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Yang Q, Wang X, Schwarz S, Zhu Y, Zhang W. Identification of ISVlu1-derived translocatable units containing optrA and/or fexA genes generated by homologous or illegitimate recombination in Lactococcus garvieae of porcine origin. Vet Microbiol 2024; 292:110048. [PMID: 38479301 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110048] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The optrA gene encodes an ABC-F protein which confers cross-resistance to oxazolidinones and phenicols. Insertion sequence ISVlu1, a novel ISL3-family member, was recently reported to be involved in the transmission of optrA in Vagococcus lutrae. However, the role of ISVlu1 in mobilizing resistance genes has not yet fully explored. In this study, two complete and three truncated copies of ISVlu1 were found on plasmid pBN62-optrA from Lactococcus garvieae. Analysis of the genetic context showed that both optrA and the phenicols resistance gene fexA were flanked by the complete or truncated ISVlu1 copies. Moreover, three different-sized ISVlu1-based translocatable units (TUs) carrying optrA and/or fexA, were detected from pBN62-optrA. Sequence analysis revealed that the TU-optrA was generated by homologous recombination while TU-fexA and TU-optrA+fexA were the products of illegitimate recombinations. Importantly, conjugation assays confirmed that pBN62-optrA was able to successfully transfer into the recipient Enterococcus faecalis JH2-2. To our knowledge, this is the first report about an optrA-carrying plasmid in L. garvieae which could horizontally transfer into other species. More importantly, the ISVlu1-flanked genetic structures containing optrA and/or fexA were also observed in bacteria of different species, which underlines that ISVlu1 is highly active and plays a vital role in the transfer of some important resistance genes, such as optrA and fexA.
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- Qin Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 14163, Germany; Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 14163, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
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Kitagawa I, Ishikawa N, Ono R. Infective endocarditis caused by Lactococcus garvieae: A case report and review of the literature. IDCases 2024; 36:e01941. [PMID: 38699525 PMCID: PMC11063499 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01941] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae is a Gram-positive coccus that can be easily misidentified as Enterococcus spp. or streptococci. Infection with L. garvieae is associated with the consumption of raw fish and unpasteurized dairy products. Although rare, it can cause infective endocarditis (IE). Herein, we report a case in which aortic valve replacement (AVR) was required for IE caused by L. garvieae. A 79-year-old Japanese man with a history of hypertension, myocardial infarction, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with loss of appetite, myalgia, and difficulty in moving. Physical examination revealed a diastolic murmur, an Osler's node on the right first toe, dental caries, and a palpable spleen, suggesting IE. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large, mobile vegetation on the aortic valve, which was associated with severe aortic regurgitation. Blood cultures revealed L. garvieae. The patient received antibiotic therapy, underwent AVR, and recovered without major complications. To date, 30 cases of L. garvieae-associated IE have been reported. We reviewed and summarized all cases of L. garvieae-associated IE including our case.
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- Izumi Kitagawa
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital, 1-5-1 Tsujido Kandai, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0041, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital, 1-5-1 Tsujido Kandai, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0041, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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Fukada H, Senzui A, Kimoto K, Tsuru K, Kiyabu Y. Evaluation of the in vivo and in vitro interleukin-12 p40 and p35 subunit response in yellowtail ( Seriola quinqueradiata) to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-137) supplementation, and immersion challenge with Lactococcus garvieae. Fish Shellfish Immunol Rep 2023; 4:100095. [PMID: 37168607 PMCID: PMC10165394 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100095] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Dietary supplementation of immunostimulants might be effective to reduce the economic losses due to infectious diseases and the use of antibiotics in aquaculture. To investigate the immune response of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-137), we performed a leukocyte culture, feeding trial with diets containing L-137 and an immersion challenge with Lactococcus garvieae. IL-12 (IL-12p70) is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of IL-12p35 and IL-12p40 subunits. In the yellowtail-leukocyte culture, HK L-137 treatment stimulated the mRNA expression of one IL12p35 subunit (p35a) and all IL12p40 subunits (p40a, p40b, and p40c) in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, mRNA expression of type-I helper (Th-1) cytokine (tumor necrosis factor α, TNF-α, and interferon γ, IFN-γ) was also stimulated by HK L-137. After 6 weeks of feeding yellowtails with diets containing 0, 20, and 100 ppm of HK L-137, the mRNA expression of p35a and p40b in the spleen leukocytes increased with the dietary concentration of HK L-137, and that of p40b, p40c, and ifng in the head kidney leukocytes were the highest in the 20 ppm HK L-137 group. Survival rates in the 20 ppm HK L-137 group after immersion challenge with L. garvieae were significantly higher than the control (0 ppm of HK L-137). The 100 ppm HK L-137 group did not significantly suppress mortality. HK L-137 showed immunostimulant activity by increasing the expression of il-12, tnfa, and ifng mRNA in both in vitro and in vivo tests in yellowtail. Our results suggest that dietary supplementation with 20 ppm HK L-137 is the most efficient dose for improving immunity in yellowtail. Furthermore, a high dose of HK L-137 and/or long-term feeding of a diet containing HK L-137 might suppress the immune response, which probably decreases the survival rate of fish. To maintain a high immune response in yellowtail, the optimal dietary concentration of HK L-137 and/or feeding regime should be investigated further.
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- Haruhisa Fukada
- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Bioresource Production Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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Mawardi M, Indrawati A, Lusiastuti AM, Wibawan IWT. Antibiotic resistance gene-free probiont administration to tilapia for growth performance and Streptococcus agalactiae resistance. Vet World 2023; 16:2504-2514. [PMID: 38328352 PMCID: PMC10844778 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.2504-2514] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Background and Aim The rapid development of aquaculture as a major food sector is accompanied by challenges, including diseases that affect tilapia farming worldwide. One such infectious disease caused by Streptococcus agalactiae poses a serious threat to tilapia populations. Probiotics have emerged as a potentially safe preventive measure against S. agalactiae infection. However, antimicrobial resistance from antibiotic-resistant bacteria remains a concern because it can lead to the spread of resistant bacteria and serve as a reservoir of antibiotic-resistant genes in fishes and the surrounding environment. This study aimed to identify candidate probiotic bacteria capable of promoting tilapia growth, providing resistance to S. agalactiae infection, devoid of potential pathogenicity, and free from antibiotic resistance genes. Subsequently, the performance of these probiotic candidates in tilapia was evaluated. Materials and Methods Lactococcus garvieae, Priestia megaterium, Bacterium spp., Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus pumilus were examined to assess their antibacterial properties, hemolytic patterns, and antibiotic resistance genes. We used the specific primers tetA, tetB, tetD, tetE, tetO, tetQ, ermB, and qnrS that were used for antibiotic resistance gene detection. In vivo probiotic efficacy was evaluated by administering probiotic candidates in tilapia feed at a concentration of 1 × 106 colonies/mL/50 g of feed over a 60-day maintenance period. Resistance to S. agalactiae infection was observed for 14 days after the challenge test. Results Lactococcus garvieae, P. megaterium, and Bacterium spp. were identified as promising probiotic candidates among the bacterial isolates. On the other hand, B. megaterium, B. subtilis, and B. pumilus carried resistance genes and exhibited a β hemolytic pattern, rendering them unsuitable as probiotic candidates. The selected probiotic candidates (L. garvieae, P. megaterium, and Bacterium spp.) demonstrated the potential to enhance tilapia growth, exhibited no pathogenic tendencies, and were free from antibiotic resistance genes. Supplementation with L. garvieae and Bacterium spp. enhanced tilapia resistance to S. agalactiae infection, whereas P. megaterium supplementation showed an insignificant survival rate compared with controls after the challenge test period. Conclusion Probiotics, particularly L. garvieae, P. megaterium, and Bacterium spp., enhance growth and resistance against S. agalactiae infection, without harboring antibiotic resistance genes. Selecting probiotic candidates based on antibiotic resistance genes is essential to ensure the safety of fish, the environment, and human health.
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- Mira Mawardi
- Division of Medical Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, Jawa Barat, 16680 Indonesia
- Government of Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Main Center for Freshwater Aquaculture - Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Jl. Selabintana No. 37, Selabatu, Kec. Cikole, Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat 43114, Indonesia
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, Jawa Barat, 16680 Indonesia
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- Research Center for Veterinary Sciences. National Research and Innovation Agency, KST BRIN Soekarno Cibinong Bogor, 16911, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Jl. Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor, Jawa Barat, 16680 Indonesia
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Dimov SG. The Controversial Nature of Some Non-Starter Lactic Acid Bacteria Actively Participating in Cheese Ripening. BioTech (Basel) 2023; 12:63. [PMID: 37987480 PMCID: PMC10660856 DOI: 10.3390/biotech12040063] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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This mini review deals with some controversial non-starter lactic acid bacteria (NSLAB) species known to be both human and animal pathogens but also health-promoting and probiotic. The focus is on Lactococcus garvieae, two Streptococcus species (S. uberis and S. parauberis), four Weissella species (W. hellenica, W. confusa, W. paramesenteroides, and W. cibaria), and Mammalicoccus sciuri, which worldwide, are often found within the microbiotas of different kinds of cheese, mainly traditional artisanal cheeses made from raw milk and/or relying on environmental bacteria for their ripening. Based on literature data, the virulence and health-promoting effects of these bacteria are examined, and some of the mechanisms of these actions are reviewed. Additionally, their possible roles in cheese ripening are also discussed. The analysis of the literature data available so far showed that, in general, the pathogenic and the beneficial strains, despite belonging to the same species, show somewhat different genetic constitutions. Yet, when the safety of a given strain is assessed, genomic analysis on its own is not enough, and a polyphasic approach including additional physiological and functional tests is needed.
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- Svetoslav G Dimov
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Colussi S, Pastorino P, Prearo M, Sciuto S, Bondavalli F, Acutis PL, Bozzetta E, Amisano F, Salerno A. First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus petauri. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2583. [PMID: 37894241 PMCID: PMC10609302 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102583] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Lactococcus petauri is a recently described species of the genus Lactococcus. It was reported as an etiological agent of piscine lactococcosis together with Lactococcus garvieae. L. garvieae was already described as an opportunistic pathogen in human infections, with a potential zoonotic role. This paper represents the first report of a human urinary tract infection caused by L. petauri. A 91-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department for a femur fracture consequent to a domestic accident. The fracture was reduced by surgery and a catheterized specimen urine culture revealed a high bacterial load sustained by Gram-positive cocci, identified by Vitek 2 compact as L. garvieae, and subsequently as L. petauri through Internal Transcribed spacer 16S-23S r-RNA amplification. The number of L. petauri infections in humans is expected to rise in the near future mainly due to diagnostic improvement. A dedicated survey on L. garvieae and L. petauri infections in humans should be performed to better understand their role as pathogens and as zoonotic agents.
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- Silvia Colussi
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.); (S.S.); (F.B.); (P.L.A.); (E.B.)
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Microbiologia e Virologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, Università Degli Studi di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- S.S. Microbiologia, Ospedale SS Antonio e Margherita, 15057 Tortona, Italy;
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Lin Y, Han J, Barkema HW, Wang Y, Gao J, Kastelic JP, Han B, Qin S, Deng Z. Comparative Genomic Analyses of Lactococcus garvieae Isolated from Bovine Mastitis in China. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0299522. [PMID: 37154706 PMCID: PMC10269658 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02995-22] [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: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen, but there are few reports regarding bovine mastitis. The prevalence of L. garvieae represents an increasing disease threat and global public health risk. Thirty-nine L. garvieae isolates were obtained from 2,899 bovine clinical mastitis milk samples in 6 provinces of China from 2017 to 2021. Five clonal complexes were determined from 32 multilocus sequence types (MLSTs) of L. garvieae: sequence type 46 (ST46) was the predominant sequence type, and 13 novel MLSTs were identified. All isolates were resistant to chloramphenicol and clindamycin, but susceptible to penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, imipenem, ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, and marbofloxacin. Based on genomic analyses, L. garvieae had 6,310 genes, including 1,015 core, 3,641 accessory, and 1,654 unique genes. All isolates had virulence genes coding for collagenase, fibronectin-binding protein, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, superoxide dismutase, and NADH oxidase. Most isolates had lsaD and mdtA antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. Based on COG (Clusters of Orthologous Genes database) results, the functions of defense, transcription and replication, and recombination and repair were enhanced in unique genes, whereas functions of translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis were enhanced in core genes. The KEGG functional categories enriched in unique genes included human disease and membrane transport, whereas COG functional categories enriched in core genes included energy metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, and translation. No gene was significantly associated with host specificity. In addition, analysis of core genome single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) implied potential host adaptation of some isolates in several sequence types. In conclusion, this study characterized L. garvieae isolated from mastitis and detected potential adaptations of L. garvieae to various hosts. IMPORTANCE This study provides important genomic insights into a bovine mastitis pathogen, Lactococcus garvieae. Comprehensive genomic analyses of L. garvieae from dairy farms have not been reported. This study is a detailed and comprehensive report of novel features of isolates of L. garvieae, an important but poorly characterized bacterium, recovered in the past 5 years in 6 Chinese provinces. We documented diverse genetic features, including predominant sequence type ST46 and 13 novel MLSTs. Lactococcus garvieae had 6,310 genes, including 1,015 core, 3,641 accessory, and 1,654 unique genes. All isolates had virulence genes coding for collagenase, fibronectin-binding protein, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, superoxide dismutase, and NADH oxidase and resistance to chloramphenicol and clindamycin. Most isolates had lsaD and mdtA antimicrobial resistance genes. However, no gene was significantly associated with host specificity. This is the first report that characterized L. garvieae isolates from bovine mastitis and revealed potential host adaptations of L. garvieae to various hosts.
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- Yushan Lin
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Stoppani N, Colussi S, Pastorino P, Prearo M, Sciuto S, Altinok I, Öztürk RÇ, Ture M, Vela AI, Blanco MDM, Kotzamanidis C, Bitchava K, Malousi A, Fariano L, Volpatti D, Acutis PL, Fernández-Garayzábal JF. 16S-23S rRNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ( ITS) Sequencing: A Potential Molecular Diagnostic Tool for Differentiating Lactococcus garvieae and Lactococcus petauri. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1320. [PMID: 37317294 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae is the etiological agent of lactococcosis, a clinically and economically significant infectious disease affecting farmed rainbow trout. L. garvieae had been considered the only cause of lactococcosis for a long time; however, L. petauri, another species of the genus Lactococcus, has lately been linked to the same disease. The genomes and biochemical profiles of L. petauri and L. garvieae have a high degree of similarity. Traditional diagnostic tests currently available cannot distinguish between these two species. The aim of this study was to use the transcribed spacer (ITS) region between 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA as a potential useful molecular target to differentiate L. garvieae from L. petauri, saving time and money compared to genomics methods currently used as diagnostic tools for accurate discrimination between these two species. The ITS region of 82 strains was amplified and sequenced. The amplified fragments varied in size from 500 to 550 bp. Based on the sequence, seven SNPs were identified that separate L. garvieae from L. petauri. The 16S-23S rRNA ITS region has enough resolution to distinguish between closely related L. garvieae and L. petauri and it can be used as a diagnostic marker to quickly identify the pathogens in a lactococcosis outbreak.
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- Nadia Stoppani
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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- Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Sürmene, 61530 Trabzon, Turkey
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- Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Sürmene, 61530 Trabzon, Turkey
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- Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE), 61250 Trabzon, Turkey
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- VISAVET and Department of Animal Health, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- VISAVET and Department of Animal Health, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Animal Biosciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Azienda Agricola Canali Cavour, 12044 Centallo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, 10154 Turin, Italy
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Feito J, Araújo C, Arbulu S, Contente D, Gómez-Sala B, Díaz-Formoso L, Muñoz-Atienza E, Borrero J, Cintas LM, Hernández PE. Design of Lactococcus lactis Strains Producing Garvicin A and/or Garvicin Q, Either Alone or Together with Nisin A or Nisin Z and High Antimicrobial Activity against Lactococcus garvieae. Foods 2023; 12. [PMID: 36900581 DOI: 10.3390/foods12051063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae is a main ichthyopathogen in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) farming, although bacteriocinogenic L. garvieae with antimicrobial activity against virulent strains of this species have also been identified. Some of the bacteriocins characterized, such as garvicin A (GarA) and garvicin Q (GarQ), may show potential for the control of the virulent L. garvieae in food, feed and other biotechnological applications. In this study, we report on the design of Lactococcus lactis strains that produce the bacteriocins GarA and/or GarQ, either alone or together with nisin A (NisA) or nisin Z (NisZ). Synthetic genes encoding the signal peptide of the lactococcal protein Usp45 (SPusp45), fused to mature GarA (lgnA) and/or mature GarQ (garQ) and their associated immunity genes (lgnI and garI, respectively), were cloned into the protein expression vectors pMG36c, which contains the P32 constitutive promoter, and pNZ8048c, which contains the inducible PnisA promoter. The transformation of recombinant vectors into lactococcal cells allowed for the production of GarA and/or GarQ by L. lactis subsp. cremoris NZ9000 and their co-production with NisA by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis DPC5598 and L. lactis subsp. lactis BB24. The strains L. lactis subsp. cremoris WA2-67 (pJFQI), a producer of GarQ and NisZ, and L. lactis subsp. cremoris WA2-67 (pJFQIAI), a producer of GarA, GarQ and NisZ, demonstrated the highest antimicrobial activity (5.1- to 10.7-fold and 17.3- to 68.2-fold, respectively) against virulent L. garvieae strains.
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Hurst AL, Pritchett D, Khan MA. Urinary tract infection caused by Lactococcus garvieae in a premature neonate: A case report. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2023; 16:187-190. [PMID: 36872796 DOI: 10.3233/npm-221154] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Lactococcus garvieae is a gram-positive cocci that has primarily been described as a pathogen in various fish species, but has increasingly been reported to cause endocarditis and other infections in humans [1]. Neonatal infection caused by Lactococcus garvieae has not been previously reported. Here we describe a premature neonate who developed a urinary tract infection with this organism and was successfully treated with vancomycin therapy.
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- A L Hurst
- Department of Pharmacy, Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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Dawadi P, Odari R, Poudel RC, Pokhrel LR, Bhatt LR. Isolation of Lactococcus garvieae NEP21 from raw cow (Bos indicus) milk in Nepal. Sci Total Environ 2023; 861:160641. [PMID: 36470377 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160641] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lactococcus garvieae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen impacting both humans and animals. Infection of this bacterium is known to cause mastitis in cattle, and endocarditis, osteomyelitis, liver abscess, and gastrointestinal problems are reported in immunocompromised and elderly people that regularly consume or handle raw meat, milk, dairy products, and seafood. This study aimed at investigating and detecting lactic acid bacteria in raw cow (Bos indicus) milk samples from a smallholder farm in Nepal. Based on the plate culture, biochemical tests, and molecular sequencing of 16 s ribosomal RNA coding nuclear DNA region followed by phenotypic and genotypic analyses, L. garvieae NEP21 was detected and identified for the first time in Nepal in raw cow milk samples. This finding suggests the prevalence of L. garvieae NEP21 in raw cow milk and recommends further research and surveillance for understanding the extent of its presence in Nepal and globally for informed management of its infection in cattle and humans.
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- Prabin Dawadi
- Biological Resource Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
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- Biological Resource Unit, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
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Xie X, Pan Z, Yu Y, Yu L, Wu F, Dong J, Wang T, Li L. Prevalence, Virulence, and Antibiotics Gene Profiles in Lactococcus garvieae Isolated from Cows with Clinical Mastitis in China. Microorganisms 2023; 11. [PMID: 36838344 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae (L. garvieae) is a pathogenic gram-positive, catalase-negative (GPCN) bacterium that causes bovine mastitis. A total of 49 L. garvieae isolates were identified from 1441 clinical mastitis (CM) samples. The pathogenic effects of L. garvieae were studied with two infection models: bovine mammary epithelial cells cultured in vitro and murine mammary infections in vivo. The overall farm prevalence was 15.5% (13/84 farms in 9/19 provinces) and sample prevalence was 3.40% (49/1441). Post-treatment somatic cell count (SCC) post L. garvieae infection was significantly higher than the other GPCN pathogens isolated, and the bacteriological cure fraction was 41.94% (13/31) after intramammary antibiotic treatment. All L. garvieae isolates were resistant to rifaximin, 12.24% of isolates were resistant to cephalexin, and 10.20% (5/49) were multidrug-resistant (MDR). The most prevalent virulence genes were Hemolysin 1 (hly1)(100%), Hemolysin 2 (hly2) (97.96%), NADH oxidase (NADHO) (100%), Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (100%), Adhesin Pav (Pav) (100%), Adhesin PsaA (PsaA) (100%), Enolase (eno) (100%), Adhesin cluster 1(AC1) (100%), Adhesin cluster 2 (AC2) (100%), and several exopolysaccharides. L. garvieae rapidly adhered to bovine mammary epithelial cells, resulting in an elevated lactate dehydrogenase release. Edema and congestion were observed in challenged murine mammary glands and bacteria were consistently isolated at 12, 24, 48, 72, and 120 h after infection. We concluded that L. garvieae had good adaptive ability in the bovine and murine mammary cells and tissue. Given the resistance profile, penicillin and ampicillin are potential treatments for CM cases caused by L. garvieae.
