatcheries. Clinical signs observed included exophthalmia, eye opacity, ascites, lethargy, erratic swimming and haemorrhages. Results showed that both Streptococcus iniae and Streptococcus agalactiae were associated with disease in these sites. Consistent with global reports, including those from South-East Asia, S. agalactiae was more widespread than S. iniae. Molecular serotyping of the S. agalactiae isolates identified the serotype Ia and serotype Ib. Histopathological findings were meningitis, meningoencephalitis and septicaemia. Identical virulence profiles were found for all strains of S. iniae, while S. agalactiae strains were separated into virulence profile I and profile II. All strains were susceptible to the tested antibiotics and resistant to oxolinic acid. Only S. agalactiae serotype Ib showed resistance to sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim. This is the first study from the Philippines to characterize the streptococci involved in disease outbreaks in tilapia aquaculture. Outputs from this study will promote the development of efficacious disease control strategies in tilapia farming for the Philippines and South-East Asia.
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- Francis S Legario
- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
- Natural Sciences Department, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- National Fisheries Research and Development Institute-Fisheries Biotechnology Centre, Science City of Munoz, Philippines
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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Liu Y, Li L, Yu F, Luo Y, Liang W, Yang Q, Wang R, Li M, Tang J, Gu Q, Luo Z, Chen M. Genome-wide analysis revealed the virulence attenuation mechanism of the fish-derived oral attenuated Streptococcus iniae vaccine strain YM011. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 106:546-554. [PMID: 32781206 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae has become one the most serious aquatic pathogens causing invasive diseases in farmed marine and freshwater fish worldwide, and orally attenuated vaccine is still the best option in protecting these invasive diseases. In this study, the safety, stability, immunogenicity of the S. iniae attenuated strain YM011 were evaluated, and comprehensively analyzed its virulence weakening mechanism at whole genome level. The results shown that attenuated S. iniae strain YM011 completely lost its pathogenicity to tilapia and had good immunogenicity with relative percent survival being 93.25% at 15 days and 90.31% at 30 days via IP injection, respectively, and 76.81% at 15 days and 56.69% at 30 days via oral gavage, respectively. Back-passage safety assay indicated that YM011 did not cause diseases or death in tilapia after 100 generations of serial passaging. Comparative genome-wide sequencing shown that YM011 had a 0.4 M large inversion fragment compared with its parental strain virulent strain GX005, which encoded 372 genes including drug resistance genes pbp2A and tet, as well as known virulence factors including hemolysin transport system gene, recA, and mutator family transposase. The attenuated S. iniae strain YM011 is an ideal attenuated oral vaccine candidate with good immunogenicity, safety and stability. Abnormal expression of important drug resistance genes as well as known virulence factors due to inversion of a 0.4 M large fragment is the leading mechanism underlying its attenuated virulence.
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- Yu Liu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Zhuhai Modern Agriculture Development Center, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China.
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He RZ, Xu J, Wang J, Li AX. Quantitative detection of streptococcosis infection in dead samples of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:1157-1162. [PMID: 32396231 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14697] [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: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The aims of the study were to evaluate whether epidemic strains of streptococcosis infected tilapia can be isolated and identified from dead fish for epidemiological investigation. METHODS AND RESULTS Firstly, tilapias were inoculated with a lethal dose (1 × 108 CFU per fish) of Streptococcus agalactiae and brain tissues were harvested for bacteriological examination and qPCR assay 3, 12, 24 and 48 h postdeath. Streptococcus agalactiae was the only dominant bacterium cultivated on the brain heart infusion (BHI) plate and the bacterial load was about 107 CFU per mg. Secondly, tilapia were killed via ice water shock and immersed either in an aquarium containing 2·27 × 104 CFU per ml S. agalactiae or in a pond with streptococcosis outbreak. Streptococcus agalactiae failed to grow on the BHI plate but were identified (<6 × 102 CFU per mg) via qPCR assay. Finally, an epidemiological investigation of streptococcosis was conducted in the main tilapia breeding areas of South China. A total of 387 tilapia samples were collected including 24 suspected healthy, 35 moribund and 328 dead fish. The achieved detection rates were 0, 100 and 94·82% via bacteriological examination, and 0, 100 and 98·78% via qPCR assay respectively. The concentration of S. agalactiae in brain tissues ranged between 105 and 107 CFU per mg. CONCLUSIONS Streptococcus agalactiae can survive for 48 h in the brain of dead fish. Dead tilapia can be a useful alternative for epidemiological investigation when the diagnostic analysis of moribund fish is unavailable or impractical. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This detection method expands the sampling range, reduces the difficulty of sample collection and improves efficiency. Consequently, this method provides an alternative for epidemiological investigation of tilapia streptococcosis.
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- R Z He
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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Pierezan F, Shahin K, Heckman TI, Ang J, Byrne BA, Soto E. Outbreaks of severe myositis in cultured white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus L.) associated with Streptococcus iniae. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2020; 43:485-490. [PMID: 32100309 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Outbreaks of an infectious disease affecting cultured white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) were investigated. Clinical signs included erratic swimming, arching of the back and mortality. Necropsy findings included poorly demarcated yellow to dark-red and friable lesions in the epaxial muscle, ulcerative skin lesions and haemorrhages in the swim bladder and coelomic wall. Histological evaluation revealed areas of necrotizing and heterophilic myositis with aggregates of bacterial cocci. The lumen of blood vessels in the dermis, under ulcerated areas, and in the posterior kidney, was occluded by fibrin thrombi. Aggregates of Gram-positive cocci were observed in the muscle lesions and within the fibrin thrombi in the dermis and kidney. Genetically homogeneous Streptococcus iniae strains were recovered from affected fish from different outbreaks. The isolates shared high degree of similarity at gene locus (gyrB) with previously characterized S. iniae from cultured fish in California, confirming the emergence of this particular strain of S. iniae in US aquaculture.
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- Felipe Pierezan
- Department of Veterinary Clinics and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Luo X, Fu X, Liao G, Chang O, Huang Z, Li N. Isolation, pathogenicity and characterization of a novel bacterial pathogen Streptococcus uberis from diseased mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi. Microb Pathog 2017; 107:380-389. [PMID: 28416382 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In recent years, mandarin fish had a high mortality rate associated with abnormal swimming, exophthalmia, corneal opacity and eye hemorrhage on a fish farm located at Foshan city, Guangdong province, China. Three isolates of Gram-positive, chain-forming cocci were recovered from moribund fish, and designated as SS131025-1, SS131025-2, and SS131025-3. These isolates were identified as Streptococcus uberis according to their morphologic and physio-biochemical characteristics as well as phylogenetic analysis based on their 16S rRNA and GapC gene sequences. The pathogenicity of S. uberis to mandarin fish was determined by challenge experiments. Results of artificial challenge showed S. uberis infected healthy mandarin fish and lead to death by eyeball injection or immersion route, and the LD50 of SS131025-1 with eyeball injection was 2.0 × 106.42 CFU per fish. Moreover extracellular product (ECP) of the isolated S.uberis induced CPB cell apoptosis and cause death of mandarin fish. In addition, these S. uberis strains could also infect tilapia, but not grass carp and crucian carp, and grew in brain-heart infusion broth with an optimal temperature of 37 °C, pH of 7.0, and salinity of 0%. Antibiotic sensitivity testing indicated that these isolates were susceptible to rifampicin and furazolidone but resistant to 20 kinds of antibiotics. Histopathologically, infection with S. uberis could cause serious pathological changes in brain tissues such as vacuoles in matrix, swollen mitochondria with lysis of cristae and disintegration, and lots of coccus was observed both under electron and light microscope. These results shed some light on the pathogenicity of the isolates and how to prevent and control S. uberis infection in mandarin fish.
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- Xia Luo
- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China.
