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Zhao X, Xu L, Shisi R, Wei Q, Yin Q, Yang Y, Zhang J, Xiang J, Yu J, Li D, Liu X. Myxobolus dumerilii sp. n. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) infecting the brain of Chinese longsnout catfish Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker) in China. Syst Parasitol 2023; 100:715-723. [PMID: 37853231 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10119-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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During an investigation of Myxobolus diversity in the Chinese longsnout catfish Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker), a new species infecting the intracranial epidermis of the host was discovered. Upon opening the cranial cavity, several round whitish plasmodia measuring 0.55-0.80 mm in diameter were observed. Fresh spores (n= 50) were pyriform in the frontal view and fusiform in the sutural view, with a length of 15.4±0.6 (13.9-16.5) μm, width of 9.1±0.4 (8.3-9.8) μm, and thickness of 7.0±0.4 (6.3-7.9) μm. The spores had smooth shell surfaces and transparent membrane sheaths in the posterior. No folds, intercapsular appendix, and caudal appendages were observed. Two equal polar capsules were pyriform and measured 7.5±0.5 (6.7-8.7) μm in length and 3.2±0.3 (2.5-3.6) μm in width. The polar filaments were coiled with five to six turns and perpendicular to the polar capsule length. A BLAST search indicated M. dumerilii sp. n. was closely related to five Myxobolus species (with sequences similarities ranging from 90.54% to 96.52%) found in different organs of yellow catfish Tachysurus fulvidraco (Richardson), rather than the T. dumerili-infecting species M. branchiola Dong and Zhao, 2014 (with 90.5% sequence similarity). Phylogenetic analysis showed that M. dumerilii sp. n. didn't form sister clade with brain-infecting Myxobolus spp, but clustered with M. jianlinensis Gao et Zhao, 2020 and M. voremkhai Akhmerov, 1960 within the Siluriformes-clade with highly supported values, indicating that the host specificity may play a stronger signal than site infections during the evolution of Myxobolus species. Based on the morphological, ecological, and molecular differences observed between the newly discovered species and other available Myxobolus species, M. dumerilii sp. n., is proposed and described in this study.
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- Xiaojing Zhao
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Zhang J, Wang Y, Zhao Y. The description of Myxobolus meijiangensis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) and its pathogenicity to the gills of goldfish. Parasitol Int 2023; 97:102795. [PMID: 37574004 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102795] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 is the most speciose myxozoan genus, although some species have only been described according to the morphological characteristics of spores. In the present study, a new Myxobolus species infecting the gill lamellae of goldfish from Chongqing, China, was described using a comprehensive analysis of morphological, molecular, and histological data. Mature spores were flat-pear in valvular view with tapering anterior and rounded posterior ends, measuring 11.0 ± 0.4 (10.4-11.6) μm in length and 10.3 ± 0.3 (9.6-11.0) μm in width. Two equal-sized elongate pyriform polar capsules were 5.6 ± 0.6 (4.5-6.4) μm long and 3.5 ± 0.5 (2.4-4.1) μm wide. Polar tubules were coiled with 8 or 9 turns. The small-subunit ribosomal DNA gene sequence length of the present species was 1951 nt, and the highest similarity was 97.99% with M. pyramidis. Comparative analysis of the morphological and molecular data revealed that the present species was distinct from other known myxosporeans. Plasmodia were located at the interlamellar troughs nearing the top of the primary gills. Infection by the present species destroyed the original structure of gill lamellae and caused an inflammatory response, eventually leading to fish dyspnea. The morphological, molecular, and pathological data from the present study can be used for aquaculture since they provide guidance for easy detection and future control of this myxosporidiosis.
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- Jinye Zhang
- Animal Biology Key Laboratory of Chongqing Education Commission of China, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China
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- Animal Biology Key Laboratory of Chongqing Education Commission of China, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China
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- Animal Biology Key Laboratory of Chongqing Education Commission of China, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China.
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Ghai N, Nissa K, Kaur H. Myxobolus coriumicus n.sp. (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) Causing Scale Disease Associated with Skin Lesions in Indian Cultured Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala in Punjab. Acta Parasitol 2023; 68:769-781. [PMID: 37596457 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00714-w] [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: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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PURPOSE The motive of the present study was to investigate incidences of myxozoan parasite infection in commercially important fishes and their characterization using morphological attributes and molecular approach. METHODS The specimens of cultured Cirrhinus mrigala were sampled and various organs were examined. The plasmodia were detected on the scales. The identification of species was based on the myxospore morphology and 18S rDNA sequence analyses. For phylogenetic analysis, maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods were employed. The SEM and histological studies were performed to assess the damage to the scales. RESULTS The infected fishes had white patches on the scales and red haemorrhagic lesions on the skin. The plasmodia of Myxobolus coriumicus n. sp. were located on the dorsal surface of the scale towards its exposed part. SEM study indicated that lepidonts were damaged in the infected scales. The myxospores were spherical in shape, 9.0-10.0 × 8.0-9.0 [Formula: see text]m in size, with two ovoid equal polar capsules 3.13-4.0 × 2.03-2.33 [Formula: see text]m in size, having 4-5 sutural edge markings at the posterior-lateral margins of the shell valves and binucleated sporoplasm. BLAST search based on 18S rDNA revealed 93.87% sequence similarity with M. rewensis, (MZ230381). The prevalence of infection was 6.3% and Scale Plasmodium Index (SPI) was 3 indicating heavy infection. CONCLUSION Morpho-molecular data generated during this study enables us to conclude that the present species, M. coriumicus n. sp. infecting scales of C. mrigala is new to the science causing significant damage to the scales.
