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Thammatinna K, Sinprasertporn A, Naknaen A, Samernate T, Nuanpirom J, Chanwong P, Somboonwiwat K, Pogliano J, Sathapondecha P, Thawonsuwan J, Nonejuie P, Chaikeeratisak V. Nucleus-forming vibriophage cocktail reduces shrimp mortality in the presence of pathogenic bacteria. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17844. [PMID: 37857653 PMCID: PMC10587174 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44840-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The global aquaculture industry has suffered significant losses due to the outbreak of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Since the use of antibiotics as control agents has not been shown to be effective, an alternative anti-infective regimen, such as phage therapy, has been proposed. Here, we employed high-throughput screening for potential phages from 98 seawater samples and obtained 14 phages exhibiting diverse host specificity patterns against pathogenic VPAHPND strains. Among others, two Chimallinviridae phages, designated Eric and Ariel, exhibited the widest host spectrum against vibrios. In vitro and in vivo studies revealed that a cocktail derived from these two nucleus-forming vibriophages prolonged the bacterial regrowth of various pathogenic VPAHPND strains and reduced shrimp mortality from VPAHPND infection. This research highlights the use of high-throughput phage screening that leads to the formulation of a nucleus-forming phage cocktail applicable for bacterial infection treatment in aquaculture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Khrongkhwan Thammatinna
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Songkhla Aquatic Animal Health Research and Development Center (SAAHRDC), Department of Fisheries, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Thanadon Samernate
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
| | - Jiratchaya Nuanpirom
- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
| | - Parinda Chanwong
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Kunlaya Somboonwiwat
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
| | - Joe Pogliano
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Ponsit Sathapondecha
- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Songkhla Aquatic Animal Health Research and Development Center (SAAHRDC), Department of Fisheries, Songkhla, Thailand
| | - Poochit Nonejuie
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
| | - Vorrapon Chaikeeratisak
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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