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Colagrossi L, Costabile V, Scutari R, Agosta M, Onori M, Mancinelli L, Lucignano B, Onetti Muda A, Del Baldo G, Mastronuzzi A, Locatelli F, Trua G, Montanari M, Alteri C, Bernaschi P, Perno CF. Evidence of pediatric sepsis caused by a drug resistant Lactococcus garvieae contaminated platelet concentrate. Emerg Microbes Infect 2022; 11:1325-1334. [PMID: 35475418 PMCID: PMC9132404 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2071174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Owing to an increasing number of infections in adults, Lactococcus (L.) garvieae has gained recognition as an emerging human pathogen, causing bacteraemia and septicaemia. In September 2020, four paediatric onco-hematologic patients received a platelet concentrate from the same adult donor at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Rome. Three of four patients experienced L. garvieae sepsis one day after transfusion. The L. garvieae pediatric isolates and the donor’s platelet concentrates were retrospectively collected for whole-genome sequencing and shot-gun metagenomics, respectively (Illumina HiSeq). By de novo assembly of the L. garvieae genomes, we found that all three pediatric isolates shared a 99.9% identity and were characterized by 440 common SNPs. Plasmid pUC11C (conferring virulence properties) and the temperate prophage Plg-Tb25 were detected in all three strains. Core SNP genome-based maximum likelihood and Bayesian trees confirmed their phylogenetic common origin and revealed their relationship with L. garvieae strains affecting cows and humans (bootstrap values >100 and posterior probabilities = 1.00). Bacterial reads obtained by the donor’s platelet concentrate have been profiled with MetaPhlAn2 (v.2.7.5); among these, 29.9% belonged to Firmicutes, and 5.16% to Streptococcaceae (>97% identity with L. garvieae), confirming the presence of L. garvieae in the platelet concentrate transfusion. These data showed three episodes of sepsis for the first time due to a transfusion-associated transmission of L. garvieae in three pediatric hospitalized hematology patients. This highlights the importance to implement the screening of platelet components with new human-defined pathogens for ensuring the safety of blood supply, and more broadly, for the surveillance of emerging pathogens.
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- Luna Colagrossi
- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Cellular and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Cellular and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Cellular and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratories, Unit of Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology and Multimodal Medicine Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Tessier S, Emengo I, Yoder N, Longo S, Ido F. Massive empyema due to Lactococcus garvieae. Germs 2022; 12:414-418. [PMID: 37680679 PMCID: PMC10482472 DOI: 10.18683/germs.2022.1347] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Introduction Lactococcus garvieae, a zoonotic pathogen, may rarely infect humans through the consumption of fish. Documented manifestations of L. garvieae infection in humans include infective endocarditis, prosthetic joint infections, liver abscesses, peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, infective spondylodiscitis, acalculous cholecystitis, and urinary tract infection. Case report An 87-year-old female was hospitalized for coffee-ground emesis secondary to acute gastritis after eating cooked fish. One week after her discharge, she developed new-onset confusion and was returned to the hospital. Chest computed tomography revealed total consolidation of the left lung and a multiloculated left pleural effusion. The patient required intubation and direct admission to the intensive care unit. Pleural fluid and blood cultures grew L. garvieae, which was susceptible to ceftriaxone, penicillin, and vancomycin. Despite intensive antibiotic therapy and supportive care for thirteen days, the patient remained in irreversible shock, and the family opted for comfort care. Conclusions Heretofore unreported, this case demonstrates that L. garvieae can cause bronchopneumonia and empyema.
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- Steven Tessier
- MS, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University/St. Lukes, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- MD, Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- DO, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- MD, Department of Pathology, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- MD, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Mi H, Liu S, Hai Y, Yang G, Lu J, He F, Zhao Y, Xia M, Hou X, Fang Y. Lactococcus garvieae FUA009, a Novel Intestinal Bacterium Capable of Producing the Bioactive Metabolite Urolithin A from Ellagic Acid. Foods 2022; 11. [PMID: 36076807 DOI: 10.3390/foods11172621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dietary polyphenol ellagic acid has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities, and these biological activities require the conversion of ellagic acid to urolithins by intestinal microbes. However, few gut microbes are capable of metabolizing ellagic acid to produce urolithins, limiting the beneficial effects of ellagic acid on health. Here, we describe an intestinal bacterium Lactococcus garvieae FUA009 isolated from the feces of a healthy volunteer. It was demonstrated via HPLC and UPLC-MS analysis that the end product of ellagic acid metabolism of FUA009 was urolithin A. In addition, we also examined the whole genome sequence of FUA009 and then assessed the safety and probiotic properties of FUA009 based on a complete genome and phenotype analysis. We indicated that FUA009 was safe, which was confirmed by FUA009 being sensitive to multiple antibiotics, having no hemolytic activity, and being free of aggressive putative virulence factors. Moreover, 19 stress-responsive protein genes and 8 adhesion-related genes were predicted in the FUA009 genome. Furthermore, we demonstrated that FUA009 was tolerant to acid and bile salt by determining the cell viability in a stress environment. In summary, Lactococcus garvieae FUA009, as a novel UA-producing bacterium, not only contributes to the study of the metabolic pathway of ellagic acid but is also expected to be a novel probiotic candidate.
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Lim HJ, Jung DH, Cho ES, Seo MJ. Expression, purification, and characterization of glutamate decarboxylase from human gut-originated Lactococcus garvieae MJF010. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:69. [PMID: 35257236 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03256-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Human gut-originated lactic acid bacteria were cultivated, and high γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producing Lactococcus garvieae MJF010 was identified. To date, despite the importance of GABA, no studies have investigated GABA-producing Lactococcus species, except for Lc. lactis. A recombinant glutamate decarboxylase of the strain MJF010 (rLgGad) was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) with a size of 53.9 kDa. rLgGad could produce GABA, which was verified using the silylation-derivative fragment ions of GABA. The purified rLgGad showed the highest GABA-producing activity at 35 °C and pH 5. rLgGad showed a melting temperature of 43.84 °C. At 30 °C, more than 80% of the activity was maintained even after 7 h; however, it rapidly decreased at 50 °C. The kinetic parameters, Km, Vmax, and kcat, of rLgGad were 2.94 mM, 0.023 mM/min, and 12.3 min- 1, respectively. The metal reagents of CaCl2, MgCl2, and ZnCl2 significantly had positive effects on rLgGad activity. However, most coenzymes including pyridoxal 5'-phosphate showed no significant effects on enzyme activity. In conclusion, this is the first report of Gad from Lc. garvieae species and provides important enzymatic information related to GABA biosynthesis in the Lactococcus genus.
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- Hyo Jung Lim
- Department of Bioengineering and Nano-Bioengineering, Graduate School of Incheon National University, 22012, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Microorganism Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, 22689, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Nano-Bioengineering, Graduate School of Incheon National University, 22012, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering and Nano-Bioengineering, Graduate School of Incheon National University, 22012, Incheon, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Bioengineering, Incheon National University, 22012, Incheon, Republic of Korea. .,Research Center for Bio Materials & Process Development, Incheon National University, 22012, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Francés-Cuesta C, Ansari I, Fernández-Garayzábal JF, Gibello A, González-Candelas F. Comparative genomics and evolutionary analysis of Lactococcus garvieae isolated from human endocarditis. Microb Genom 2022; 8. [PMID: 35196218 PMCID: PMC8942021 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae is a well-known pathogen of fish, but is rarely involved in infections in humans and other mammals. In humans, the main clinical manifestation of L. garvieae infections is endocarditis usually related to the ingestion of contaminated food, such as undercooked fish and shellfish. This study presents the first complete genomic sequence of a clinical L. garvieae strain isolated from a patient with endocarditis and its comparative analysis with other genomes. This human isolate contains a circular chromosome of 2 099 060 bp and one plasmid of 50 557 bp. In comparison with other fully sequenced L. garvieae strains, the chromosomal DNA of L. garvieae Lg-Granada carries a low proportion of insertion sequence elements and a higher number of putative prophages. Our results show that, in general, L. garvieae is a highly recombinogenic species with an open pangenome in which almost 30 % of its genome has undergone horizontal transfers. Within the genus Lactococcus, L. lactis is the main donor of genetic components to L. garvieae but, taking Lg-Granada as a representative, this bacterium tends to import more genes from Bacilli taxa than from other Lactococcus species.
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- Carlos Francés-Cuesta
- Joint Research Unit Infection and Public Health FISABIO-University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, UV-CSIC) and CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Joint Research Unit Infection and Public Health FISABIO-University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, UV-CSIC) and CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.,VISAVET Animal Health Surveillance Center, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Joint Research Unit Infection and Public Health FISABIO-University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, UV-CSIC) and CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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Swaminathan TR, Nithyanantham SR, Narendrakumar L, Dharmaratnam A, Sood N, Pradhan PK, Sulumane Ramachandra KS, Lal KK. Co-infection of Lactococcus garvieae and Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus cultured in India. Dis Aquat Organ 2021; 147:127-140. [PMID: 34913441 DOI: 10.3354/dao03638] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and Lactococcus garvieae are 2 major pathogens of cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. In June-July 2018, a disease outbreak was reported in Nile tilapia cultured in brackish water floating cages in Kerala, India. Affected fish died gradually, and cumulative mortality reached ~75% within 1 mo. In the present study, TiLV and L. garvieae were isolated from the infected fish and confirmed. Nucleotide analysis of the partial sequence of segment 3 revealed that the present TiLV isolate showed 100% similarity with TiLV MF574205 and 97.65% similarity with TiLV KU552135 isolated in Israel. The partial 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence of L. garvieae shared 99% similarity with the 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence of L. garvieae isolated from Nile tilapia in Brazil. Eight virulence genes (hly1, hly2, hly3, NADH oxidase, adhPav, LPxTG-1, LPxTG-4, adhC1) were amplified in the present isolate. In the experimental challenge study, the onset of mortality started earlier in fish co-infected with TiLV and L. garvieae (3 d post-infection [dpi]) compared to other groups. Cumulative mortality (90% at 12 dpi) was significantly higher in the co-infected group than in fish infected with TiLV (60% at 12 dpi) and L. garvieae (40% at 12 dpi) alone. This study reveals that synergistic co-infection with TiLV and other bacteria may increase mortality in disease outbreaks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported co-infection of L. garvieae with TiLV associated with mass mortality in Nile tilapia in India.