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- Nitin Ghai
- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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D-D Batueva M, Vlasenko P, Solovyev MM, Abasheev RY. Myxobolus nekrasovae n. sp. (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) is a new species parasitizing the gills of the gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio. Microb Pathog 2023; 185:106454. [PMID: 37977481 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106454] [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: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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A new Myxobolus species, Myxobolus nekrasovi n. sp., was found in the gill arch of the gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio during investigation of fish myxosporean fauna of ponds of Lake Baikal basin. The parasites were studied on the basis of spore morphology, as well as with histological and molecular methods. Mature spores of M. nekrasovi n. sp. are ellipsoidal in frontal view and lemon-shaped in lateral view, measuring 13.84 ± 0.4 (12.2-15) μm in length, 9.73 ± 0.2 (8.5-10.7) μm in width, 6,75 ± 0.1 (6.0-7.6) μm in thickness. Polar capsules are unequal and pyriform, measuring: length 6.31 ± 0.1 (5.4-7.4), width 3.49 ± 0.04 (3.12-4) μm and length 2.88 ± 0.1 (2.1-3.5), width 1.4 ± 0.03 (1-1.6) μm. Phylogenetic analysis with the SSU rDNA gene shows Myxobolus nekrasovae n. sp. as a sister species of the subclade formed by Thellohanellus sinensis, Myxobolus acutus, M. zhaltsanovae that infect gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio.
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- Marina D-D Batueva
- Institute of General and Experimental Biology of Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 670047, Ulan - Ude, Russia.
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia; A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, 192 Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia; A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, 192 Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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Zhang B, Tu X, Gu Z. Histopathological evaluation of the infection elicited by three species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea), with identification of Myxobolusxiaoganensis n. sp. isolated from the silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. Microb Pathog 2023; 183:106306. [PMID: 37582423 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106306] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Several parasites infecting the Asian carp species have been broadly spread along with the global fish trade. However, the diversity of specific parasite groups and their pattern of parasitism remain insufficiently elucidated even in their native regions. Here, we conducted a holistic identification and histological analysis of three Myxobolus species. The oblate myxospores of the first isolates were found infecting the spleen of silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, measuring 6.4 ± 0.4 (5.4-7.1) μm in length, 8.2 ± 0.4 (7.5-9.0) in width, and 5.9 ± 0.3 (5.2-6.2) in thickness. They were morphologically distinct from other congeners and regarded as a novel species, Myxobolus xiaoganensis n. sp. For the second isolates, we associated the formation of round plasmodia on the gill raker of silver carp with Myxobolus allotypica Chen, 1998. The third isolates, encapsulated in the intestinal serosa membrane of the grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella, was proved to be conspecific to Myxobolus huasaensis Chen, 1998. While M. xiaoganensis n. sp. and M. huasaensis exhibited distinct origins, with genetic differences exceeding 4% from other congeners, M. allotypica displayed complete genetic congruence with an item available in Genbank. Histologically, myxospores of M. xiaoganensis n. sp. were scattered in the spleen, and the branchial and intestinal infections of M. allotypica and M. huasaensis were determined, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated a non-monophyletic origin of both the Thelohanellus and Myxobolus genera, with a remarkable association of host affinity with myxosporean clustering.
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- Bo Zhang
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Aquatic Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; National Aquatic Animal Diseases Para-reference Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Aquatic Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; National Aquatic Animal Diseases Para-reference Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Aquatic Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China; National Aquatic Animal Diseases Para-reference Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
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Gupta A, Haddas-Sasson M, Gayer K, Huchon D. Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10049. [PMID: 35710685 PMCID: PMC9203526 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13215-z] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mullets (Mugilidae) are economically important fish in Israel. Two species of mugilids (i.e., the thinlip mullet Chelon ramada and the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus) have been stocked in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in order to increase fishermen's income and lake water quality. These catadromous species do not reproduce in the lake, consequently, fingerlings have been introduced every year since 1958. Following a survey of myxozoan infections in the Sea of Galilee, we described Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. infecting the gill arches, and reported Myxobolus exiguus from visceral peritoneum and gall bladder of C. ramada. The prevalence of infection of both Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. and M. exiguus were 11.5% (2/23). Our study indicates that the parasites infecting C. ramada belong to a lineage of myxozoans infecting mugilids. This result suggests that the infection took place in the Mediterranean Sea, where the fingerlings were caught, before their introduction into the Sea of Galilee. Since 2018 only farm-raised fingerlings have been introduced. We thus recommend to closely monitor the presence of these parasites in the future to determine if the presence of parasites disappear with the introduction of farm-raised fingerlings.
