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Gnanagobal H, Chakraborty S, Vasquez I, Chukwu-Osazuwa J, Cao T, Hossain A, Dang M, Valderrama K, Kumar S, Bindea G, Hill S, Boyce D, Hall JR, Santander J. Transcriptome profiling of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) head kidney to Renibacterium salmoninarum at early and chronic infection stages. Dev Comp Immunol 2024; 156:105165. [PMID: 38499166 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2024.105165] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Renibacterium salmoninarum causes Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in several fish species. Atlantic lumpfish, a cleaner fish, is susceptible to R. salmoninarum. To profile the transcriptome response of lumpfish to R. salmoninarum at early and chronic infection stages, fish were intraperitoneally injected with either a high dose of R. salmoninarum (1 × 109 cells dose-1) or PBS (control). Head kidney tissue samples were collected at 28- and 98-days post-infection (dpi) for RNA sequencing. Transcriptomic profiling identified 1971 and 139 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in infected compared with control samples at 28 and 98 dpi, respectively. At 28 dpi, R. salmoninarum-induced genes (n = 434) mainly involved in innate and adaptive immune response-related pathways, whereas R. salmoninarum-suppressed genes (n = 1537) were largely connected to amino acid metabolism and cellular processes. Cell-mediated immunity-related genes showed dysregulation at 98 dpi. Several immune-signalling pathways were dysregulated in response to R. salmoninarum, including apoptosis, alternative complement, JAK-STAT signalling, and MHC-I dependent pathways. In summary, R. salmoninarum causes immune suppression at early infection, whereas lumpfish induce a cell-mediated immune response at chronic infection. This study provides a complete depiction of diverse immune mechanisms dysregulated by R. salmoninarum in lumpfish and opens new avenues to develop immune prophylactic tools to prevent BKD.
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- Hajarooba Gnanagobal
- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada; Ocean Frontier Institute, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- INSERM, Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, 75006, Paris, France; Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre Le Cancer, 75013, Paris, France; Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 75006, Paris, France
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- Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- The Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB), Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Aquatic Research Cluster, CREAIT Network, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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Aguilar M, Isla A, Barrientos CA, Flores-Martin SN, Blanco JA, Enríquez R, Figueroa J, Yañez AJ. Genomic and proteomic aspects of p57 protein from Renibacterium salmoninarum: Characteristics in virulence patterns. Microb Pathog 2023; 174:105932. [PMID: 36473669 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105932] [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: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Renibacterium salmoninarum is one of the oldest known fish bacterial pathogens. This Gram-positive bacterium is the causative agent of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD), a chronic infection that primarily infects salmonids at low temperatures. Externally, infected fish may show exophthalmos, skin blisters, ulcerations, and hemorrhages at the base of the fins and along the lateral line. Internally, the kidney, heart, spleen, and liver may show signs of inflammation. The best characterized virulence factor of R. salmoninarum is p57, a 57 kDa protein located on the bacterial cell surface and secreted into surrounding fish tissue. The p57 protein in fish is the main mediator in suppressing the immune system, reducing antibody production, and intervening in cytokine activity. In this review, we will discuss aspects such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that modify the DNA sequence, variants in the number of copies of MSA genes, physical-chemical properties of the signal peptides, and the limited iron conditions that can modify p57 expression and increase the virulence of R. salmoninarum.
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- Marcelo Aguilar
- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Santo Tomás, Valdivia, Chile; Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología y Estrés de Organismos Acuáticos, Instituto de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
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- Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile; Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Diagnostico y Terapia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile.
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Kowalski DA, Cordes RJ, Riepe TB, Drennan JD, Treble AJ. Prevalence and distribution of Renibacterium salmoninarum, causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, in wild trout fisheries in Colorado. Dis Aquat Organ 2022; 149:109-120. [PMID: 35678356 DOI: 10.3354/dao03664] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Detections of Renibacterium salmoninarum in Colorado USA fish hatcheries have become more frequent in recent years, including one disease outbreak that originated with a wild broodstock. Our objectives were to document the prevalence and distribution of R. salmoninarum in Colorado's wild trout fisheries, investigate variables that influence that distribution, and evaluate the effectiveness of common testing methods on non-anadromous trout. We sampled wild trout across Colorado and tested kidney tissue with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR), and direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT). Screening with ELISA showed high prevalence of R. salmoninarum among fish populations, but antigen levels were low. No clinical disease was observed in any of the fish sampled despite the antigen of R. salmoninarum being common. Antigen levels measured by ELISA increased in smaller streams with lower historic fish stocking rates. Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis had the highest prevalence of the bacterium among fish species and highest ELISA antigen levels. The distribution of brook trout in the smallest streams may help explain the patterns of R. salmoninarum across the landscape. The most effective assays for screening wild trout were qPCR and ELISA; DFAT was inconsistent for bacterial levels encountered in wild trout and generally uninformative. Additionally, qPCR and ELISA can provide quantitative information about bacteria levels. The bacterium R. salmoninarum is ubiquitous in Colorado trout fisheries but is generally found at low levels. Active infections are rare and overt bacterial kidney disease appears more common in Colorado hatcheries than in wild fish.
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- Dan A Kowalski
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Aquatic Research Section, Montrose, CO 81401, USA
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Fuentes DE, Acuña LG, Calderón IL. Stress response and virulence factors in bacterial pathogens relevant for Chilean aquaculture: current status and outlook of our knowledge. Biol Res 2022; 55:21. [PMID: 35642071 PMCID: PMC9153119 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-022-00391-5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The study of the stress responses in bacteria has given us a wealth of information regarding the mechanisms employed by these bacteria in aggressive or even non-optimal living conditions. This information has been applied by several researchers to identify molecular targets related to pathogeny, virulence, and survival, among others, and to design new prophylactic or therapeutic strategies against them. In this study, our knowledge of these mechanisms has been summarized with emphasis on some aquatic pathogenic bacteria of relevance to the health and productive aspects of Chilean salmon farming (Piscirickettsia salmonis, Tenacibaculum spp., Renibacterium salmoninarum, and Yersinia ruckeri). This study will aid further investigations aimed at shedding more light on possible lines of action for these pathogens in the coming years.
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- Derie E Fuentes
- Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems, Center For Systems Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Chile Research, Santiago, Chile. .,Environmental Sustainability, Center for Systems Biotechnology (CSB-UNAB), Universidad Andres Bello, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de RNAs Bacterianos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.,Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de RNAs Bacterianos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Gnanagobal H, Cao T, Hossain A, Dang M, Hall JR, Kumar S, Van Cuong D, Boyce D, Santander J. Lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus) Is Susceptible to Renibacterium salmoninarum Infection and Induces Cell-Mediated Immunity in the Chronic Stage. Front Immunol 2021; 12:733266. [PMID: 34880856 PMCID: PMC8645940 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.733266] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Renibacterium salmoninarum is a Gram-positive, intracellular pathogen that causes Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in several fish species in freshwater and seawater. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is utilized as a cleaner fish to biocontrol sea lice infestation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farms. Atlantic salmon is susceptible to R. salmoninarum, and it can transfer the infection to other fish species. Although BKD outbreaks have not been reported in lumpfish, its susceptibility and immune response to R. salmoninarum is unknown. In this study, we evaluated the susceptibility and immune response of lumpfish to R. salmoninarum infection. Groups of lumpfish were intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected with either R. salmoninarum (1×107, 1×108, or 1×109 cells dose-1) or PBS (control). R. salmoninarum infection kinetics and mortality were followed for 98 days post-infection (dpi). Transcript expression levels of 33 immune-relevant genes were measured in head kidney (n = 6) of fish infected with 1×109 cells/dose and compared to the control at 28 and 98 dpi. Infected lumpfish displayed characteristic clinical signs of BKD. Lumpfish infected with high, medium, and low doses had a survival rate of 65%, 93%, and 95%, respectively. Mortality in the high-dose infected group stabilized after 50 dpi, but R. salmoninarum persisted in the fish tissues until 98 dpi. Cytokines (il1β, il8a, il8b), pattern recognition receptors (tlr5a), interferon-induced effectors (rsad2, mxa, mxb, mxc), and iron regulation (hamp) and acute phase reactant (saa5) related genes were up-regulated at 28 dpi. In contrast, cell-mediated adaptive immunity-related genes (cd4a, cd4b, ly6g6f, cd8a, cd74) were down-regulated at 28 dpi, revealing the immune suppressive nature of R. salmoninarum. However, significant upregulation of cd74 at 98 dpi suggests induction of cell-mediated immune response. This study showed that R. salmoninarum infected lumpfish in a similar fashion to salmonid fish species and caused a chronic infection, enhancing cell-mediated adaptive immune response.
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- Hajarooba Gnanagobal
- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.,Department of Bio-systems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Aquatic Research Cluster, CREAIT Network, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.,Ocean Frontier Institute, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Southern Monitoring Center for Aquaculture Environment and Epidemic (MCE), Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- The Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB), Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Richards CA, Abdel-Latif HMR, Loch TP, Faisal M. HIGH PREVALENCE OF CIRCULATING ANTIBODIES TO RENIBACTERIUM SALMONINARUM IN SPAWNING ONCORHYNCHUS SPP. FROM LAKE MICHIGAN, USA. J Wildl Dis 2021; 57:19-26. [PMID: 33635967 DOI: 10.7589/2019-04-098] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bacterial kidney disease, caused by Renibacterium salmoninarum, threatens salmonids worldwide. Following devastating mortality episodes in Oncorhynchus spp. in Lake Michigan, US, in the 1980s and infection rates >90%, pathogen prevalence has steadily declined to <5% over three decades in the three state-managed stocks. In this study, we sought to determine if the declining infection rates were associated with heightened circulating antibodies in state-managed Oncorhynchus spp. residing in the Lake Michigan watershed. A single-dilution, indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was modified to detect circulating antibodies against R. salmoninarum. Baseline values were delineated from naive chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The assay was first used to assess primary antibody production over a 4-wk period in chinook salmon experimentally infected with R. salmoninarum. Mean antibody response was detected as early as 2 wk postinfection and continued to increase to the end of the observation period. The modified ELISA was then used to detect antibodies in serum samples collected from feral adult chinook salmon, coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), and steelhead trout (O. mykiss) returning to spawn at Lake Michigan weirs in 2009 and 2013. Results demonstrated that about 80% of feral Oncorhynchus spp. had measurable titers of circulating antibodies to R. salmoninarum. The relative ease and reasonable costs of this modified ELISA makes it a valuable serosurveillance tool for assessing the humoral immune status of feral salmonid populations.
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Riepe TB, Vincent V, Milano V, Fetherman ER, Winkelman DL. Evidence for the Use of Mucus Swabs to Detect Renibacterium salmoninarum in Brook Trout. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10040460. [PMID: 33921208 PMCID: PMC8070340 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10040460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Efforts to advance fish health diagnostics have been highlighted in many studies to improve the detection of pathogens in aquaculture facilities and wild fish populations. Typically, the detection of a pathogen has required sacrificing fish; however, many hatcheries have valuable and sometimes irreplaceable broodstocks, and lethal sampling is undesirable. Therefore, the development of non-lethal detection methods is a high priority. The goal of our study was to compare non-lethal sampling methods with standardized lethal kidney tissue sampling that is used to detect Renibacterium salmoninarum infections in salmonids. We collected anal, buccal, and mucus swabs (non-lethal qPCR) and kidney tissue samples (lethal DFAT) from 72 adult brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) reared at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Pitkin Brood Unit and tested each sample to assess R. salmoninarum infections. Standard kidney tissue detected R. salmoninarum 1.59 times more often than mucus swabs, compared to 10.43 and 13.16 times more often than buccal or anal swabs, respectively, indicating mucus swabs were the most effective and may be a useful non-lethal method. Our study highlights the potential of non-lethal mucus swabs to sample for R. salmoninarum and suggests future studies are needed to refine this technique for use in aquaculture facilities and wild populations of inland salmonids.
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- Tawni B. Riepe
- Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University, 1484 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-303-435-6214
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, 122 East Edison Street, Brush, CO 80723, USA; (V.V.); (V.M.)
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, 122 East Edison Street, Brush, CO 80723, USA; (V.V.); (V.M.)
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Wildlife Research Section, 317 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA;
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 1484 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;
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Fetherman ER, Neuschwanger B, Davis T, Wells CL, Kraft A. Efficacy of Erymicin 200 Injections for Reducing Renibacterium salmoninarum and Controlling Vertical Transmission in an Inland Rainbow Trout Brood Stock. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9070547. [PMID: 32645920 PMCID: PMC7399888 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9070547] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial Kidney Disease, caused by Renibacterium salmoninarum (Rs), is widespread and can cause significant mortality at most life stages in infected salmonids. Rs is commonly found in inland trout, which can be carriers of the bacterium. Lethal spawns can be used to control vertical transmission to progeny through the culling of eggs from infected parents, but can be costly, time-consuming, and can negatively impact important and rare brood stocks. Erymicin 200 is an Investigational New Animal Drug (INAD) intended to reduce Rs levels in hatchery brood stocks and control vertical transmission to progeny. We tested the efficacy of Erymicin 200 injections in a positive, hatchery-resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) brood stock in Colorado, USA. Brood fish age two and three were injected with 25 mg per kg of body weight Erymicin 200 three times prior to spawning. Erymicin 200 was effective in reducing Rs to below detectable levels in treated fish. However, both negative treated and control brood fish produced positive progeny, suggesting that Erymicin 200 did not prevent the vertical transmission of Rs.
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- Eric R. Fetherman
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Wildlife Research Section, 317 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-970-472-4436
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bellvue Fish Research Hatchery, 5500 West County Road 50E, Bellvue, CO 80512, USA; (B.N.); (T.D.)
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bellvue Fish Research Hatchery, 5500 West County Road 50E, Bellvue, CO 80512, USA; (B.N.); (T.D.)
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, 122 East Edison Street, Brush, CO 80723, USA; (C.L.W.); (A.K.)
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, 122 East Edison Street, Brush, CO 80723, USA; (C.L.W.); (A.K.)
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Rozas-Serri M, Lobos C, Correa R, Ildefonso R, Vásquez J, Muñoz A, Maldonado L, Jaramillo V, Coñuecar D, Oyarzún C, Walker R, Navarrete C, Gayosa J, Mancilla P, Peña A, Senn C, Schwerter F. Atlantic Salmon Pre-smolt Survivors of Renibacterium salmoninarum Infection Show Inhibited Cell-Mediated Adaptive Immune Response and a Higher Risk of Death During the Late Stage of Infection at Lower Water Temperatures. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1378. [PMID: 32695119 PMCID: PMC7338658 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is widespread in many areas of the world and can cause substantial economic losses for the salmon aquaculture industry. The objective of this study was to investigate the pathophysiological response and gene expression profiles related to the immune response at different water temperatures and to identify the best immunopathological biomarkers to define a phenotype of resistance to BKD. The abundance of msa transcripts of R. salmoninarum in the head kidney was significantly higher in infected fish at 11°C. R. salmoninarum induced significantly more severe kidney lesions, anemia and impaired renal function at 11°C. In addition, the expression pattern of the genes related to humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in infected fish at 11 and 15°C was very similar, although R. salmoninarum induced a significantly greater downregulation of the adaptive immune response genes at the lower water temperature. These results could be due to a suppressed host response directly related to the lowest water temperature and/or associated with a delayed host response related to the lowest water temperature. Although no significant differences in survival rate were observed, fish infected at the lowest temperature showed a higher probability of death and delayed the mortality curve during the late stage of infection (35 days after infection). Thirty-three immunopathological biomarkers were identified for potential use in the search for a resistance phenotype for BKD, and eight were genes related specifically to the adaptive cell-mediated immune response.
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- Marco Rozas-Serri
- Laboratorio Pathovet Ltda., Puerto Montt, Chile.,Newenko Group SpA., Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture S.A., Puerto Varas, Chile
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- Laboratorio Pathovet Ltda., Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Laboratorio Pathovet Ltda., Puerto Montt, Chile
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Sergeenko NV, Ustimenko EA, Eliseikina MG, Kuhlevskiy AD, Bochkova EV, Ryazanova TV. First report of bacterial kidney disease in coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in Russia. Dis Aquat Organ 2020; 140:31-36. [PMID: 32618286 DOI: 10.3354/dao03486] [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: 06/11/2023]
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This paper describes the first case of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) to be identified in coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in Russia. The fish in question was caught in Lake Bolshoi Vilyui on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The diseased fish had foci of granulomatous inflammation in the kidneys. The diagnosis was confirmed by isolating the bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum from kidney tissue in pure culture, and by determining the partial 16S RNA gene sequence of the isolate. This is the first detection of this pathogen in the genus Oncorhynchus in Russia, and detection of BKD in coho salmon indicates that the pathogen is present in the natural fish populations of Kamchatka. Therefore, it will be necessary to conduct screening studies of mature salmon selected for artificial reproduction, for the presence of BKD signs and asymptomatic infection with R. salmoninarum, which will allow us to estimate the prevalence of the pathogen.
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- N V Sergeenko
- Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Kamchatka branch, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683000, Russia
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Bayliss SC, Verner-Jeffreys DW, Ryder D, Suarez R, Ramirez R, Romero J, Pascoe B, Sheppard SK, Godoy M, Feil EJ. Genomic epidemiology of the commercially important pathogen Renibacterium salmoninarum within the Chilean salmon industry. Microb Genom 2018; 4. [PMID: 30040063 PMCID: PMC6202448 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Renibacterium salmoninarum is the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), which is a commercially important disease of farmed salmonids. Typing by conventional methods provides limited information on the evolution and spread of this pathogen, as there is a low level of standing variation within the R. salmoninarum population. Here, we apply whole-genome sequencing to 42 R. salmoninarum isolates from Chile, primarily from salmon farms, in order to understand the epidemiology of BKD in this country. The patterns of genomic variation are consistent with multiple introductions to Chile, followed by rapid dissemination over a 30 year period. The estimated dates of introduction broadly coincide with major events in the development of the Chilean aquaculture industry. We find evidence for significant barriers to transmission of BKD in the Chilean salmon production chain that may also be explained by previously undescribed signals of host tropism in R. salmoninarum. Understanding the genomic epidemiology of BKD can inform disease intervention and improve sustainability of the economically important salmon industry. This article contains data hosted by Microreact.
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- Sion C Bayliss
- 1Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- 2Weymouth Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), The Nothe, Weymouth, UK
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- 2Weymouth Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), The Nothe, Weymouth, UK
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- 3Laboratorio ETECMA, Puerto Montt, Chile.,4Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad San Sebastian, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile
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- 5Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- 1Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- 1Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- 4Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad San Sebastian, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile.,7Doctorado en Acuicultura, Programa Cooperativo Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica del Norte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.,6Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIBA), Puerto Montt, Chile.,3Laboratorio ETECMA, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- 1Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Richards CA, Murphy CA, Brenden TO, Loch TP, Faisal M. Detection accuracy of Renibacterium salmoninarum in Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum) from non-lethally collected samples: Effects of exposure route and disease severity. Prev Vet Med 2017; 145:110-120. [PMID: 28903867 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.06.001] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bacterial kidney disease (BKD), caused by Renibacterium salmoninarum, threatens salmonid populations throughout the Northern hemisphere. Many fishery regulatory authorities require ongoing disease monitoring in hatcheries and spawning runs prior to gamete collection to prevent BKD outbreaks and spread. According to diagnostic protocols of the American Fisheries Society-Fish Health Section, monitoring for R. salmoninarum generally consists of lethal sampling of visceral organs from fish. However, non-lethal sampling would be preferable, especially for valuable broodstock or endangered species. In this study, non-lethal sampling methods were evaluated for their ability to detect R. salmoninarum in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) that were experimentally infected via two different routes (e.g., intraperitoneal injection and waterborne immersion) to mimic acute and chronic disease courses. Non-lethal (e.g., blood, mucus, and a urine/feces mixture) and lethal (e.g., kidney and spleen homogenate) samples were collected from challenged and mock-challenged Chinook salmon and the presence of R. salmoninarum was assessed by culture on modified kidney disease medium, nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR), and semi-quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of lethal and non-lethal samples in detecting R. salmoninarum were calculated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. For ROC analyses, true disease status was evaluated under two different assumptions: 1) that lethal samples represented the true disease status and 2) that all experimentally challenged fish were truly infected. We found that sensitivity and specificity of non-lethal samples depended upon time of sampling after experimental infection, sample type, and R. salmoninarum exposure route. Uro-fecal samples had the greatest potential as non-lethal samples compared to mucus and blood. In terms of future monitoring, combining lethal samples tested by ELISA assay with uro-fecal samples tested by nPCR could be the best strategy for detecting R. salmoninarum prevalence in a population as it reduces the overall number of fish required for sampling.
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- Carolyn A Richards
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; Quantitative Fisheries Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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Gudmundsdóttir S, Kristmundsson Á, Árnason ÍÖ. Experimental challenges with Renibacterium salmoninarum in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. Dis Aquat Organ 2017; 124:21-30. [PMID: 28357983 DOI: 10.3354/dao03107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 06/06/2023]
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Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus L. is an important species in Icelandic aquaculture and the most common wild salmonid in Iceland. A study on the course of infection with the bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum was conducted using 3 different challenge methods in brackish and fresh water. Bacterial isolation, ELISA and PCR tests were used for detection of the bacterium in multiple organ samples. In an experiment, run for 34 wk in brackish water, infection was established by intraperitoneal injection with 5 × 106 colony forming units (CFU) fish-1. There were external and internal symptoms of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) and mortalities between 6 and 13 wk after injection. A cohabitation trial was run simultaneously and infection was well established after 4 wk, as demonstrated by the detection methods applied. Symptoms of BKD were not seen and all but 1 cohabitant survived. In a separate experiment, infection was established by pumping a fixed amount of water from a tank with fingerlings infected by intraperitoneal injection into tanks with naïve fish, in fresh or brackish water, for 6 wk. Fish in the inflow tanks were reared for an additional 3 wk. There were neither macroscopic symptoms nor mortalities. ELISA and PCR tests showed that infection started to take hold after 3 wk. The challenge trials demonstrated that Arctic charr is susceptible to R. salmoninarum. Cohabitation and inflow of water from tanks with infected fish provide useful models for further studies on R. salmoninarum infection acquired in a natural way in Arctic charr.
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- S Gudmundsdóttir
- Fish Disease Laboratory, Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Keldur, Keldnavegi 3, 112- Reykjavík, Iceland
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Kristmundsson Á, Árnason F, Gudmundsdóttir S, Antonsson T. Levels of Renibacterium salmoninarum antigens in resident and anadromous salmonids in the River Ellidaár system in Iceland. J Fish Dis 2016; 39:681-692. [PMID: 26275672 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12401] [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: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In relation to stock enhancement programmes, wild salmon broodfish have been routinely screened for the presence of Renibacterium salmoninarum antigens (Rs-Ag) for decades. A sudden increase in the prevalence of Rs-Ag experienced caused extensive problems to this industry as eggs from positive fish are discarded. The prevalence and level of Rs-Ag were examined in resident and anadromous salmonids in the River Ellidaár system and the progress of Rs-Ag in a cohort of salmon followed. Both prevalence and Rs-Ag levels were high in resident salmonids and emigrating salmon smolts in the river system. When the smolts re-entered their home river as adults the following summer, they were almost free of Rs-Ag, but the longer they stayed in the river, the more Rs-Ag they acquired; the majority being positive at spawning. This study demonstrates a high level of Rs-Ag in salmonids in the River Ellidaár system which significantly reduces in the salmon during its seawater phase. Accordingly, it seems ideal to sample salmon broodfish as soon as possible after ascending the river and subsequently transfer to Rs-free environment for storage until stripping, which could result in lower Rs-prevalence and minimize the problems that stock enhancement programmes have faced due to Rs-positive wild broodfish.
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- Á Kristmundsson
- Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Elliott DG, Applegate LJ, Murray AL, Purcell MK, McKibben CL. Bench-top validation testing of selected immunological and molecular Renibacterium salmoninarum diagnostic assays by comparison with quantitative bacteriological culture. J Fish Dis 2013; 36:779-809. [PMID: 23346868 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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No gold standard assay exhibiting error-free classification of results has been identified for detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of salmonid bacterial kidney disease. Validation of diagnostic assays for R. salmoninarum has been hindered by its unique characteristics and biology, and difficulties in locating suitable populations of reference test animals. Infection status of fish in test populations is often unknown, and it is commonly assumed that the assay yielding the most positive results has the highest diagnostic accuracy, without consideration of misclassification of results. In this research, quantification of R. salmoninarum in samples by bacteriological culture provided a standardized measure of viable bacteria to evaluate analytical performance characteristics (sensitivity, specificity and repeatability) of non-culture assays in three matrices (phosphate-buffered saline, ovarian fluid and kidney tissue). Non-culture assays included polyclonal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), direct smear fluorescent antibody technique (FAT), membrane-filtration FAT, nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) and three real-time quantitative PCR assays. Injection challenge of specific pathogen-free Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), with R. salmoninarum was used to estimate diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Results did not identify a single assay demonstrating the highest analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics, but revealed strengths and weaknesses of each test.
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- D G Elliott
- US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.
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