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- Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Guangzhou 510380, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Mo WY, Chen Z, Leung HM, Leung AOW. Application of veterinary antibiotics in China's aquaculture industry and their potential human health risks. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:8978-8989. [PMID: 26498964 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5607-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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China contributes to more than 60 % of the global aquaculture production, and its aquaculture industry has become one of the main players in food security. A large amount of antibiotics is believed to be used in fish cultivation for ensuring adequate production. The use of antibiotics as disease control agents and growth promoter in aquaculture in China has raised significant concerns recently because of the potential threats to human health. The extensive use of antibiotics in aquaculture may result in water and sediment contamination and the development of antibiotic resistance genes. In this review, the role of aquaculture in antibiotic contamination of the environment as well as the emerging concern of antibiotic resistance genes in China is discussed. Based on this review, it has been concluded that more information regarding the types and quantities of antibiotics used by Chinese fish farmers is required. Studies about the contribution of antibiotic usage in aquaculture to environmental levels in surface water, their potential risks on environment and human health, and the existence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes in aquaculture are needed.
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- Wing Yin Mo
- Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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Song Z, Yue R, Sun Y, Liu C, Khan SH, Li C, Zhao Y, Zhou X, Yang L, Zhao D. Fatal bacterial septicemia in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus caused by Streptococcus iniae. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2017; 122:195-203. [PMID: 28117298 DOI: 10.3354/dao03069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A captive 8 yr old male bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus succumbed to septicemia with multisystemic inflammation including suppurative enteritis, encephalitis, and pneumonia with chronic pancreatitis. A pure culture of beta-hemolytic, catalase- and oxidase-negative, Gram-positive cocci was isolated from the hilar lymph nodes and pancreas. The isolate was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as Streptococcus iniae. Histological examination of the digestive system revealed a mixed infection of both bacteria and fungus. Recognized as a pathogen in fish, dolphins, and humans, this is the first report of S. iniae in a dolphin in mainland China. As the number of managed animals in oceanariums is increasing, so is the frequency of contact with fish used as food for marine mammals and humans, highlighting the importance of education and appropriate personal protective protocols to minimize the risk of transmission. An understanding of marine mammal infectious disease organisms is essential to ensuring the health of marine mammals and humans coming into contact with such animals and their food. This study illustrates a systematic clinical, microbiological, and pathological investigation into a septicemic bottlenose dolphin infected with S. iniae. Our findings provide useful information for those involved in the diagnosis and control of infectious diseases in marine mammals and offer insight into an important zoonotic pathogen.
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- Zhiqi Song
- The State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, Key Lab of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture; National Animal Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Laboratory; Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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An Overview of Vaccination Strategies and Antigen Delivery Systems for Streptococcus agalactiae Vaccines in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Vaccines (Basel) 2016; 4:vaccines4040048. [PMID: 27983591 PMCID: PMC5192368 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines4040048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Streptococcus agalactiae is an emerging infectious disease adversely affecting Nile tilapia (Niloticus oreochromis) production in aquaculture. Research carried out in the last decade has focused on developing protective vaccines using different strategies, although no review has been carried out to evaluate the efficacy of these strategies. The purpose of this review is to provide a synopsis of vaccination strategies and antigen delivery systems currently used for S. agalactiae vaccines in tilapia. Furthermore, as shown herein, current vaccine designs include the use of replicative antigen delivery systems, such as attenuated virulent strains, heterologous vectors and DNA vaccines, while non-replicative vaccines include the inactivated whole cell (IWC) and subunit vaccines encoding different S. agalactiae immunogenic proteins. Intraperitoneal vaccination is the most widely used immunization strategy, although immersion, spray and oral vaccines have also been tried with variable success. Vaccine efficacy is mostly evaluated by use of the intraperitoneal challenge model aimed at evaluating the relative percent survival (RPS) of vaccinated fish. The major limitation with this approach is that it lacks the ability to elucidate the mechanism of vaccine protection at portals of bacterial entry in mucosal organs and prevention of pathology in target organs. Despite this, indications are that the correlates of vaccine protection can be established based on antibody responses and antigen dose, although these parameters require optimization before they can become an integral part of routine vaccine production. Nevertheless, this review shows that different approaches can be used to produce protective vaccines against S. agalactiae in tilapia although there is a need to optimize the measures of vaccine efficacy.