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- Aditya Gupta
- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
- Steinhardt Natural History Museum, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Steinhardt Natural History Museum, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
- Steinhardt Natural History Museum, Tel Aviv University, 6997801, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Avila BW, Winkelman DL, Fetherman ER. Dual resistance to Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Myxobolus cerebralis in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum). J Fish Dis 2022; 45:801-813. [PMID: 35262925 PMCID: PMC9314901 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aquatic pathogens are a major concern for fish hatchery production, fisheries management, and conservation, and disease control needs to be addressed. Two important salmonid pathogens are Myxobolus cerebralis and Flavobacterium psychrophilum that cause whirling disease and bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD), respectively. Innate disease resistance is a potential option for reducing disease-related mortality in hatchery-reared rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum). Two experiments were conducted to assess pathogen resistance of first-generation (F1) rainbow trout created by crossing M. cerebralis- and F. psychrophilum-resistant strains. In the first experiment, we exposed two rainbow trout strains and one F1 cross to six treatments: control (no exposure), mock injection, F. psychrophilum only, M. cerebralis only, F. psychrophilum then M. cerebralis, and M. cerebralis then F. psychrophilum. Results indicated that the F1 cross was not resistant to either pathogen. In the second experiment, we exposed five rainbow trout strains and four rainbow trout crosses to F. psychrophilum. The second experiment indicated that at least one rainbow trout cross was F. psychrophilum-resistant. Achieving dual resistance may be possible using selective breeding but only some multigenerational strains are suitable candidates for further evaluation.
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- Brian W. Avila
- Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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- U.S. Geological SurveyColorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitDepartment of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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Fetherman ER, Avila BW. Habitat associations of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and brown trout Salmo trutta fry. J Fish Biol 2022; 100:51-61. [PMID: 34606103 PMCID: PMC9298330 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14918] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Habitat restoration activities continue to increase in large rivers, but many of these projects focus on improving juvenile or adult habitats. Incorporating the habitat associations of fry into restoration designs will allow for broader successes from restoration for all life stages and may be useful for either multispecies or specific-species management. This study investigated the habitat associations of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and brown trout Salmo trutta fry in the upper Colorado River, focusing on the mean substrate size (D50 ), velocity (m s-1 ), depth (m) and presence of wood in near-shore habitats. S. trutta and O. mykiss were found in higher numbers in fry sites with a D50 of 151 mm (ranging from 96 to 206 mm), velocities ranging from 0.20 to 0.23 m s-1 and depths ranging from 0.17 to 0.18 m. Although there was considerable overlap in habitat associations between the two species, there may be opportunities for single-species management, if this is a goal of such restoration activities, by adjusting design criteria based on differing habitat associations. In addition, the results suggest that including larger particle sizes in near-shore habitats and upstream of fry sites could decrease Tubifex tubifex habitat and thereby fry infection severity by reducing exposure to Myxobolus cerebralis. Stocking, interspecific competition and/or the presence of pathogens can affect fry habitat associations and cause deviations from demonstrated suitability indices. As such, evaluating system-specific differences in habitat associations may allow future habitat restoration activities to be more effective.
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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Özer A, Acar G. Influence of the seasonal and host related factors on the metazoan parasites of Chelon saliens (Mugilidae) in the Turkish coast of the Black Sea. Ann Parasitol 2022; 68:353-365. [PMID: 35810385 DOI: 10.17420/ap6802.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The leaping mullet Chelon saliens is one of the economically significant fish species and the revealing its parasite fauna in relation with some ecological and host related factors will provide new data for our current knowledge. A total of 165 leaping mullet were collected from Sinop coasts of the Black Sea in the period from September 2015 to August 2016 and investigated for parasites. Eleven parasite species including Myxobolus parvus, Myxobolus sp., Sphaerospora mugilis (Myxozoa), Ligophorus szidati, Solostamenides mugilis (Monogenea), Schikhobalotrema sparisomae, Saccocoelium tensum, Saccocoelium obesum (Digenea), Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda), Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala) and Ergasilus lizae (Copepoda) have been identified. The overall infection prevalence, mean intensity and mean abundance values were 65.5%, 26.2 and 17.2, respectively. The overall infection prevalence was dominated by L. szidati, followed by M. parvus and Digenea-group. On the other hand, the overall mean intensity values were dominated by Digenea-group, followed by L. szidati and E. lizae, respectively, while the mean abundance values were dominated by L. szidati, followed by Digenea-group and E. lizae. The infection indices of all identified parasites were also calculated in relation with length classes and sex of fish as well as season and the differences were evaluated statistically. Seasonally significant differences in the infection prevalence and mean abundance were found for Digenea-group, Ligophorus szidati and Neoechinorhynchus sp. These differences were also significant in the length classes of Digenea-group and Ligophorus szidati. This study is the first investigation on seasonal and host related dynamics of parasites of C. saliens in the southern coasts of the Black Sea and all investigated factors were found to influence the infection indices of dominating parasite species.