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- Thangaraj Raja Swaminathan
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi, Kerala 682 018, India
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Harikrishnan R, Devi G, Van Doan H, Balamurugan P, Arockiaraj J, Balasundaram C. Hepatic antioxidant activity, immunomodulation, and pro-anti-inflammatory cytokines manipulation of κ-carrageenan (κ-CGN) in cobia, Rachycentron canadum against Lactococcus garvieae. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2021; 119:128-144. [PMID: 34562582 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.09.024] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The effects of dietary k-Carrageenan (k-CGN) at 10, 20, and 30 g kg-1 on growth rate, hemato-biochemical indices, innate-adaptive parameters and modification of pro- and/or anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines pathway in cobia, Rachycentron canadum against Lactococcus garvieae is reported. The weight gain (WG) increased substantially (P < 0.05) in all k-CGN treated groups; the specific growth rate (SGR) was significant in healthy uninfected normal (HuN) and L. garvieae challenged (LaC) groups fed with 20 g kg-1k-CGN diet on 45 and 60 days. The white blood cell (WBC) counts, total protein (TP) level, total anti-oxidant (T-AOC), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH) activities increased significantly when fed with 20 g and 30 g kg-1k-CG diets on 45th and 60th day. The immunological parameters such as phagocytic (PC) index and the activity of phagocytic (PC), respiratory burst (RB), superoxide dismutase (SOD), alternate complement pathway (ACH50), and lysozyme (LZM) were significantly enhanced with all k-CG diets in 45 and 60 days of treatment. No cumulative mortality (CM) in HuN group fed by control or any k-CGN diets. CM was 5% in LaC group fed with 20 g kg-1k-CGN diet whereas in LaC groups fed with 10 g and 30 g kg-1k-CGN diets the CM was 10%. The interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) pro-inflammatory cytokines mRNA transcripts were one-fold high (P < 0.05) in both HuN and LaC group fed all k-CGN enriched diets on 45 and 60 days. Similarly, IL-18 and TLR2 mRNA was one-fold high expression in both groups fed the 20 g and 30 g kg-1k-CGN enriched diets on 45 or 60 days. Interferon gamma (IFNγ) and interferon regulatory factor 3/7 (IRF3/IRF7) mRNA transcripts did not change with any diet. IL-6, IL-10, and IL-11 mRNA were one-fold high expressions in both groups fed the 20 g and 30 g kg-1k-CGN enriched diets on 45 and 60 days. However, the expression of CC1, CC3, and CCR9 pro-inflammatory chemokines mRNA did not vary with any control or k-CGN enriched diets. The results indicate that diet enriched with k-CGN at 20 g kg-1 significantly influences the growth, antioxidant and innate-adaptive immune performance, and pro-anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines regulation in cobia against L. garvieae.
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- Ramasamy Harikrishnan
- Department of Zoology, Pachaiyappa's College for Men, Kanchipuram, 631 501, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, 621 007, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Keaw Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Michael College of Engineering and Technology, Kalayarkoil, 630 551, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SRM Research Institute, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Herbal and Environmental Science, Tamil University, Thanjavur, 613 005, Tamil Nadu, India
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Tekebayeva Z, Zakaryа K, Abzhalelov AB, Beisenova RR, Tazitdinova RM. Efficiency of a probiotic in carp lactococcosis in an in vitro experiment. Microb Pathog 2021; 161:105289. [PMID: 34785276 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105289] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to study the effect of the probiotic on experimental infections of carp's fingerlings with Lactococcus garvieae. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) (Lactobacillus fermentum 24с, Pediococcus pentosaceus 10/9к, Lactobacillus paracasei 9c) for the probiotic were previously isolated from the intestines of mature carps from Maybalyk commercial fisheries, which provided fingerlings for this experiment too as well. The feed-contained probiotic was given to fish in the experimental group for 14 days before challenge with pathogen L. garvieae. Throughout ten days after the infection, death of the fish was regularly recorded in the group, where the probiotic was not given with the feeding. Ten days after, all fish in this group died. In the probiotic group, the mortality on the tenth day after the challenge with pathogen was 10%. It was concluded the effect of the probiotic is not due to antibacterial action to the pathogen. The effectiveness of the probiotic can be associated with the displacement of the pathogen, due to the competitive adhesion and/or more likely, with the activation of the immune response from the fish organism due to the addition of the probiotic to the feed.
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- Zhanar Tekebayeva
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Republican Collection of Microorganisms of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000, 13/1 Valikhanov Str., Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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- Research Institute of Biological Safety Problems, Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 080409, 15 Momyshuly Str., Guardeyskiy, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Management and Engineering in the Field of Environmental Protection, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, 010000, 2 Satpayev Str., Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Management and Engineering in the Field of Environmental Protection, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, 010000, 2 Satpayev Str., Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Geography, Ecology and Tourism, Kokshetau State University Named After Sh. Ualikhanov, 020000, 76 Abay Str., Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
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Accurate and rapid determination of bacterial disease agents of fish is an important step for sustainable and efficient aquaculture production. In general, biochemical and molecular methods are used for pathogen detection but they are usually time-consuming and required qualified personnel. Recently spectroscopic methods are preferred in clinical and food microbiology and declared as a promising alternative method for pathogens diagnosis with many advantages. In this study, the significant spectra of three important bacterial fish pathogens (Lactococcus garvieae, Vibrio anguillarum and Yersinia ruckeri) were determined by Raman spectroscopy. The first data of the pathogens were obtained and the distinctive differences in polysaccharides, nucleic acids, fatty acids and amino acids were identified. This preliminary study aimed to be pioneer for further studies in aquaculture and veterinary microbiology toward developing an alternative method for routine identification.
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- Ezgi Dinçtürk
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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Soltani M, Baldisserotto B, Hosseini Shekarabi SP, Shafiei S, Bashiri M. Lactococcosis a Re-Emerging Disease in Aquaculture: Disease Significant and Phytotherapy. Vet Sci 2021; 8:vetsci8090181. [PMID: 34564575 PMCID: PMC8473265 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci8090181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lactococcosis, particularly that caused by Lactococcus garvieae, is a major re-emerging bacterial disease seriously affecting the sustainability of aquaculture industry. Medicinal herbs and plants do not have very much in vitro antagonism and in vivo disease resistance towards lactococcosis agents in aquaculture. Most in vitro studies with herbal extractives were performed against L. garvieae with no strong antibacterial activity, but essential oils, especially those that contain thymol or carvacrol, are more effective. The differences exhibited by the bacteriostatic and bactericidal functions for a specific extractive in different studies could be due to different bacterial strains or parts of chemotypes of the same plant. Despite essential oils being shown to have the best anti-L. garvieae activity in in vitro assays, the in vivo bioassays required further study. The extracts tested under in vivo conditions presented moderate efficacy, causing a decrease in mortality in infected animals, probably because they improved immune parameters before challenging tests. This review addressed the efficacy of medicinal herbs to lactococcosis and discussed the presented gaps.
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- Mehdi Soltani
- Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 1419963111, Iran;
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil;
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord 64165478, Iran;
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 1419963111, Iran;
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Su FJ, Chen MM. Protective Efficacy of Novel Oral Biofilm Vaccines against Lactococcus garvieae Infection in Mullet, Mugil cephalus. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9080844. [PMID: 34451969 PMCID: PMC8402525 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9080844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Lactococcus garvieae (L. garvieae) is an important pathogen that causes enormous economic losses in both marine and freshwater aquaculture. At present, antibiotics are the only option for farmers to reduce the losses caused by L. garvieae. However, the usage of antibiotics leads to environmental pollution and the production of drug-resistant strains of bacteria. Therefore, vaccination is preferred as an alternative method to prevent infectious diseases. In this study, we describe an effective approach to the production of an oral biofilm vaccine, using bacteria grown on chitosan particles to form biofilms, and thus providing an inactive pathogen that enhances the immune response in fish. We observed the formation of a biofilm on chitosan particles and administered the novel oral biofilm vaccine to fish. We analyzed the immune responses, including antibody production, phagocytic ability, albumin/globulin ratio and immune-related genes, of vaccinated and control groups of black mullet. Our results show that the phagocytic ability of the biofilm vaccine group was 84%, which is significantly higher than that of the control group, and the antibody production in this group was significantly higher compared with the other group. The mRNA expression levels of immune-related genes (TLR2, IL-1β, TNF-α) were significantly upregulated in the spleen after vaccination. In challenge experiments, the relative percent survival (RPS) was 77% in the biofilm vaccine group, 18% in the whole-cell vaccine group, and 0% in the chitosan particle group at 32 days post-vaccination. In addition, we also found that the relative percent survival (RPS) at 1 day post-vaccination was 74% in the biofilm vaccine group, 42% in the whole-cell vaccine group, and 26% in the chitosan particle group. In both long-term and short-term challenge experiments, the viability of the biofilm vaccine group was significantly higher than that of the whole-cell, chitosan particle and PBS groups. We conclude that based on its protective effect, the L. garvieae biofilm vaccine is better than the whole-cell vaccine when challenged several weeks after vaccination. In addition, the biofilm vaccine also has a greater protective effect than the whole-cell vaccine when challenged immediately after vaccination. Therefore, the biofilm vaccine might represent a novel method for the prevention and treatment of L. garvieae infection.
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Thiry D, Billen F, Boyen F, Duprez JN, Quenault H, Touzain F, Blanchard Y, Clercx C, Mainil JG. Genomic relatedness of a canine Lactococcus garvieae to human, animal and environmental isolates. Res Vet Sci 2021; 137:170-173. [PMID: 33991889 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lactococcus (L.) garvieae is a zoonotic fish pathogen that can also cause bacteraemia and endocarditis in humans and has been isolated from healthy or diseased domestic animals. Nevertheless L. garvieae is more an opportunistic, than a primary pathogen since most affected humans have predisposing conditions and comorbidities. L. garvieae is also present in other animal species, most frequently cattle, but also sheep, goats, water buffaloes, and pigs, and much more rarely dogs, cats, horses, camel, turtle, snake and crocodile. The purpose of this study was to genomically (i) confirm the identification by MALDI-TOF MS® of a L. garvieae from the nasal discharge of a dog with chronic respiratory disorders and (ii) compare this canine isolate with human and animal L. garvieae isolates. According to the BLAST analysis after Whole Genome Sequencing, this canine isolate was more than 99% identical to 3 L. garvieae and belonged to a new Multi-Locus Sequence Type (ST45). MLST and whole genomes-based phylogenetic analysis were performed on the canine isolate and the 40 genomes available in Genbank. The canine L. garvieae was most closely related to an Australian camel and an Indian fish L. garvieae and more distantly to human L. garvieae. Twenty-five of the 29 putative virulence-associated genes searched for were detected, but not the 16 capsule-encoding genes. The heterogeneity of the L. garvieae species is reflected by the diversity of the MLSTypes and virulotypes identified and by the phylogenetic analysis.
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- Damien Thiry
- Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Internal Medicine, Companion Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, FARAH (Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health) centre, Campus du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Viral Genetics and Bio-security Unit, Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort laboratory, Ploufragan, France
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- Viral Genetics and Bio-security Unit, Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort laboratory, Ploufragan, France
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- Viral Genetics and Bio-security Unit, Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort laboratory, Ploufragan, France
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- Internal Medicine, Companion Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, FARAH (Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health) centre, Campus du Sart Tilman, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Rao S, Pham TH, Poudyal S, Cheng LW, Nazareth SC, Wang PC, Chen SC. First report on genetic characterization, cell-surface properties and pathogenicity of Lactococcus garvieae, emerging pathogen isolated from cage-cultured cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:1197-1211. [PMID: 33759359 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The diseased cage-cultured cobia (Rachycentron canadum) displayed clinical signs, haemorrhagic eyes, dorsal darkness and gross pathological lesions, enlargement of spleen and liver. Haemorrhages were found in brain, heart and liver with cumulative mortality rates ranging from 20% to 50%. Extensive congestion in the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and brain was observed histopathologically. Epicarditis and meningitis were also revealed in diseased cobia. All isolates recovered from the organs (liver, spleen, head kidney, posterior kidney, brain and muscle) of cobia were found to be gram-positive, non-motile, ovoid cocci, short-chain-forming (diplococci) and α-haemolytic. The API 32 strep system together with the polymerase chain reaction assay for species-specific primers (pLG1 and pLG2) and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (G1 and L1 primers) confirmed all four selected isolates as Lactococcus garvieae. Partial 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence (~1,100 bp) of one representative L. garvieae isolate AOD109191 (GenBank accession number, MW328528.1) shared 99.9% identities with the 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence of L. garvieae (GenBank accession numbers: MT604790.1). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) evaluation of one representative L. garvieae isolate (AOD109191) and the results of multiplex PCR did not reveal the presence of the capsular gene cluster (CGC), thus categorizing the isolate as the KG+ phenotype. Capsule staining and TEM observations confirmed the presence of a hyaluronic acid-like capsule, a possible virulence factor in KG+ phenotype L. garvieae isolates. The pathogenic potential of the representative isolate (AOD109191) was assessed through intraperitoneal injection challenges in cobia. The gross lesions and histopathological changes found in experimentally infected cobia were similar to those seen in naturally infected fish. This is the first report that confirms L. garvieae-induced 'warm water lactococcsis' can cause outbreaks of diseases in cage-cultured cobia.
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- Shreesha Rao
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- International Degree Program of Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- International Degree Program of Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Southern Taiwan Fish Diseases Research Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,International Degree Program of Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Southern Taiwan Fish Diseases Research Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Research Centre for Fish Vaccine and Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,International Degree Program of Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Southern Taiwan Fish Diseases Research Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Research Centre for Fish Vaccine and Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Research Centre for Animal Biologics, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Shi YZ, Yoshida T, Fujiwara A, Nishiki I. Characterization of lsa(D), a Novel Gene Responsible for Resistance to Lincosamides, Streptogramins A, and Pleuromutilins in Fish Pathogenic Lactococcus garvieae Serotype II. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 27:301-310. [PMID: 32706619 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aims: Fish pathogenic Lactococcus garvieae serotype II has been isolated from cultured fish species in Japan. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of lincomycin (LCM)-resistant L. garvieae serotype II and assess the molecular basis for lincosamides-streptogramins A-pleuromutilins (LSAP)-resistant phenotype. Results: We identified a novel lsa(D)-encoded 497-aa ATP-binding cassette F (ABC-F) protein in the LSAP-resistant strains. Amino acid identities of 41.25-54.73% were obtained between the deduced amino acids from Lsa(D) and other Lsa-type ABC-F proteins. Furthermore, comparative analysis revealed that the allele of lsa(D) with single point mutation at 233 aa position (TGG → TAG; tryptophan→premature termination codon [PTC]) in LSAP-sensitive strains. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of antimicrobials against the lsa(D) complementary strain and lsa(D)-disrupted mutant confirmed that lsa(D) conferred the LSAP-resistant phenotype. The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction could not detect the noncoding region of lsa(D) allelic variant in the LSAP-sensitive strains. Additionally, the PTC (TAG) in LCM-sensitive strains was replaced by TGG, CAG, or TAT in the laboratory-induced revertant mutants. Conclusions: The novel lsa(D) conferred the LSAP-resistant phenotype in clinically LCM-resistant L. garvieae serotype II strains. However, the allele of lsa(D) gene containing the PTC was found in L. garvieae serotype II, resulting in the LSAP-susceptible phenotype.
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- Yin-Ze Shi
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Research Center for Bioinformatics and Biosciences, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama, Japan
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- Research Center for Bioinformatics and Biosciences, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama, Japan
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Bae J, Cho HW, Jung H, Park J, Yun S, Ha S, Lee Y, Kim TJ. Changes in Intestinal Microbiota Due to the Expanded Polystyrene Diet of Mealworms ( Tenebrio molitor). Indian J Microbiol 2021; 61:130-136. [PMID: 33927454 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-021-00922-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is difficult to decompose, is usually buried or incinerated, causing the natural environment to be contaminated with microplastics and environmental hormones. Digestion of EPS by mealworms has been identified as a possible biological solution to the problem of pollution, but the complete degradation mechanism of EPS is not yet known. Intestinal microorganisms play a significant role in the degradation of EPS by mealworms, and relatively few other EPS degradation microorganisms are currently known. This study observed significant differences in the intestinal microbiota of mealworms according to the dietary results of metagenomics analysis and biodiversity indices. We have proposed two new candidates of EPS-degrading bacteria, Cronobacter sakazakii and Lactococcus garvieae, which increased significantly in the EPS feeding group population. The population change and the new two bacteria will help us understand the biological mechanism of EPS degradation and develop practical EPS degradation methods.
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- Jihye Bae
- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707 Republic of Korea
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Patel P, Patel B, Amaresan N, Joshi B, Shah R, Krishnamurthy R. Isolation and characterization of Lactococcus garvieae from the fish gut for in vitro fermentation with carbohydrates from agro-industrial waste. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 28:e00555. [PMID: 33294403 PMCID: PMC7691725 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study focused on agro-industrial waste such as fruit peels by extracting prebiotics as a carbon source for lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Four strains of LAB were selected from Oreochromis niloticus (B2 and B3) and Nemipterus japonicas (R4 and R5), and identified as Lactococcus garvieae through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The analysis of probiotic characteristics revealed that all four strains were able to tolerate sodium chloride (up to 7 %), bile salt (up to 3 %), and broad range of pH (2-9). Further, analysis of polysaccharide contents in the agro-industrial waste materials such as peels of pineapple, orange, lemon, sugarcane, pomegranate, and sweet lemon revealed that the concentration ranged from 3.91-163.85 mg/g. It was observed that orange peels (20.38-140.99 mg/g), sweet lemon peels (22.03-161.93 mg/g), and pomegranate peels (38.19-163.85 mg/g) yielded maximum indigestible polysaccharide. Evaluation of synbiotic combination of probiotic and prebiotic revealed that L. garvieae strains had better fermentation efficiency with orange, sweet lemon, and pineapple compared to lemon, sugarcane, and pomegranate. In nutshell, different types of agro-industrial waste evaluated in this research were found to be a cheap and fermentable carbon sources for LAB. Further study should be conducted to analyze this symbiotic combination as feed supplements for fish in aquaculture as well as various fermentation industries.
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- Corresponding author at: C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Uka Tarsadia University, Maliba Campus, Bardoli, Surat 394350, Gujarat, India.
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Bulfon C, Prearo M, Volpatti D, Byadgi O, Righetti M, Maniaci MG, Campia V, Pastorino P, Pascoli F, Toffan A, Biolatti C, Acutis PL, Colussi S. Resistant and susceptible rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) lines show distinctive immune response to Lactococcus garvieae. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 105:457-468. [PMID: 32673645 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lactococcosis is one of the main bacterial diseases affecting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), with significant economic and sanitary repercussion. Vaccination and antibiotic treatments are commonly used to prevent and control the infection outbreaks; however, these strategies have some drawbacks including limited coverage, handling costs, induction of antibiotic resistance and chemical residues in the environment. Selective breeding programs represent a promising complementary approach for increasing fish disease resistance in commercial farms and some immunological parameters may be tentatively used as indirect indicators for this purpose. The present study investigated for the first time some innate and adaptive immune responses in two groups of rainbow trout derived from selected lines (susceptible and resistant) showing a different "in field" phenotypical resistance to Yersinia ruckeri, Flavobacterium branchiophilum, F. psychrophilum, and Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, after an immersion-dilution based exposure to Lactococcus garvieae carried out in controlled experimental conditions. Twenty-six resistant and twenty-six susceptible female rainbow trout (mean body weight 80 g, 9 months aged, F5 generation) were obtained from an intensive farm considered L. garvieae free and were exposed to the pathogen. Moreover, 10 resistant and 10 susceptible fish were used as uninfected controls. After 5 days, blood and tissue samples were collected for immunological analyses. A significantly higher serum and mucus lysozyme activity was recorded in resistant rainbow trout compared to susceptible fish (P ≤ 0.05), both before and after exposure to L. garvieae. Similarly, respiratory burst activity of head kidney leukocytes resulted more intense in resistant fish (P ≤ 0.05), suggesting that phagocytes could more quickly activate their microbicidal mechanisms to counteract the bacterial spread. Resistant group displayed also an up-regulation of immunoglobulins M (IgM), major histocompatibility complex II (MHC-II) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) gene expression (P ≤ 0.05) and a significantly higher blood lymphocytes count (P ≤ 0.05), highlighting their potential better ability to trigger the recruitment of defensive cells and the initiation of specific immune processes such as antigen presentation to CD4+ T lymphocytes and IgM synthesis. The results herein presented might be useful for the identification of immunological markers to be used as indirect indicators in rainbow trout selective breeding programs.
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- Chiara Bulfon
- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A), Section of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, via Sondrio 2/a, 33100, Udine, UD, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A), Section of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, via Sondrio 2/a, 33100, Udine, UD, Italy.
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- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences (DI4A), Section of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, via Sondrio 2/a, 33100, Udine, UD, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), Viale dell'Università 10, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), Viale dell'Università 10, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IZSPLV), via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, TO, Italy
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Ortega C, Irgang R, Valladares-Carranza B, Collarte C, Avendaño-Herrera R. First Identification and Characterization of Lactococcus garvieae Isolated from Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) Cultured in Mexico. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1609. [PMID: 32916954 PMCID: PMC7552202 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lactococcosis is a hyperacute hemorrhagic septicemia disease caused by Lactococcus garvieae, which is an emerging pathogen in global fish farming. Between 2016 and 2018, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from five farms that presented outbreaks were sampled as part of a Mexican surveillance program for the detection of fish diseases. Fourteen L. garvieae isolates were recovered from sampled fish, as confirmed by biochemical tests, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and clinical and histological insights. The biochemical and protein profiles of the isolates obtained were homogeneous. Repetitive extragenic palindromic-(REP)-and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence PCR (ERIC-PCR) analyses established weak genetic heterogeneity. Rainbow trout challenged with two of the isolates used at different bacterial concentrations (10-2 and 10-4 CFU/mL) showed melanosis, and hemorrhages were observed in the fins, liver, kidney, and spleen. Isolates were obtained from all of the organs sampled, including from surviving fish, as either pure or mixed cultures. The present study is the first to confirm the presence of L. garvieae as the agent of severe lactococcosis outbreaks in the two primary Mexican states for trout farming.
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- Cesar Ortega
- Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Salud Animal (CIESA), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia (FMVZ), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), 50295 Toluca, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile; (R.I.); (C.C.)
- Centro FONDAP, Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Salud Animal (CIESA), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia (FMVZ), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), 50295 Toluca, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile; (R.I.); (C.C.)
- Centro FONDAP, Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile; (R.I.); (C.C.)
- Centro FONDAP, Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), 2531015 Viña del Mar, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Marina Quintay (CIMARQ), Universidad Andrés Bello, 2531015 Quintay, Chile
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Lee JY, Hyun M, Kim HA, Ryu SY. Infectious Spondylitis and Septicemia due to Lactococcus garvieae: a Literature Review of Non-Endocarditis Cases. Infect Chemother 2020:52.e63. [PMID: 33124212 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2019.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lactococci are Gram-positive cocci that occur in short chains or pairs and are traditionally considered to be of low virulence in human. Most species are not associated with human disease. There are few reports regarding Lactococcus isolation in humans and the clinical significance of this rarely-encountered genus is unknown. Here, we report a case of infectious spondylitis due to Lactococcus garvieae confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS). A 77-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with back pain that had lasted 5 days. He had diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and histories of pulmonary tuberculosis and endovascular aneurysm repair due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Magnetic resonance imaging of his spine revealed paravertebral enhancement on T8-9 and a compression fracture on the lower endplate of T8. On blood cultures, L. garvieae was identified by MALDI-TOF MS. To our knowledge, this is the first report of spondylitis caused by L. garvieae in Korea. In this context, we reviewed non-endocarditis cases due to L. garvieae reported in the English-language literature to summarize its clinical features and outcomes.
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- Ji Yeon Lee
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
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Halimi M, Alishahi M, Abbaspour MR, Ghorbanpoor M, Tabandeh MR. High efficacy and economical procedure of oral vaccination against Lactococcus garvieae/Streptococcus iniae in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 99:505-513. [PMID: 32092407 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study was aimed to examine the efficacy of chitosan-alginate coated vaccines against pathogenicity of Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae in rainbow trout. Fish were divided into four groups including: Group A: fish immunized by chitosan-alginate coated vaccine, Group B: fish immunized by non-coated vaccine, Group C: fish feed by chitosan-alginate coated pellets without vaccine and Group D: fish feed by basic diet (non-coated and without vaccine). In groups A and B, the vaccination was carried out for 14 days and after that supplemented with fundamental diet (control diet). Comparable to groups A and B, fish of group C were also fed 14 days with test diets and after that fed control food. On day 0, 20, 40 and 60 of the experiment, serum samples were given. Fish have been challenged with live L. garvieae and S. iniae after 60 days. The levels of bactericidal activity and complement activity among innate immunity components extended on day 20 of the research and after that decreased in group A and B (P < 0.05) all through the examination. The relative expression of IL-6 and IgM in groups A and B extended on examination day 20. The expression of these genes illustrated no advancements in different groups in during the examination (P > 0.05). In group A, the serum antibody titer against L. garvieae and S. iniae broadly raised on day 40 and 60 of examination, whereas in group B, the immune response titer against S. iniae and L. garvieae illustrated a significant elevation on day 60 of the trial (P < 0.05). After challenge with live bacteria, survival rate of 83 ± 9.1%(challenged with S. iniae) and 72.18 ± 9.8% (challenged with L. garvieae) were gotten independently in group A, which were higher than survival of other exploratory groups (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present examination appear that the orally vaccination of rainbow trout with chitosan-alginate covered vaccine stimulates immunity system and also efficiently protects rainbow trout against Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae.
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- Mostafa Halimi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Salighehzadeh R, Sharifiyazdi H, Akhlaghi M, Soltanian S. Serotypes, virulence genes and polymorphism of capsule gene cluster in Lactococcus garvieae isolated from diseased rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) and mugger crocodile ( Crocodylus palustris) in Iran. Iran J Vet Res 2020; 21:26-32. [PMID: 32368222 PMCID: PMC7183378] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lactococcus garvieae causes lactococcosis in rainbow trout in many parts of the world. AIMS This study was conducted for the existence of the virulent factors and differentiation of the two serotypes in L. garvieae. METHODS Twenty-two strains of L. garvieae isolated from diseased rainbow trout from farms in different regions and mugger crocodile of Iran, were investigated. In order to rapidly detect the presence of the hly1, hly2, hly3, NADH oxidase, sod, pgm, adhPsaA, eno, LPxTG-3, adhCI, and adhCII virulence genes, two multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed. Also, simplex PCR method was used to identify the bacterial serotypes, CGC, LPxTG-2, Adhesion, and adhPav virulence genes using the specific primer. RESULTS All varieties of L. garvieae contained the hly1, hly2, hly3, NADH oxidase, pgm, adhPav, LPxTG-3, sod, eno, adhPsaA, adhCI, and CGC virulence genes. Also, adhCII gene was present in all strains except one of the isolates originated from mugger crocodile. In addition, LPxTG-2 gene was only present in one of the isolates belonging to mugger crocodile. Adhesion gene was not present in all the strains. Interestingly, all the 22 strains originated from both hosts were identified as belonging to the serotype I. Based on the phylogenetic sequences of the capsule gene cluster, group all fish isolates into a cluster together with one isolate obtained from mugger crocodile. CONCLUSION Further studies are recommended to investigate the role of virulence genes in L. garvieae and evaluate their pathogenicity to rainbow trout.
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- R. Salighehzadeh
- Resident of Aquatic Animal Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Pastorino P, Vela Alonso AI, Colussi S, Cavazza G, Menconi V, Mugetti D, Righetti M, Barbero R, Zuccaro G, Fernández-Garayzábal JF, Dondo A, Acutis PL, Prearo M. A Summer Mortality Outbreak of Lactococcosis by Lactococcus garvieae in a Raceway System Affecting Farmed Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brook Trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis). Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9121043. [PMID: 31795312 PMCID: PMC6940933 DOI: 10.3390/ani9121043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Lactococcus garvieae is the etiological agent of lactococcosis, a bacterial disease affecting many species of fish and causing major economic losses in aquaculture. In this study we described, for the first time, the isolation of L. garvieae in brook trout farmed in northwestern Italy by performing a molecular and epidemiological characterization. Results confirmed water as vehicle of infection, favoring the transmission of the pathogen between rainbow trout farmed in the upstream compartments of a raceways system and the brook trout located in downstream tanks. Abstract Lactococcosis is a fish disease of major concern in Mediterranean countries caused by Lactococcus garvieae. The most susceptible species is the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), suffering acute disease associated with elevated mortalities compared to other fish species. References reported that other salmonids are also susceptible to the disease, but no mortality outbreak has been described to date. The aim of this study was to present a mortality outbreak that occurred in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) farmed in northwestern Italy during the summer of 2018. Fish exhibited clinical signs, such as exophthalmos, diffused hemorrhages localized in the ocular zone, hemorrhagic enteritis, and enlarged spleen. L. garvieae was isolated in all fish. Molecular and epidemiological characterization of the isolates, through Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), confirmed the initial hypothesis of water as vehicle of infection favoring transmission between rainbow trout farmed in upstream compartments and brook trout located in downstream tanks. Moreover, several environmental conditions affected and promoted the outbreak, among them the high-water temperature, which probably induced a physiological stress in brook trout, being way above the optimal temperature for this species, increasing the susceptibility to infection.
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- Paolo Pastorino
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-011-268-6295
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.I.V.A.); (J.F.F.-G.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Biella, via Don Sturzo 20, 13900 Biella, Italy;
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.I.V.A.); (J.F.F.-G.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy; (S.C.); (G.C.); (V.M.); (D.M.); (M.R.); (G.Z.); (A.D.); (P.L.A.); (M.P.)
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Hoai TD, Nishiki I, Fujiwara A, Yoshida T, Nakai T. Comparative genomic analysis of three lytic Lactococcus garvieae phages, novel phages with genome architecture linking the 936 phage species of Lactococcus lactis. Mar Genomics 2019; 48:100696. [PMID: 31301990 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2019.100696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To date, a number of bacteriophages that infect Lactococcus garvieae isolated from marine fish have been identified. However, the evolutionary insight between L. garvieae phages and other viral community have not yet been immersedly investigated. In this study, completed genomic sequence of phage PLgY-30 was obtained, a comparative analysis of three lytic phages, which have been using for phage typing and treatment of L. garvieae infecting marine fish, is conducted. The results revealed that the genomes of lytic phages specific for L. garvieae isolated from diseased marine fish share a high level of homology and almost all proteins are conserved. At genome level, no similarity was detected for either PLgY-30 or PLgY-16, while PLgW-1 shares only very limited homology (1%) with other sequences in Genbank database. In addition, the function of only 35% of ORFs in the PLgY-30 phage genomes could be predicted, demonstrating that it is novel phage. At protein level, lytic phage proteins shared a significant similarity to various proteins of global phage species isolated from dairy fermentation facilities that utilize L. lactis as a primary starter culture, called the 936 phage group. Genome organization and architecture of three lytic phages are also similar to that of the 936 phage group. To our knowledge, this is the first time lytic bacteriophages infecting L. garvieae from marine fish were characterized to genome level.
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- Truong Dinh Hoai
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen kibanadai nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan; Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Research Center for Bioinformatics and Biosciences, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan.
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- Research Center for Bioinformatics and Biosciences, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen kibanadai nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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Halimi M, Alishahi M, Abbaspour MR, Ghorbanpoor M, Tabandeh MR. Valuable method for production of oral vaccine by using alginate and chitosan against Lactococcus garvieae/Streptococcus iniae in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 90:431-439. [PMID: 31082516 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The effectiveness of ionotropic gelation method (by combining alginate and chitosan) vaccine against Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae was examined in rainbow trout. Fish were separated into four groups and fed the distinctive examined feeds. Our groups were included: A) fish immunized by chitosan-alginate coated vaccine, B) fish immunized by non-coated vaccine, C) fish feed by chitosan-alginate coated pellets without vaccine and D) fish feed by basic diet (non-coated and without vaccine). In groups A and B, the vaccination was carried out for 14 days. Fish of group C, like groups A and B were fed 14 days with pellets covered with chitosan-alginate without vaccine and a short time later they were fed with control diet. On day 0, 20, 40 and 60 of the trial, serum samples were extracted. Fish were challenged with L. garvieae and S. iniae after 60 days of research. Innate immunity components containing complement activity, total protein and IgM appeared no significant changes nearly in all groups during the 60 days that the examination finished. Although, bactericidal activity and lysozyme activity demonstrated a significant increase on days 20, 40 and 60 in group A compared to control groups (C and D) (P < 0.05) and similar results about the blood respiratory burst activity just on days 20 and 40 were obtained. Also, the relative expression of IL-6 of group A, was significantly higher compared to all of other groups (B, C and D) on days 20 and 60 of experiment (P < 0.05). The same results were obtained about the relative expression of IgM. The serum ELISA antibody titer against L. garvieae, increased significantly on days 20 and 40 of experiment in fish immunized by chitosan-alginate coated vaccine (Group A) compared to control groups (C and D)(P < 0.05) while the result of ELISA test against S. iniae was significantly higher on days 40 and 60 of experiment in group A compared to groups B, C and D (P < 0.05). After challenge with these two live bacteria (S. iniae and L. garvieae), a survival rates of 76.67 ± 5.77% (challenged with S. iniae) and 66.67 ± 5.77% (challenged with L. garvieae) were seen in group immunized with chitosan-alginate coated vaccine (Group A), which were higher than survival rates gotten in other trial groups (P < 0.05). The consequences of the present experiment show that the oral vaccination of rainbow trout with improved chitosan-alginate (via ionotropic procedure) (group A) properly secures this important fish against Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae.
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- Mostafa Halimi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Shiry N, Soltanian S, Shomali T, Paknejad H, Hoseinifar SH. Immunomodulatory effects of orally administrated florfenicol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following experimental challenge with streptococcosis/lactococcosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 73:236-45. [PMID: 31108388 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The purpose of the present work was to determine whether florfenicol (FFC) as the prominent broad-spectrum antibiotic could affect serum biochemical and immunological parameters, as well as immune-related genes expression in rainbow trout (55 ± 7.6 g) challenged with the Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae. In the first trial, the doses of the pathogens for challenge test were determined based on LD50. The therapeutic dosage of the drug (15 mg.kg-1 BW for 10 consecutive days) was administrated as medicated feed. After anesthesia, blood and kidney samples were collected from individual fish and were kept in deep freezing mode until the beginning of the measurements. Serum biochemical and enzymatic indices were measured using commercial kits. Immune parameters including total immunoglobulin level, lysozyme, ACH50, respiratory burst (RB), and phagocytic activities (PA) and the expression of immune genes namely TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-8, and IgM was evaluated. The levels of lysozyme and RB activities, as well as the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β genes, showed a significant increase in the FFC treated/infected fish compared to untreated diseased fish (P < 0.05). In contrast, serum total immunoglobulin and IgM-related genes expression were suppressed following drug administration represented by a significant reduction in untreated streptococcal infected fish compared to other treatments (P < 0.05). However, no significant effect of FFC was observed on serum ACH50 activity, PA values and IL-8-related gene expression (P > 0.05). These results demonstrated that FFC treatment could improve some physiological status including stress resistance and some liver function parameters, and much innate immunity was invigorated, but at the same time, the suppressive effects of FFC on acquainted immunity cannot be ignored.
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Bilen S, Sirtiyah AMA, Terzi E. Therapeutic effects of beard lichen, Usnea barbata extract against Lactococcus garvieae infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 87:401-409. [PMID: 30711494 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, therapeutic effects of aqueous methanolic extracts of beard lichen (Usnea barbata) against Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921) in rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) were investigated. Six different experimental groups [0 mg/100 μL (Control), 4 mg/100 μL, 8 mg/100 μL, 12 mg/100 μL, 6 mg/100 μL florfenicol (positive control), 6 mg/100 μL erythromycin (positive control)] were set up to determine effects of lichen extract on immune responses and survival rate. In the study, superoxide radical production was increased in fish treated with 12 mg beard lichen extract, florfenicol and erythromycin compared to that of control (P < 0.05). Lysozyme activity was generally decreased (P < 0.05) or no differences were observed in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P > 0.05). Myeloperoxidase was significantly increased in all antibiotic treated groups. No differences were observed in liver histology of experimental groups compared to control. Cytokine gene expressions were elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P < 0.05), except IL-1β expression at 10th day sampling time. Other immune related genes (IL-8, TGF- β, IL-12 Beta, TNFα1, IL-10, COX-2, IL-6, TLR5, C3, IGM, MHC-II, iNOS, IgT, IFN1, IFN2, IFN reg) were also elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control group. The survival rates obtained in 4 mg beard lichen treated group, 8 mg beard lichen treated group and erythromycin treated group were 73.08, 65.38 and 80.77% respectively. Our results suggest that beard lichen methanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent to be used against L. garvieae infection in rainbow trout at the dose of 4 mg/17.41 ± 0.3 g body weight/day.
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- Soner Bilen
- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu, Turkey
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Abdelfatah EN, Mahboub HHH. Studies on the effect of Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin on both cheese and Nile tilapia (O. niloticus). Int J Vet Sci Med 2018; 6:201-207. [PMID: 30564596 PMCID: PMC6286421 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were to evaluate the activity of Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin against pathogenic bacteria during cheese manufacture and its suitability and safety as a probiotic on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). For these purposes, Lactococcus garvieae isolated from raw cow milk was tested to control the growth of Staphylococcus aureus in artificially contaminated cheese during storage under refrigeration. Also a feeding experiment was conducted on 120 Oreochromis niloticus using a diet containing Lactococcus garvieae as a probiotic bacteria against pathogenic S. aureus. The findings of this study showed that Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin produced inhibitory substances against pathogenic microorganisms. The selected strain had a good inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus in artificially contaminated cheese during refrigerated storage. Concerning fish experiment, it showed no evidence of disease in fish that were fed a diet containing Lactococcus garvieae, and showed a higher survival rate than others. Further investigations for purification of the produced inhibitory substance and confirming that is a bacteriocin-like substance are needed. Nonetheless, it is the first report of using L. garvieae of dairy origin as a probiotic for controlling the pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in Oreochromis niloticus.
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- Eman N. Abdelfatah
- Department of Food Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City 44511, Sharkia, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City 44511, Sharkia, Egypt
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Queiroux C, Bonnet M, Saraoui T, Delpech P, Veisseire P, Rifa E, Moussard C, Gagne G, Delbès C, Bornes S. Dialogue between Staphylococcus aureus SA15 and Lactococcus garvieae strains experiencing oxidative stress. BMC Microbiol 2018; 18:193. [PMID: 30466395 PMCID: PMC6251228 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1340-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Staphylococcus aureus is an important foodborne pathogen. Lactococcus garvieae is a lactic acid bacterium found in dairy products; some of its strains are able to inhibit S. aureus growth by producing H2O2. Three strains of L. garvieae from different origins were tested for their ability to inhibit S. aureus SA15 growth. Two conditions were tested, one in which H2O2 was produced (high aeration) and another one in which it was not detected (low aeration). Several S. aureus genes related to stress, H2O2-response and virulence were examined in order to compare their level of expression depending on the inoculated L. garvieae strain. Simultaneous L. garvieae H2O2 metabolism gene expression was followed. Results The results showed that under high aeration condition, L. garvieae strains producing H2O2 (N201 and CL-1183) inhibited S. aureus SA15 growth and impaired its ability to deal with hydrogen peroxide by repressing H2O2-degrading genes. L. garvieae strains induced overexpression of S. aureus stress-response genes while cell division genes and virulence genes were repressed. A catalase treatment partially or completely restored the SA15 growth. In addition, the H2O2 non-producing L. garvieae strain (Lg2) did not cause any growth inhibition. The SA15 stress-response genes were down-regulated and cell division genes expression was not affected. Under low aeration condition, while none of the strains tested exhibited H2O2-production, the 3 L. garvieae strains inhibited S. aureus SA15 growth, but to a lesser extent than under high aeration condition. Conclusion Taken together, these results suggest a L. garvieae strain-specific anti-staphylococcal mechanism and an H2O2 involvement in at least two of the tested L. garvieae strains. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12866-018-1340-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF, F-15000, Aurillac, France
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Halimi M, Alishahi M, Abbaspour MR, Ghorbanpoor M, Tabandeh MR. Efficacy of a Eudragit L30D-55 encapsulated oral vaccine containing inactivated bacteria ( Lactococcus garvieae/Streptococcus iniae) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018; 81:430-437. [PMID: 30056210 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The efficacy of a Eudragit L30D-55 encapsulated vaccine against Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae was investigated in rainbow trout. Fish were divided into four groups and fed the different experimental feeds. Groups were: A) fish immunized by Eudragit-coated pellets containing vaccine, B) fish immunized by vaccine-coated pellets without Eudragit, C) fish fed Eudragit-coated pellets without vaccine and D) fish fed pellets without vaccine orEudragit (control group). In groups A and B, the vaccination was conducted for 14 days. Similar to groups A and B, fish of group C were fed 14 days with pellets coated with Eudragit and afterwards they were fed control diet. Serum samples were taken on day 0, 20, 40 and 60 of the experiment. After 60 days, fish were challenged with L. garvieae and S. iniae. In almost all groups, innate immunity components including alternative complement activity, lysozyme activity, bactericidal activity, IgM and total protein showed no significant changes during the 60 days that the experiment lasted. However, the blood respiratory burst activity and lysozyme activity showed a significant increase on day 20 of experiment in groups B and D respectively (P < 0.05). The relative expression of immune-related genes including IL-6 and IgM genes was higher in vaccinated fish, with the highest expression in those immunized by Eudragit-coated pellets (Group A). In addition, the relative expression of IL-6 and IgM peaked on day 20 but decreased on day 60 in vaccinated groups. The ELISA antibody titer against L. garvieae increased from day 20 and peaked on day 60 of experiment (P < 0.05). Also, the antibody titer against L. garvieae was higher in fish immunized by Eudragit-coated pellets (Group A) compared to fish of group C and control. After bacterial challenge, a survival percentages of % 85 ± 7.07% (challenged with S. iniae) and % 72.21 ± 7.8% (challenged with L. garvieae) were observed respectively in groups immunized with pellets coated with Eudragit L30D-55 (Group A), which were higher than survival percentages obtained in other experimental groups (P < 0.05). The results of the present study demonstrate that the oral administration of Eudragit L30D-55-encapsulated vaccine appropriately protects rainbow trout against Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae.
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- Mostafa Halimi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Zhang Z, Xing R, Lv Z, Shao Y, Zhang W, Zhao X, Li C. Analysis of gut microbiota revealed Lactococcus garviaeae could be an indicative of skin ulceration syndrome in farmed sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018; 80:148-154. [PMID: 29864588 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Accumulative evidence has supported the pivotal roles of gut microbiota in shaping host health in a wide range of animals. However, the relationship between gut microbiota and sea cucumber disease is poorly understood. Using the Illumina sequencing of bacterial 16 S rRNA gene, we investigated the divergence of gut bacterial communities between healthy and skin ulceration syndrome (SUS) diseased Apostichopus japonicus. The results showed that bacterial phylotypes in both groups were closely related at phylum level with predominant component of Proteobacteria (>90%). However, Firmicutes and Verrucomicrobia displayed opposite trends in two groups with higher abundance of Firmicutes and lower of Verrucomicrobia in diseased group. Further KEGG enrichment revealed that bacterial-mediated infectious diseases and signal transduction pathways were significantly induced in the SUS group. We also identified one OTU of Lactococcus garvieae from Firmicutes exhibited significantly different abundances in diseased sea cucumber as compared to healthy subjects. The relative abundance of the species was 27.67% ± 10.52% in diseased group compared to 2.78% ± 2.59% in healthy sea cucumber. Three virulence genes of hlyⅢ, fbp and pva encoded by L. garvieae were investigated by qPCR, and were found to be significantly induced (P < 0.05) in diseased sea cucumbers as compared to healthy ones. All our results supported that L. garvieae might be a potential pathogen for SUS outbreak and could be served as a bio-indicator for this disease monitoring.