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Cai XH, Peng YH, Wang ZC, Huang T, Xiong XY, Huang YC, Wang B, Xu LW, Wu ZH. Characterization and identification of streptococci from golden pompano in China. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2016; 119:207-217. [PMID: 27225204 DOI: 10.3354/dao02998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Streptococcal infections cause significant mortality and high economic losses in the fish farm industry worldwide, including in the culture of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus L., a species gaining popularity in China. A total of 9 streptococcal strains were isolated from cage-cultured diseased golden pompano in Beihai, Zhanjing, and Shenzhen, China, between 2012 and 2014. Conventional and rapid identification systems were used to determine that the isolates were Streptococcus agalactiae, S. iniae, and S. dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae. All isolates were gram-positive cocci cells in pairs or short-chain, non-motile, catalase negative, α or β hemolytic cocci. The results of multiplex PCR assays and 16S rRNA BLAST analysis also showed that the β hemolytic strains were S. agalactiae and S. iniae and the α hemolytic strain was S. dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae, respectively. Pathogenicity assays revealed that S. agalactiae (lethal dose [LD50]: 6.38 × 10(4) CFU ml(-1)) was more virulent for golden pompano than S. iniae (LD50: 1.47 × 10(7) CFU ml(-1)) and S. dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae (LD50: 2.57 × 10(6) CFU ml(-1)) when they were challenged by intraperiotoneal (i.p.) injection. The results of antibiotic susceptibility showed that all strains were extremely susceptible to cefradine, erythromycin, and cefotaxime but resistant to gentamicin, penicillin G, novobiocin, neomycin, ciprofloxacin, roxithromycin, furazolidone, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, kanamycin, ampicillin, tetracycline, and vancomycin This is the first report of a phenomenon of golden pompano coinfection with S. agalactiae and S. iniae, which will contribute to the diagnosis and prevention of streptococcicosis.
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- X H Cai
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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Inapparent Streptococcus agalactiae infection in adult/commercial tilapia. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26319. [PMID: 27215811 PMCID: PMC4877633 DOI: 10.1038/srep26319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We report on inapparent infections in adult/commercial tilapia in major tilapia fish farms in Guangdong. A total of 146 suspected isolates were confirmed to be S. agalactiae using an API 20 Strep system and specific PCR amplification. All isolates were identified as serotype Ia using multiplex serotyping PCR. An MLST assay showed single alleles of adhP (10), atr (2), glcK (2), glnA (1), pheS (1), sdhA (3) and tkt (2), and this profile was designated 'unique ST 7'. The analysis of virulence genes resulted in 10 clusters, of which dltr-bca-sodA-spb1-cfb-bac (62, 42.47%) was the predominant virulence gene profile. The PFGE analysis of S. agalactiae yielded 6 distinct PFGE types (A, B, C, D, F and G), of which Pattern C (103) was the predominant type, accounting for approximately 70.55% (103/146) of the total S. agalactiae strains. Therefore, unlike what has been found in juvenile tilapia, in which PFGE pattern D/F is the major prevalent pattern, we found that pattern C was the major prevalent pattern in inapparent infected adult/commercial tilapia in Guangdong, China. In conclusion, we close a gap in the current understanding of S. agalactiae epidemiology and propose that researchers should be alert for inapparent S. agalactiae infections in adult/commercial tilapia to prevent a potential threat to food safety.
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Wang J, Zou LL, Li AX. Construction of a Streptococcus iniae sortase A mutant and evaluation of its potential as an attenuated modified live vaccine in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 40:392-398. [PMID: 25090938 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae is a major Gram-positive aquatic pathogen, which causes invasive diseases in cultured fish worldwide. The identification of potential virulence determinants of streptococcal infections will help to understand and control this disease, but only a few have been confirmed in S. iniae. Sortase A (srtA) is the key enzyme that anchors pre-mature cell wall-attached proteins to peptidoglycan and it can affect the correct positioning of surface proteins, as well as the course of Gram-positive bacterial infection, thereby making it a potential target in the study of virulence factors and disease control. In this study, the 759 bp srtA gene was cloned from pathogenic S. iniae TBY-1 strain and the mutant strain TBY-1ΔsrtA was constructed via allelic exchange mutagenesis. We found that srtA shares high similarities with sortase A from other Streptococcus spp. Direct survival rate assay and challenge experiments were performed, which showed that the mutant strain TBY-1ΔsrtA had a lower survival capacity in healthy tilapia blood and it was less virulent than the wild type strain in tilapia, thereby indicating that the deletion of sortase A affects the virulence and infectious capacity of S. iniae. The mutant strain TBY-1ΔsrtA was used as a live vaccine, which was administered via intraperitoneal injection, and it provided the relative percent survival value of 95.5% in Nile tilapia, thereby demonstrating its high potential as an effective attenuated live vaccine candidate.
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- J Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism, Medical College, China Three Gorges University, 8 Daxue Road, Xiling District, Yichang 443002, Hubei Province, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Strain, Streptococcus iniae ISET0901, Isolated from Diseased Tilapia. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2014; 2:2/3/e00553-14. [PMID: 24903878 PMCID: PMC4047457 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00553-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Streptococcus iniae ISET0901 is a virulent strain isolated in 2007 from diseased tilapia. Its full genome is 2,070,856 bp. The availability of this genome will allow comparative genomics to identify virulence genes important for the pathogenesis of streptococcosis caused by S. iniae, as well as possible immunogens for vaccine development.
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Complete Genome Sequence of the Attenuated Novobiocin-Resistant Streptococcus iniae Vaccine Strain ISNO. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2014; 2:2/3/e00510-14. [PMID: 24874684 PMCID: PMC4038889 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00510-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Streptococcus iniae ISNO is an attenuated novobiocin-resistant vaccine strain. Its full genome is 2,070,182 bp in length. The availability of this genome will allow comparative genomics to identify potential virulence genes important for pathogenesis of S. iniae and potential mechanisms associated with novobiocin resistance in this strain.
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Wang J, Zou LL, Li AX. A novel iron transporter in Streptococcus iniae. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2013; 36:1007-1015. [PMID: 24102320 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01439.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae is a major pathogen that results in considerable economic loss to fish farms. Restricted availability of iron is a huge obstacle to survival for pathogenic bacteria during infection, and iron acquisition is important in bacterial virulence. In this study, S. iniae HD-1 was shown not to produce siderophores (low-molecular-weight compounds) but rather to require iron-containing proteins for growth under iron-restricted conditions. The adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding-cassette (ABC) transporter system (ftsABCD), which is cotranscribed by four downstream genes, namely, ftsA, ftsB, ftsC and ftsD, was identified as responsible for haem utilization of S. iniae. Analysis of the corresponding recombinant protein, FtsB, indicated that it is a putative lipoprotein which plays a role in haem utilization and is produced in vivo during infection with S. iniae HD-1, and therefore may be a potential candidate antigen for a streptococcal vaccine.
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- J Wang
- Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Sun Y, Sun L, Xing MQ, Liu CS, Hu YH. SagE induces highly effective protective immunity against Streptococcus iniae mainly through an immunogenic domain in the extracellular region. Acta Vet Scand 2013; 55:78. [PMID: 24215645 PMCID: PMC3829104 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-55-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Streptococcus iniae is a Gram-positive bacterium and a severe pathogen of a wide range of farmed fish. S. iniae possesses a virulence-associated streptolysin S cluster composed of several components, one of which is SagE. SagE a transmembrane protein with one major extracellular region named ECR. This study aimed to develop a SagE-based DNA candidate vaccine against streptococcosis and examine the immunoprotective mechanism of the vaccine. Results We constructed a DNA vaccine, pSagE, based on the sagE gene and examined its immunological property in a Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) model. The results showed that at 7 days post-vaccination, expression of SagE at transcription and translation levels was detected in the tissues of the vaccinated fish. After challenge with S. iniae at one and two months post-vaccination, pSagE-vaccinated fish exhibited relative percent survival (RPS) of 95% and 88% respectively. Immunological analysis showed that (i) pSagE significantly upregulated the expression of a wide range of immune genes, (ii) pSagE induced the production of specific serum antibodies that bound whole-cell S. iniae, and (iii) treatment of S. iniae with pSagE-induced antibodies blocked bacterial invasion of host cells. To localize the immunoprotective domain of SagE, the ECR-expressing DNA vaccine pSagEECR was constructed. Immunization analysis showed that flounder vaccinated with pSagEECR exhibited a RPS of 68%, and that pSagEECR induced serum antibody production and immune gene expression in a manner similar to, though to lower magnitudes than, those induced by pSagE. Conclusions We in this study developed a DNA vaccine, pSagE, which induces highly protective immunity against S. iniae. The protective effect of pSagE is probably due to its ability to elicit systemic immune response, in particular that of the humoral branch, which leads to production of specific serum antibodies that impair bacterial infection. These results add insights to the immunoprotective mechanism of fish DNA vaccine.