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- Ahmet Özer
- Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey
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Saleh M, Friedl A, Srivastava M, Secombes CJ, El-Matbouli M. Modulation of local and systemic immune responses in brown trout (Salmo trutta) following exposure to Myxobolus cerebralis. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 106:844-851. [PMID: 32891791 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.09.003] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Myxobolus cerebralis, the etiological agent of Whirling Disease (WD), is a freshwater myxozoan parasite with considerable economic and ecological relevance for salmonids. There are differences in disease susceptibility between species and strains of salmonids. Recently, we have reported that the suppressor of cytokine signaling SOCS1 and SOCS3 are key in modulating rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immune responses and that resistant fish apparently exhibit effective Th17 cell response after exposure to M. cerebralis. It is unclear whether such molecules and pathways are also involved in the immune response of M. cerebralis infected brown trout (Salmo trutta). Hence, this study aimed to explore their role during immune modulation in infected brown trout, which is considered resistant to this parasite. Fish were exposed to the triactinomyxon (TAM) stages of M. cerebralis and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) was carried out to examine local (caudal fin) and systemic (head kidney, spleen) immune transcriptional changes associated with WD over time in infected and control fish. All of the immune genes in the three tissues studied were differentially expressed in infected fish at multiple time points. Brown trout reduced the parasite load and demonstrated effective immune responses, likely by keeping pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in balance whilst stimulating efficient Th17-mediated immunity. This study increases knowledge on the brown trout immune response to M. cerebralis and helps us to understand the underlying mechanisms of WD resistance.
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- Mona Saleh
- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria.
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria.
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria.
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Dezfuli BS, Castaldelli G, Tomaini R, Manera M, DePasquale JA, Bosi G. Challenge for macrophages and mast cells of Chelon ramada to counter an intestinal microparasite, Myxobolus mugchelo (Myxozoa). Dis Aquat Organ 2020; 138:171-183. [PMID: 32213665 DOI: 10.3354/dao03459] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thinlip mullet Chelon ramada is the most abundant mullet species found in the Comacchio lagoons (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). Histological and ultrastructural sections of the intestine of C. ramada showed that over 83% of 48 mullets were infected with the intestinal parasite Myxobolus mugchelo (Myxozoa). In histological sections, plasmodia of M. mugchelo containing mature spores were situated closer to mucosal folds and were surrounded by numerous mast cells (MCs). Mature spores, generally oval in shape, were observed in the paracellular space among the enterocytes or within them. Near the infected epithelial cells, several MCs, rodlet cells and few neutrophils occurred. In intestinal epithelium, large cells resembling macrophages, some with spores of M. mugchelo inside, were observed. These macrophage-like cells were foamy and possessed elongate striated granules. The number of MCs and macrophages in the intestinal epithelium was significantly higher in parasitized fish. In some parasitized intestines, portions of epithelium were displaced by spores, or the spores were observed inside the damaged enterocytes. Immunohistochemical analysis of C. ramada infected or uninfected intestinal tissue revealed the presence of histamine, serotonin (5-HT), leu-enkephalin and inducible-nitric oxide synthase in epithelial macrophages. Several epithelial cells positive to proliferating cell-nuclear antigen were also observed in the proximity of the macrophages. The current study is the first to record the occurrence of intraepithelial macrophages which engulf myxozoan spores. A hypothesis on migration of spores from pancreas via intestinal wall to gut lumen is presented.
