Detection and characterization of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat-associated endoribonuclease gene variants in isolated from seafoods and environment.

Aim: In , the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated endoribonuclease gene has been shown to exhibit sequence diversity and has been subtyped into four major types based on its length and composition. In this study, we aimed to detect and characterize the gene variants prevalent among strains isolated from seafoods and environment.

Materials And Methods: Novel primers were designed for each of the subtypes to validate their identification in by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Identification and characterization of novel double zinc fingers encoded by putative proteins in genome of white spot syndrome virus.

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV), is a major viral pathogen affecting the shrimp culture industry worldwide. Studies in understanding the mechanisms of WSSV pathogenicity has led to the identification of The Really Interesting New Gene (RING) finger domains in WSSV encoded proteins that have been shown to function as E3 ligase modulating the host-ubiquitin pathway. In this study, we report two proteins encoded by the WSSV genome to harbor a double zinc finger domain, one each in its N- and C-terminal region.

Investigation of direct repeats, spacers and proteins associated with clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) system of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a ubiquitous bacterium of the marine environment is an important food-borne pathogen responsible for gastroenteritis worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the occurrence and diversity of the CRISPR-Cas system in V. parahaemolyticus genomes using a bioinformatics approach.

Potential Outer Membrane Protein Candidates for Vaccine Development Against the Pathogen Vibrio anguillarum: A Reverse Vaccinology Based Identification.

Reverse vaccinology is a widely used approach that has facilitated the rapid identification of vaccine candidates suitable in vaccine development for pathogens. Vibrio anguillarum is a major pathogen responsible for vibriosis in fish and shellfish leading to huge economic losses to the aquaculture industry. Although commercial vaccines are available for fish against this bacterium they have their own limitations.

Insight into a Transcriptional Adaptor Zinc Finger Encoded by a Putative Protein in the White Spot Syndrome Virus Genome.

The transcriptional adaptor zinc (TAZ) fingers are a specialized class of zinc finger domains reported to exist only in eukaryotic transcriptional coactivator proteins. A putative protein within the shrimp white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) encodes for a TAZ domain, which is unique as no virus so far has been reported for the presence of this domain. Our study shows the viral TAZ domain to be similar to TAZ2 rather than TAZ1 domain of eukaryotic CREB-binding proteins and its paralog p300 proteins.

Edwardsiella tarda OmpA Encapsulated in Chitosan Nanoparticles Shows Superior Protection over Inactivated Whole Cell Vaccine in Orally Vaccinated Fringed-Lipped Peninsula Carp (Labeo fimbriatus).

The use of oral vaccination in finfish has lagged behind injectable vaccines for a long time as oral vaccines fall short of injection vaccines in conferring protective immunity. Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have shown potential to serve as antigen delivery systems for oral vaccines. In this study the recombinant outer membrane protein A (rOmpA) of was encapsulated in chitosan NPs (NP-rOmpA) and used for oral vaccination of .

Betanodavirus of marine and freshwater fish: distribution, genomic organization, diagnosis and control measures.

The family Nodaviridae include the genera Alphanodavirus and the Betanodavirus which are non-enveloped, single stranded RNA viruses. Alphanodavirus include the insect viruses while betanodavirus include species that are responsible for causing disease outbreaks in hatchery-reared larvae and juveniles of a wide variety of marine and freshwater fish throughout the world and has impacted fish culture over the last decade. According to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, the genus Betanodavirus comprises four recognized species viz barfin flounder nervous necrosis virus, red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV), striped jack nervous necrosis virus and tiger puffer nervous necrosis virus with the RGNNV being the most common.

Development of monoclonal antibody based sandwich ELISA for the rapid detection of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood.

Thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) and TDH-related hemolysin (TRH) are considered important virulence factors of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and strains producing either of these or both are considered pathogenic. In this study, we generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against purified TRH recombinant protein of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus.