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Bong-Jo Kang, Subramanian Dharaneedharan, Yeoung-Hwan Jang, Seung-Hwan ...2015 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 1-7
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: March 25, 2015
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSPseudomonas anguilliseptica is a dreadful fish pathogen causing severe problem in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus farms in Jeju Island, Korea. Diagnosis of this disease required a time-consuming and labor intensive culturing step. Hence more rapid and sensitive detection methods are needed. In this study, a TaqMan probe real-time PCR-based detection assay targeting the 16S rRNA gene of P. anguilliseptica was developed. This assay was specific for P. anguilliseptica and sensitive in detecting as little as 300 pg P. anguilliseptica genomic DNA and 2.4 × 100 plasmid copie. Challenge experiments of healthy flounder with a virulent strain of P. anguilliseptica confirmed the specificity of the designed molecular probe for detection of P. anguilliseptica. This assay represents a significant approach for diagnosing P. anguilliseptica infection in olive flounder.View full abstractDownload PDF (786K) -
Yan Ping Ma, Hao Ke, Le Hao, Zhen Xing Liu, Zhi Ling Liang, Jiang Yao ...2015 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 8-15
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: March 25, 2015
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSluxS-mediated autoinducer-2 (AI-2) directly or indirectly regulates important physiologic function in a variety of bacteria, including bioluminescent effect, antimicrobial resistance, virulence factor control, biofilm structure stability and so on. In this study, the regulation of susceptibility to antimicrobials by luxS/AI-2 was investigated in Streptococcus agalactiae. A luxS- knockout mutant strain named SX1 was constructed by homologous recombination from S. agalactiae CNEP110823 (wild type strain), and a luxS-complementation strain named SX2 was constructed from SX1 through transducing a plasmid with the luxS gene and its promoter. Then the susceptibility to cefradine and norfloxacin of these two strains, SX1 exposed to AI-2 precursor molecule 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione (DPD) and the wild type strain was determined by viable bacterial counting. SX1 decreased susceptibility to cefradine and norfloxacin, SX2 returned the susceptibility to the same level as the wild type strain and DPD restored the susceptibility of SX1. The results indicate that luxS/AI-2 quorum sensing is involved in antimicrobial susceptibility in S. agalactiae, which may provide novel clues for antimicrobial therapy in the infection.View full abstractDownload PDF (806K) -
Tsukasa Waki, Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga2015 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 16-22
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: March 25, 2015
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSInfection levels of Pekinsus olseni in Manila clam Ruditapes phillipinarum much vary among different locations. In order to know the effects of environmental factors on the infection of the parasite, we maintained Manila clams at different salinities (15, 18, 21 and 30 psu) and temperatures (13°C, 18°C and 23°C) after challenge with parasites and examined the infection intensities in the clams at intervals. In clams maintained at different salinities, no association was detected between salinity and infection intensity except that the intensity was significantly lower at 15 psu than at any other salinities on 54 day post challenge only, when the experiment was terminated. A significant difference was observed in the survival rate of clams between challenged and control groups at 30 psu only, suggesting that the negative effect of P. olseni on the survival of clams was attenuated with decreasing salinity. In clams maintained at different temperatures, the infection intensity little changed at 13°C, although it increased remarkably at 18°C and 23°C. The result indicates that in-vivo propagation is suppressed at 13°C and lower. A significant decrease was observed in the survival of clams at 23°C only, indicating that the virulence of P. olseni depends on temperature.View full abstractDownload PDF (768K) -
Chihaya Hirano, Katsuya Ishimaru, Sho Shirakashi2015 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 23-28
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: March 25, 2015
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSDiurnal rhythms in egg laying and hatching of the skin fluke Neobenedenia girellae were investigated under different light conditions. Egg production was monitored every 2 h for 3 days under two light conditions (darkness and natural light) using Seriola dumerili infected with multiple N. girellae as well as black molly Poecilia sphenops that had been transplanted by a single mature fluke. In any cases, oviposition was continuously observed with no obvious diurnal rhythm. The maximum egg production was approximately 60 eggs/h/worm for both multiple- and single-infection. Such high fecundity emphasizes the importance of the prompt eradication of mature flukes from culture sites to prevent parasite multiplication. The hatching rhythm was monitored under natural light condition and controlled light condition with LED lamp (24L, 12L:12D, 24D). An obvious hatching rhythm with a monomodal peak in the morning was detected under natural light condition. This rhythm was different from that previously reported for Benedenia seriolae whose hatching has bimodal peaks in the early morning and evening. Under controlled light conditions, no such pattern was observed and the overall hatching was considerably less than that under natural light condition.View full abstractDownload PDF (1055K)
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[in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japane ...Article type: Information
2015 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 29-32
Published: March 15, 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 14, 2018
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