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- B Sayyaf Dezfuli
- Department of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Wu W, Wang QS, Sato H, Zhang JY. Morphological and molecular characterization of the muscle-infecting myxosporean Myxobolus xinyangensis sp. nov. from Abbottina rivularis in China. Dis Aquat Organ 2019; 132:171-179. [PMID: 31188132 DOI: 10.3354/dao03317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During an environmental assessment on the Huang River in Xinyang City (Henan Province, China), a novel Myxobolus species (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) was found infecting the trunk muscle of Chinese false gudgeon Abbottina rivularis Basilewsky, 1855 (Gobioninae, Cyprinidae). Plasmodia of the new myxozoan, nominated herein as Myxobolus xinyangensis sp. nov., are round and yellowish, symmetrically and bilaterally located dorsal to the openings of the 2 opercula, and measure about 4.5 mm in diameter. The mature myxospores are orbicular in frontal view and fusiform in sutural view, with slightly tapered anterior end and rounded posterior end, and measure 9.4 ± 0.5 (8.7-10.6) µm long, 8.6 ± 0.6 (7.3-9.5) µm wide and 6.4 ± 0.3 (5.8-7.1) µm thick (mean ± SD, range). The ratio of spore length to spore width is close to 1. Two slightly unequal pyriform polar capsules, with tapering anterior ends and rounded posterior ends, measure 5.6 ± 0.67 (4.3-6.8) µm long and 3.0 ± 0.3 (2.4-3.6) µm wide, present as a figure 8 in the anterior part of spores and tightly converge at the top end of spores. Polar filament coils show 4 to 5 turns and are situated perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the polar capsules. No intercapsular appendix or sutural folds at the posterior end of spores were observed. The obtained partial small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence did not match any available data in GenBank and showed the highest sequence identity (93%) with 2 cyprinid trunk muscle-infecting Myxobolus species, M. pseudodispar and M. klamathellus. Phylogenetic analysis clearly showed that M. xinyangensis sp. nov. clustered within a cyprinid trunk muscle-infecting Myxobolus subclade at the basal position, but as an independent branch which was a possible reflection of its distinct myxospore morphology. This is the first record of infection of Myxobolus species in the trunk muscle of Abbotina fish.
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- W Wu
- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, HuaiAn Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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Avila BW, Winkelman DL, Fetherman ER. Survival of Whirling-Disease-Resistant Rainbow Trout Fry in the Wild: A Comparison of Two Strains. J Aquat Anim Health 2018; 30:280-290. [PMID: 30157300 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10040] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Introduced pathogens can affect fish populations, and three main factors affect disease occurrence: the environment, host, and pathogen. Manipulating at least one of these factors is necessary for controlling disease. Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite responsible for salmonid whirling disease, became established in Colorado during the 1990s and caused significant declines in wild Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss populations. Attempts to re-establish Rainbow Trout have focused on manipulating salmonid host resistance. A Rainbow Trout strain known as GR × CRR was developed for stocking in Colorado by crossing a whirling-disease-resistant strain known as the German Rainbow Trout (GR) with the Colorado River Rainbow Trout (CRR). The GR × CRR fish exhibit resistance similar to that shown by GR, and survival and reproduction were expected to be similar to those of CRR. One disadvantage of stocking GR × CRR is that outcrossing and backcrossing could decrease resistance, and laboratory studies have indicated that this can occur. A potential disadvantage of stocking pure GR is lower survival due to domestication. To compare fry survival between the strains, a field experiment was conducted in 1.6-km reaches of nine Colorado streams. Each stream was stocked in August 2014 with 5,000 GR × CRR and 5,000 GR individuals. In October 2014, April 2015, and August 2015, apparent survival was assessed. Two laboratory predation experiments were also conducted. The field experiment revealed that short-term apparent survival was influenced by stream, and growth rate was influenced by strain and stream. However, after 12 months, there was no difference in apparent survival or growth rate between the GR and GR × CRR strains. Laboratory experiments showed that survival did not differ between the strains when confronted with Brown Trout Salmo trutta predation. Our results indicate that the GR strain is a viable option for stocking in streams where M. cerebralis is enzootic. Further evaluation is needed to determine whether GR fish will survive to maturity and reproduce.
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- Brian W Avila
- Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 317 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA
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Nehring RB, Alves J, Nehring JB, Felt B. Elimination of Myxobolus cerebralis in Placer Creek, a Native Cutthroat Trout Stream in Colorado. J Aquat Anim Health 2018; 30:264-279. [PMID: 30133011 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10039] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Placer Creek, a tributary of Sangre de Cristo Creek in Colorado's San Luis Valley, supported an allopatric core conservation population of native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis during much of the 20th century. After the failure of gabion barriers in the late 1990s, Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis infected with Myxobolus cerebralis invaded from Sangre de Cristo Creek. By 2005, whirling disease (WD) and competition from Brook Trout reduced Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout numbers to less than 10% of the total trout population. New barriers were constructed in 2006 and the stream was treated with rotenone in 2007 and 2009 to eliminate all fish prior to the reintroduction of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. Results of WD research studies in Montana, California, and Colorado indicated it might be possible to break the life cycle of the parasite in some situations. Our management interventions included (1) reducing the fish population in the stream to zero for approximately 14 months, (2) introducing lineage V and VI Tubifex tubifex worms, which are not susceptible to M. cerebralis, and (3) eliminating a small off-channel pond that provided optimal habitat that sustained a localized high-density population of lineage III T. tubifex, the oligochaete host susceptible to M. cerebralis. Electrofishing during the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010 indicated the drainage was devoid of fish. Fry, juvenile, and adult Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout were stocked in September and October of 2010 and 2011. Approximately 975,000 lineage V and VI T. tubifex were introduced into Placer Creek between 2010 and 2012 as possible oligochaete competitors for the lineage III worms. The off-channel pond was filled in, and the surface was reseeded in April 2012. No evidence of M. cerebralis infection was detected among more than 280 Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout tested between July 2012 and July 2016, indicating the parasite had been eradicated from the Placer Creek basin upstream of the barriers.