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Huang BF, Zou LL, Xie JG, Huang ZC, Li YW, Li AX. Immune responses of different species of tilapia infected with Streptococcus agalactiae. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2013; 36:747-752. [PMID: 23347288 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- B F Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-control/Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Chen M, Li LP, Wang R, Liang WW, Huang Y, Li J, Lei AY, Huang WY, Gan X. PCR detection and PFGE genotype analyses of streptococcal clinical isolates from tilapia in China. Vet Microbiol 2012; 159:526-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cha CN, Lee YE, Kang IJ, Yoo CY, Choi HJ, Kim S, Lee HJ. Bactericidal Efficacies of an Aquatic Disinfectant Tablet Composed to Calcium Hypochlorite Against Vibrio anguillarum and Streptococcus iniae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.13103/jfhs.2012.27.3.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Figueiredo HCP, Netto LN, Leal CAG, Pereira UP, Mian GF. Streptococcus iniae outbreaks in Brazilian Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L:) farms. Braz J Microbiol 2012; 43:576-80. [PMID: 24031866 PMCID: PMC3768829 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822012000200019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This is the first report of outbreaks of Streptococcus iniae in Nile tilapia farms in South America. Seven isolates were identified by biochemical, serological and molecular tests. Their 16S rRNA gene sequences showed 100% similarity with S. iniae ATCC 29178 and two distinct PFGE patterns were observed for Brazilian isolates.
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- H C P Figueiredo
- AQUAVET- Laboratório de Doenças de Animais Aquáticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte, MG , Brasil
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Geng Y, Wang KY, Huang XL, Chen DF, Li CW, Ren SY, Liao YT, Zhou ZY, Liu QF, Du ZJ, Lai WM. Streptococcus agalactiae, an Emerging Pathogen for Cultured Ya-Fish, Schizothorax prenanti, in China. Transbound Emerg Dis 2011; 59:369-75. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01280.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhou SM, Fan Y, Zhu XQ, Xie MQ, Li AX. Rapid identification of Streptococcus iniae by specific PCR assay utilizing genetic markers in ITS rDNA. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2011; 34:265-271. [PMID: 21294750 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The 16S-23S intergenic spacers (ITS) of ribosomal DNA from ten independent isolates of Streptococcus iniae and one reference strain ATCC29178 were sequenced, aligned and used to design a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer set for rapid and specific detection and identification of S. iniae. This primer set amplified a 377-bp DNA fragment specifically from S. iniae, but not from other common bacterial pathogens of fish or from non-fish pathogens. The PCR conditions were optimized to allow detection of the organism from agar, broth culture or infected fish tissue. The sensitivity of the PCR assay was established by the detection of DNA as low as 0.02 ng or as few as 10 CFU bacterial cells. The establishment of the specific PCR assay provides a useful tool for the identification and diagnosis of fish infection with S. iniae.
