Immune responses and protective immunity in Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) as induced by outer membrane proteins of Edwardsiella tarda and aluminium hydroxide adjuvant complex.

Edwardsiella tarda is considered one of the important bacterial fish pathogens. The outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of E. tarda are structurally and functionally conserved, and immunogenic.

Autophagy Induction as a Host-Directed Therapeutic Strategy against Infection.

Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterialinfectious disease caused by (), which causes significant mortality in humans worldwide. Current treatment regimen involve the administration of multiple antibiotics over the course of several months that contributes to patient non-compliance leading to relapse and the development of drug-resistant (MDR and XDR) strains. Together, these facts highlight the need for the development of shorter TB treatment regimens.

Effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin-E and commercial probiotics on the innate immunity of against infection.

Immunomodulation is one of the useful tools to prevent diseases in aquaculture. In this study, the immunomodulatory effects of vitamin-E (100 mg/kg feed) and commercial probiotic consortia, Rhodomax™ (5 g/kg feed) on the innate immunity of and their protective effect against infection were evaluated and compared. Three groups of fish at 30 numbers/tank were fed with vitamin-E, probiotic and control diets at 3% body weight for 30 days, in triplicate.

Diverse Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Develop Macrophage-Induced Rifampin Tolerance.

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 strains CDC1551 and H37Rv develop tolerance to multiple antibiotics upon macrophage residence. To determine whether macrophage-induced tolerance is a general feature of clinical M. tuberculosis isolates, we assessed macrophage-induced drug tolerance in strains from lineages 1-3, representing the other predominant M.

Molecular characterization of (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting the gill lamellae of carp (Hamilton).

The present study attempted sequencing the 18S rRNA gene of infecting the gill lamellae of carp, and compared its genetic homology and phylogenetic characteristics with 18S rRNA genes of other spp. The infected fish had up to 3 small, creamy white plasmodia per gill filament with 30-50 spores each. The spore size was 17.

Molecular characterization of and (Crustacea: Argulidae) infecting the cultured carps in West Bengal, India using 18S rRNA gene sequences.

The present study characterized spp. infecting the cultured carps using 18S rRNA gene sequences, estimated the genetic similarity among spp. and established their phylogenetic relationship.

Detection of goldfish haematopoietic necrosis herpes virus (Cyprinid herpesvirus-2) with multi-drug resistant Aeromonas hydrophila infection in goldfish: First evidence of any viral disease outbreak in ornamental freshwater aquaculture farms in India.

This outbreak report details of a mortality event where Cyprinid herpes virus-2 (CyHV-2) was detected in association with multidrug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila infection in goldfish, Carassius auratus, from commercial farms. The goldfish exhibited large scale haemorrhages on the body, fins and gills, lepidorthosis, necrosed gills, protruded anus and shrunken eyes. White nodular necrotic foci in spleen and kidneys were noticed, along with necrosis and fusion of gill lamellae.

The phylogenetic position of (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Bivalvulida) infecting gill lamellae of (Hamilton, 1822) based on 18S rRNA sequence analysis.

Myxozoans are an economically important group of microscopic parasites best known for the diseases they cause in commercially important fish hosts. The classification of myxosporeans is generally based on the morphology of their myxospores. Without molecular data, it is very difficult to identify new or existing species.

Molecular phylogeny of (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting the gill lamellae of mrigal carp (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae).

Myxosporeans are best known for the diseases they cause in commercially important fish species. Identification of myxosporeans at the species-level is mainly based on conventional methods. The 18S rRNA gene sequence of morphologically identified infecting the gill lamellae of mrigal carp was characterized in the present study.