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- R Barry Nehring
- Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, 2300 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado, 81401, USA
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- Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, 151 East 16th Street, Durango, Colorado, 81301, USA
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- Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 711 Independent Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado, 80501, USA
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Nehring RB, Schisler GJ, Chiaramonte L, Horton A, Poole B. Accelerated deactivation of Myxobolus cerebralis myxospores by susceptible and non-susceptible Tubifex tubifex. Dis Aquat Organ 2016; 121:37-47. [PMID: 27596858 DOI: 10.3354/dao03025] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In the 1990s, the Tubifex tubifex aquatic oligochaete species complex was parsed into 6 separate lineages differing in susceptibility to Myxobolus cerebralis, the myxozoan parasite that can cause whirling disease (WD). Lineage III T. tubifex oligochaetes are highly susceptible to M. cerebralis infection. Lineage I, IV, V and VI oligochaetes are highly resistant or refractory to infection and may function as biological filters by deactivating M. cerebralis myxospores. We designed a 2-phased laboratory experiment using triactinomyxon (TAM) production as the response variable to test that hypothesis. A separate study conducted concurrently demonstrated that M. cerebralis myxospores held in sand and water at temperatures ≤15°C degrade rapidly, becoming almost completely non-viable after 180 d. Those results provided the baseline to assess deactivation of M. cerebralis myxospores by replicates of mixed lineage (I, III, V and VI) and refractory lineage (V and VI) oligochaetes. TAM production was zero among 7 of 8 Lineage V and Lineage VI T. tubifex oligochaete groups exposed to 12500 M. cerebralis myxospores for 15, 45, 90 and 135 d. Among 4 mixed lineage exposure groups, TAM production averaged 14641 compared with 2202495 among 12 groups of Lineage III oligochaetes. Among the 6 unexposed Lineage III experimental groups seeded into original Phase 1 substrates for the 45, 90 and 135 d treatments during the Phase 2 portion of the study, TAM production was reduced by 98.9, 99.9 and 99.9%, respectively, compared with the average for the 15 d exposure groups. These results are congruent with the hypothesis that Lineage V and Lineage VI T. tubifex oligochaetes can deactivate and destroy M. cerebralis myxospores.
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- R Barry Nehring
- Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, 2300 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401, USA
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Fetherman ER, Winkelman DL, Schisler GJ, Antolin MF. Genetic basis of differences in myxospore count between whirling disease-resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout. Dis Aquat Organ 2012; 102:97-106. [PMID: 23269384 DOI: 10.3354/dao02543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We used a quantitative genetics approach and estimated broad sense heritability (h2b) of myxospore count and the number of genes involved in myxospore formation to gain a better understanding of how resistance to Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite responsible for whirling disease, is inherited in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. An M. cerebralis-resistant strain of rainbow trout, the German Rainbow (GR), and a wild, susceptible strain of rainbow trout, the Colorado River Rainbow (CRR), were spawned to create 3 intermediate crossed populations (an F1 cross, F2 intercross, and a B2 backcross between the F1 and the CRR). Within each strain or cross, h2b was estimated from the between-family variance of myxospore counts using full-sibling families. Estimates of h2b and average myxospore counts were lowest in the GR strain, F1 cross, and F2 intercross (h2b = 0.34, 0.42, and 0.34; myxospores fish-1 = 275, 9566, and 45780, respectively), and highest in the B2 backcross and CRR strain (h2b = 0.93 and 0.89; myxospores fish-1 = 97865 and 187595, respectively). Comparison of means and a joint-scaling test suggest that resistance alleles arising from the GR strain are dominant to susceptible alleles from the CRR strain. Resistance was retained in the intermediate crosses but decreased as filial generation number increased (F2) or backcrossing occurred (B2). The estimated number of segregating loci responsible for differences in myxospore count in the parental strains was 9 ± 5. Our results indicate that resistance to M. cerebralis is a heritable trait within these populations and would respond to either artificial selection in hatcheries or natural selection in the wild.