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- S M Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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MtsB, a hydrophobic membrane protein of Streptococcus iniae, is an effective subunit vaccine candidate. Vaccine 2011; 29:391-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 10/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zou L, Wang J, Huang B, Xie M, Li A. A solute-binding protein for iron transport in Streptococcus iniae. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:309. [PMID: 21122131 PMCID: PMC3014919 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) is a major pathogen that causes considerable morbidity and mortality in cultured fish worldwide. The pathogen's ability to adapt to the host affects the extent of infection, hence understanding the mechanisms by which S. iniae overcomes physiological stresses during infection will help to identify potential virulence determinants of streptococcal infection. Grow S. iniae under iron-restricted conditions is one approach for identifying host-specific protein expression. Iron plays an important role in many biological processes but it has low solubility under physiological condition. Many microorganisms have been shown to be able to circumvent this nutritional limitation by forming direct contacts with iron-containing proteins through ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. The ABC transporter superfamilies constitute many different systems that are widespread among living organisms with different functions, such as ligands translocation, mRNA translation, and DNA repair. Results An ABC transporter system, named as mtsABC (metal transport system) was cloned from S. iniae HD-1, and was found to be involved in heme utilization. mtsABC is cotranscribed by three downstream genes, i.e., mtsA, mtsB, and mtsC. In this study, we cloned the first gene of the mtsABC transporter system (mtsA), and purified the corresponding recombinant protein MtsA. The analysis indicated that MtsA is a putative lipoprotein which binds to heme that can serve as an iron source for the microorganism, and is expressed in vivo during Kunming mice infection by S. iniae HD-1. Conclusions This is believed to be the first report on the cloning the ABC transporter lipoprotein from S. iniae genomic DNA. Together, our data suggested that MtsA is associated with heme, and is expressed in vivo during Kunming mice infection by S. iniae HD-1 which indicated that it can be a potential candidate for S. iniae subunit vaccine.
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- Lili Zou
- Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Sun Y, Hu YH, Liu CS, Sun L. Construction and analysis of an experimental Streptococcus iniae DNA vaccine. Vaccine 2010; 28:3905-12. [PMID: 20394724 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.03.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Streptococcus iniae is a severe aquaculture pathogen that can also infect humans and animal. A putative secretory antigen, Sia10, was identified from a pathogenic S. iniae strain by in vivo-induced antigen technology. Using turbot as an animal model, the immunoprotective effect of Sia10 was examined as a DNA vaccine in the form of plasmid pSia10, which expresses sia10 under the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter. In fish vaccinated with pSia10, transcription of sia10 was detected in muscle, liver, spleen, and kidney at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 days post-vaccination. In addition, production of Sia10 protein was also detected in the muscle tissues of pSia10-vaccinated fish. Fish vaccinated with pSia10 exhibited a relative percent survival (RPS) of 73.9% and 92.3%, respectively, when challenged with high and low doses (producing a cumulative mortality of 92% and 52%, respectively, in the control groups) of S. iniae. Immunological and transcriptional analyses showed that vaccination with pSia10 (i) induced much stronger chemiluminescence response and significantly higher levels of nitric oxide production and acid phosphatase activity in head kidney macrophages; (ii) caused the production of specific serum antibodies, which afforded apparent immunoprotection when transferred passively into naïve fish; and (iii) upregulated the expression of the genes encoding proteins that are possibly involved in both innate and adaptive immune responses. Taken together, these results indicated that pSia10 is an effective vaccine candidate and may be used in the control of S. iniae infection in aquaculture.
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- Yun Sun
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Cheng S, Hu YH, Jiao XD, Sun L. Identification and immunoprotective analysis of a Streptococcus iniae subunit vaccine candidate. Vaccine 2010; 28:2636-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Streptococcus iniae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen; such infections generally occur through injuries associated with preparing whole fresh fish for cooking. Those infected to date have been of Asian descent, are usually elderly (average age 68 years), and have had >/=1 underlying conditions that may predispose them to infection. Studies of the foundations of growth characteristics of S. iniae and its interactions with piscine host cells have recently been complemented by molecular studies. Advances in molecular biology have allowed research groups to identify numerous virulence factors and to explore their roles in the progression of S. iniae infection. Many of these virulence factors are homologous to those found in the major human pathogen S. pyogenes. An increased understanding of the properties of these factors and their effect on the success of infection is leading to novel approaches to control S. iniae infection; in particular, vaccination programs at fish farms have reduced the reservoir of infection for additional clinical cases.
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- The University of Queensland, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, Centre for Marine Studies, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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