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- Zhen Zhang
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, PR China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
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Baños A, Ariza JJ, Nuñez C, Gil-Martínez L, García-López JD, Martínez-Bueno M, Valdivia E. Effects of Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10 and the enterocin AS-48 against the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae. Studies in vitro and in vivo. Food Microbiol 2018; 77:69-77. [PMID: 30297058 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10 and its enterocin AS-48 against the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae. The minimum bactericidal concentrations of AS-48 against L. garvieae CECT 5807, 5806, and 5274 were 15.62, 15.62, and 7.81 μg/ml respectively. In broth cultures, enterocin at 100, 50, and 25 μg/ml reduced 108 CFU/ml lactococci after 2, 5, and 10 h, respectively. In co-cultures of UGRA10/L. garvieae at a 1/10 CFU/ml ratio, lactococci were eliminated after 24 h. Studies on UGRA10 biosafety and AS-48 toxicity in R1 cells and in rainbow trout have shown a lack of adverse effects from both the strain and bacteriocin. Trout challenged with L. garvieae and UGRA10 administered in diet 30 days before infection had a cumulative survival rate of 50% compared with 0% for control fish. Trout inoculated with the pathogen and treated by regular dipping in AS-48 baths had a survival rate of 60% after 20 days compared with that of untreated fish (0%). These results indicate the protective effect of the UGRA10 strain and the bacteriocin AS-48 against L. garvieae and the potential of these natural products as alternatives to antibiotics for controlling diseases in aquaculture.
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- Alberto Baños
- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, 19071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, 19071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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Lim SM, Wong B, Cross GB, Merchant R. Lactobacillus garvieae endocarditis presenting with leg cramps. IDCases 2018; 13:e00427. [PMID: 30101072 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An 85-year-old man with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with lower limb cramps. He was initially diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, but was found to have Lactococcus garvieae infective endocarditis with septic embolic strokes causing a central poststroke pain syndrome. Cardiothoracic surgery was deemed too high risk and the patient completed 6 weeks of intravenous antimicrobials as well as prolonged inpatient rehabilitation. Lactococcus garvieae is an aquaculture pathogen which typically affects elderly and immunocompromised patients. Atypical presentations of endocarditis in the elderly can lead to delays in diagnosis.
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Kuo HW, Cheng W. Octopamine enhances the immune responses of freshwater giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, via octopamine receptors. Dev Comp Immunol 2018; 81:19-32. [PMID: 29133063 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Octopamine (OA) is known to play an important role in regulating insect immune responses. In Macrobrachium rosenbergii (18.0 ± 1.7 g), OA at 25.0 and 250.0 pmol/prawn significantly increased THC, semigranular cells (SGCs) and PO activity in hemocytes per 50 μL hemolymph, hyaline cells, granular cells (GCs) and RBs in hemocytes per 10 μL hemolymph, and RBs per hemocyte, and however, significantly decreased PO activity per granulocyte (GC + SGC), which returned to control levels after 4 h of injection. The significantly increased phagocytic activity and clearance efficiency of prawn received OA for 8 h returned to control levels after 16 h of injection. In addition, the significantly increased glucose and decreased lactate were observed within 1 h of OA injection. In the susceptibility test, prawn received OA at 25.0 or 250.0 pmol/prawn for 2 h then challenged with Lactococcus garvieae at 105 colony-forming units/prawn significantly increased the resistance of prawns by 23.3% and 30.0%, respectively, compared to the saline-challenged control after 144 h of challenge. In addition, the changes on immunocompetence induced by OA were observed to be blocked by adrenoceptors antagonists. These results suggest that OA administration at 250.0 pmol/prawn or less causes the mediate a transient up-regulation in immune and physiologic responses to promote the resistance of M. rosenbergii to L. garvieae, which are thought to be mediated by α- and β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptors.
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- Hsin-Wei Kuo
- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
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Hoai TD, Nishiki I, Yoshida T, Nakai T. Host range and influence of a cell capsule on the phage efficacy of three Lactococcus garvieae lytic phages. Dis Aquat Organ 2018; 128:81-86. [PMID: 29565256 DOI: 10.3354/dao03212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Three lytic phages (PLgW-1, PLgY-16, and PLgY-30) were previously used for phage-typing Lactococcus garvieae, a bacterial pathogen of various marine fish species, and were demonstrated to be potential therapeutants for infections caused by L. garvieae. The morphology, host range, and efficacy of these phages have not been investigated in detail, however. The current study examined the lysis spectrum of these 3 phages against 16 different genotypes of L. garvieae and the influence of a bacterial capsule on phage efficacy, to aid in developing an effective treatment for lactococcosis in fish. Morphological analysis by transmission electron microscopy revealed that all 3 phages belonged to the family Siphoviridae and had a minor difference in morphology. These phages lysed a high proportion of their bacterial host (93.7% of the different L. garvieae genotypes). In addition, the efficacy of the plating assays was affected by both the phages and their bacterial host, in which phage efficacy was clearly affected by a bacterial capsule. The results of this study may be useful for developing appropriate strategies to use these phages to control various genotypes of L. garvieae causing disease in marine fish.
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- Truong Dinh Hoai
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Gakuen kibanadai nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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Shahi N, Mallik SK, Sahoo M, Chandra S, Singh AK. First report on characterization and pathogenicity study of emerging Lactococcus garvieae infection in farmed rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), from India. Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:1039-1048. [PMID: 29473318 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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"Warm water lactococcosis" in farm-reared rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) in the northern Himalayan region of India, caused by bacterium Lactococcus garvieae is described in this study. Nine bacterial isolates were recovered from the organs of haemorrhagic septicaemia rainbow trout and were subjected to biochemical and molecular identification. Cell surface characteristics and virulence of the bacterial isolates are also described. All the nine bacterial isolates had homogenous biochemical characteristics and were Gram-positive, short chains forming (two to eight cells long), α-haemolytic, non-motile ovoid cocci. Partial 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence (~1,400 bp) of current isolates shared 99% identities with the 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence of L. garvieae R421, L. garvieae FMA395 and L. garvieae CAU:1730. The identity of the bacterial isolates was further confirmed by PCR amplification of L. garvieae-specific ~1,100 bp fragment. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of one representative isolate, L. garvieae RTCLI04, indicates that the isolated strain lacks thick outer capsule and is of KG+ (non-capsulates) phenotype. An intraperitoneal and intramuscular injection (2.6 × 105 CFU ml-1 ) and also immersion in bacterial suspension @ of 2.6 × 105 CFU ml-1 to healthy rainbow trout juveniles (body weight: 27.5 ± 3.7 g) with L. garvieae RTCLI04 caused 80%, 60% and 10% cumulative mortality in challenged fish, respectively, within 15 days post-infection. The haemorrhagic septicaemic disease was reproduced experimentally. Histopathological examination of organs of experimentally infected fish revealed extensive degenerative and inflammatory changes in eye, kidney, gill and liver. PCR amplification of several putative virulence genes such as haemolysins, adhesins, LPxTG-containing surface proteins and adhesins cluster confirms the virulence of our Indian L. garvieae isolates. To the best of our knowledge, we are reporting for the first time that L. garvieae is associated with fatal haemorrhagic septicaemia in farmed rainbow trout in India.
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- N Shahi
- ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India
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- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India
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Assis GBN, Pereira FL, Zegarra AU, Tavares GC, Leal CA, Figueiredo HCP. Use of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Fast Identification of Gram-Positive Fish Pathogens. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1492. [PMID: 28848512 PMCID: PMC5552964 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Gram-positive cocci, such as Streptococcus agalactiae, Lactococcus garvieae, Streptococcus iniae, and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae, are found throughout the world, particularly in outbreaks in farmed fish, and are thus associated with high economic losses, especially in the cultivation of Nile Tilapia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)-time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) as an alternative for the diagnosis of these pathogens. One hundred and thirty-one isolates from Brazilian outbreaks assisted by the national authority were identified using a MALDI Biotyper from Bruker Daltonics. The results showed an agreement with respect to identification (Kappa = 1) between this technique and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing for S. agalactiae and L. garvieae. However, for S. iniae and S. dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae, perfect agreement was only achieved after the creation of a custom main spectra profile, as well as further comparisons with 16S ribosomal RNA and multilocus sequence analysis. MALDI-TOF MS was shown to be an efficient technology for the identification of these Gram-positive pathogens, yielding a quick and precise diagnosis.
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- Gabriella B N Assis
- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- AQUACEN, National Reference Laboratory for Aquatic Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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Delpech P, Rifa E, Ball G, Nidelet S, Dubois E, Gagne G, Montel MC, Delbès C, Bornes S. New Insights into the Anti-pathogenic Potential of Lactococcus garvieae against Staphylococcus aureus Based on RNA Sequencing Profiling. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:359. [PMID: 28337182 PMCID: PMC5340753 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The bio-preservation potential of Lactococcus garvieae lies in its capacity to inhibit the growth of staphylococci, especially Staphylococcus aureus, in dairy products and in vitro. In vitro, inhibition is modulated by the level of aeration, owing to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production by L. garvieae under aeration. The S. aureus response to this inhibition has already been studied. However, the molecular mechanisms of L. garvieae underlying the antagonism against S. aureus have never been explored. This study provides evidence of the presence of another extracellular inhibition effector in vitro. This effector was neither a protein, nor a lipid, nor a polysaccharide, nor related to an L-threonine deficiency. To better understand the H2O2-related inhibition mechanism at the transcriptome level and to identify other mechanisms potentially involved, we used RNA sequencing to determine the transcriptome response of L. garvieae to different aeration levels and to the presence or absence of S. aureus. The L. garvieae transcriptome differed radically between different aeration levels mainly in biological processes related to fundamental functions and nutritional adaptation. The transcriptomic response of L. garvieae to aeration level differed according to the presence or absence of S. aureus. The higher concentration of H2O2 with high aeration was not associated with a higher expression of L. garvieae H2O2-synthesis genes (pox, sodA, and spxA1) but rather with a repression of L. garvieae H2O2-degradation genes (trxB1, ahpC, ahpF, and gpx). We showed that L. garvieae displayed an original, previously undiscovered, H2O2 production regulation mechanism among bacteria. In addition to the key factor H2O2, the involvement of another extracellular effector in the antagonism against S. aureus was shown. Future studies should explore the relation between H2O2-metabolism, H2O2-producing LAB and the pathogen they inhibit. The nature of the other extracellular effector should also be determined.
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- Pierre Delpech
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF Aurillac, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF Aurillac, France
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- John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
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- Montpellier GenomiX, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle Montpellier, France
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- Montpellier GenomiX, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle Montpellier, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, UMRF Aurillac, France
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Lactococcus garvieae is the causative agent of lactococcosis, a hyperacute, haemorrhagic septicaemia of fish. This bacterium is also considered an emerging zoonotic pathogen, as reports of human infection are increasing. Significant economic loss in aquaculture is suffered as a result of lactococcosis, as numerous freshwater and marine species of commercial interest are affected. Development of antibiotic resistance in L. garvieae to several chemotherapeutic agents complicates and restricts treatment options. Effective, sustainable treatment and prevention options are thus needed, but progress is impeded by the lack of knowledge concerning several aspects of the disease and the pathogen. This review aims to present the latest research on L. garvieae, with specific focus on pathogenesis, virulence factors, risks associated with chemotherapeutic administration and possible control options.
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- C M Meyburgh
- Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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