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Neudecker RA, McMahon TE, Vincent ER. Spatial and temporal variation of whirling disease risk in Montana spring creeks and rivers. J Aquat Anim Health 2012; 24:201-212. [PMID: 23025590 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2012.694833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Spring creeks are important spawning and rearing areas for wild trout, but the stable flows, cool temperatures, and high nutrient levels that characterize these unique habitats may also make them highly susceptible to establishment and proliferation of the whirling disease pathogen Myxobolus cerebralis. We evaluated the spatial and temporal dynamics in whirling disease risk by using sentinel rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fry in nine different spring creeks and their conjoining rivers or reservoirs in Montana over a 20-month period. Whirling disease risk was high in five of the seven pathogen-positive spring creek study sites; at these sites, prevalence levels exceeded 90% and over 50% of sentinel fry had moderate to high infection severity scores. Spring creeks generally had higher disease prevalence and severity than paired river or reservoir sites. Fine sediment levels varied widely among springs creeks with high and low whirling disease risk, and we found no significant association between fine sediment level and infection severity. The low risk measured for some spring creeks was likely attributable to the pathogen invasion being in its early stages rather than to environmental characteristics limiting the severity of infection. High whirling disease risk occurred over a wide range of temperatures at spring creek sites (4.5-13°C) and river sites (1.7-12.5°C). There was an unusual seasonal cycle of infection in spring creeks, with peak infection levels occurring from late fall to early spring and declining to near zero in late spring to early fall. The low infection risk during spring suggests that spring-spawning trout would be at a low risk of infection, even in spring creeks with otherwise high disease severity. In contrast, fry of fall-spawning trout may be much more susceptible to infection in spring creek environments.
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- Ryen A Neudecker
- Ecology Department, Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program , Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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Fetherman ER, Winkelman DL, Schisler GJ, Myrick CA. The effects of Myxobolus cerebralis on the physiological performance of whirling disease resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout. J Aquat Anim Health 2011; 23:169-177. [PMID: 22372244 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2011.630273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The development of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss strains that are resistant to whirling disease has shown promise as a management tool for populations in areas where Myxobolus cerebralis is present. However, the physiological effects of the disease on characteristics necessary for fish survival in natural river conditions have not been tested in many of these strains. Five rainbow trout strains were evaluated for their swimming ability and growth characteristics in relation to M. cerebralis exposure: the resistant German rainbow trout (GR) strain (Hofer strain), the susceptible Colorado River rainbow trout (CRR) strain, and three intermediate (hybrid) strains (F1 = GR x CRR; F2 = F1 x F1; B2 = backcross of F1 x CRR). Three broad response patterns among strain and exposure were evident in our study. First, exposure metrics, growth performance, and swimming ability differed among strains. Second, exposure to the parasite did not necessarily produce differences in growth or swimming ability. Exposure to M. cerebralis did not affect batch weight for any strain, and critical swimming velocity did not differ between exposed and unexposed families. Third, although exposure did not necessarily affect growth or swimming ability, individuals that exhibited clinical deformities did show reduced growth and swimming performance; fish with clinical deformities were significantly smaller and had lower critical swimming velocities than exposed fish without clinical deformities. Research and management have focused on GR x CRR hybrid strains; however, given the performance of the GR strain in our study, it should not be discounted as a potential broodstock. Additional field trials comparing the GR and F1 strains should be conducted before wholesale adoption of the GR strain to reestablish rainbow trout populations in Colorado.
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- Eric R Fetherman
- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 1474 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1474, USA.
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Murcia S, Kerans BL, MacConnell E, Koel TM. Correlation of environmental attributes with histopathology of native Yellowstone cutthroat trout naturally infected with Myxobolus cerebralis. Dis Aquat Organ 2011; 93:225-234. [PMID: 21516975 DOI: 10.3354/dao02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Infection by the invasive parasite Myxobolus cerebralis (causing whirling disease in salmonids) is strongly influenced by a stream's physico-chemical characteristics, which might affect host pathology. We examined whether environmental variables of a M. cerebralis-positive tributary to Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A., correlated with the histopathology of naturally infected native cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri. Host inflammatory response and cranial cartilage lesions were the main correlates with whirling behavior. Canonical correlation analyses showed that the prevalence of trout with severe lesions in the cranial and jaw cartilages was highest in stream sites with a combination of high temperature and low specific conductivity. Our results reveal that environmental components can affect when and where a pathogen resides within the host, and manifestation of disease. Recognition of the synergism among environmental and histopathology factors most conducive to whirling disease will increase our prediction and detection abilities for M. cerebralis in salmonid hosts.
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- Silvia Murcia
- Department of Ecology, 310 Lewis Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA.
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Xi BW, Xie J, Zhou QL, Pan LK, Ge XP. Mass mortality of pond-reared Carassius gibelio caused by Myxobolus ampullicapsulatus in China. Dis Aquat Organ 2011; 93:257-260. [PMID: 21516979 DOI: 10.3354/dao02297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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From June to August 2009, allogynogenetic silver crucian carp Carassius gibelio (Bloch) pond-cultured at the Nanquan Experimental Station, China, were found to be heavily infected with myxosporeans, which caused mortalities ranging from 33% (13/40) to 90% (36/40) in the cages. The pharynxes of infected fish were swollen, nodular, and severely damaged. Based on morphological characters and 18S small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence similarity, the myxosporean was identified as Myxobolus ampullicapsulatus. This is the first report of M. ampullicapsulatus causing mass mortality of pond-reared C. gibelio.
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- B W Xi
- Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 214081 Wuxi, PR China
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Thompson JB, Snekvik KR, Vincent ER. The effects of Myxobolus cerebralis on Apache and Gila trout in laboratory exposures. J Aquat Anim Health 2010; 22:87-91. [PMID: 20848882 DOI: 10.1577/h09-007.1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Whirling disease has been implicated in salmonid population declines in several western states. To determine the risk of a species or strain of salmonid to whirling disease it is critical to establish its relative susceptibility to Myxobolus cerebralis infection. Gila trout Oncorhynchus gilae and Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache were exposed to various doses of M. cerebralis triactinomyxons (TAMs) in laboratory experiments. In trials conducted in consecutive years, fish were exposed to TAMs in doses ranging from 25 to 2,000/fish at ages ranging from 66 to 201 d posthatch (dph). All fish were held for 900 degree-days, and then the infection intensity of each fish was determined by histological examination. In 2002, 98% of the Gila trout died during exposure or within 48 h postexposure. Seventy-four percent of the Apache trout died before the end of the 90-d study period. Those that survived the entire study period had an average histological score of more than 4.0. In subsequent trials, the TAM dosage was decreased to 25-1,000/fish. Also, the age of the fish was increased from 66-72 dph to 89-201 dph. The survival rate increased from 16.0% to 49.1%. Average histological grades ranged from 1.6 to 4.8. Based on this data, it can be concluded that both Apache and Gila trout are highly susceptible to M. cerebralis in laboratory trials.
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- Jim B Thompson
- Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2878 East White Mountain Boulevard, Pinetop, Arizona 85935, USA.
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Kallert DM, Eszterbauer E, Grabner D, El-Matbouli M. In vivo exposure of susceptible and non-susceptible fish species to Myxobolus cerebralis actinospores reveals non-specific invasion behaviour. Dis Aquat Organ 2009; 84:123-130. [PMID: 19476282 DOI: 10.3354/dao02034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Due to controversial previous results, it has been unclear whether Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxosporea, Myxozoa) is able to specifically choose a salmonid host by selective attachment and penetration. Using a novel in vivo tracking assay that employs fluorescence staining of actinospore sporoplasms, we demonstrate a lack of host specificity of M. cerebralis actinospores during their initial invasion reactions. Fish were experimentally exposed to stained actinospores that could be detected as emitted sporoplasms in and on the fish integument of skin, gills and fins. There were no significant differences in the number of actively emerging sporoplasms found on epithelial surfaces of a susceptible and resistant strain of rainbow trout and common carp after experimental exposure. Numbers of parasite attachment rates to carp and trout gill tissue were also assessed using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). This method demonstrated that actinospore reactivity rate was not affected by the staining procedure. An even higher number of parasite stages was detected in carp than in trout gills. Subsequently, the ability of carp to lower the infection severity of susceptible rainbow trout by trapping the parasites under natural conditions was also investigated. Myxospore load was significantly reduced in hosts infected with actinospore samples that were preincubated with live carp. These results indicate the possibility of biological disturbance to the life cycle of the parasite in the wild by interceptor fish species as one measure to prevent whirling disease.
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- Dennis M Kallert
- Institute of Zoology, Fish Biology and Fish Diseases, University of Munich, Kaulbachstrasse 37, 80539 Munich, Germany
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WYATT EJ, PRATT I. MYXOBOLUS INSIDIOSUS SP. N., A MYXOSPORIDIAN FROM THE MUSCULATURE OF ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA (WALBAUM). J Parasitol 1963; 49:951-5. [PMID: 14084203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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IVERSEN ES. A new myxosporidian, Myxosoma squamalis, parasite of some salmonoid fishes. J Parasitol 1954; 40:397-404. [PMID: 13192535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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NIGRELLI RF. Prickle cell hyperplasia in the snout of the redhorse sucker (Moxostoma aureolum) associated with an infection by the myxosporidian Myxobolus morostomi sp. nov. Zool Sci Contrib N Y Zool Soc 1948; 33:43-46. [PMID: 18858163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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SARKAY HL. On a protozoan parasite, Myxobolus mrigalae Chakravarty, found infesting the fry of Cirrhina mrigala (Ham.). CURR SCI INDIA 1946; 15:111. [PMID: 20984231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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