This is the first report that confirms waterborne transmission of francisellosis in Atlantic cod. To investigate the transmission of disease, particle reduced water was transferred from a tank with intraperitoneally infected cod to a tank with healthy cod. Waterborne transmission of Francisella noatunensis was confirmed in the effluent group using immunohistochemistry and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of three monovalent and a trivalent vibriosis dip vaccines in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.), examine whether the responses were specific and study the expression of selected immune genes after dip vaccination. In addition, the study addressed whether the deviating isolates of Vibrio anguillarum serotype O2 belongs to another sero-subgroup than the previously established sero-subgroups O2a, O2b and O2c.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical Aeromonas salmonicida causes atypical furunculosis in a whole range of farmed fish species. The bacterium comprises a heterogeneous group differing in surface components such as the A-layer protein and O-chain polysaccharide structures. Previously, the A-layer protein was shown to contribute to protective immunity as a vaccine with A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical furunculosis caused by atypical Aeromonas salmonicida bacteria is reported as an increasing problem in farmed Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in Norway. At present, furunculosis vaccines adapted for cod or other marine fish species are not available. To identify bacterial components important for inducing protection in cod, we compared oil-adjuvanted vaccines based on A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVibrio anguillarum is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with vibriosis in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Although farmed cod in Norway is routinely vaccinated against the infection, outbreaks of V.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacterial diseases such as vibriosis, atypical furunculosis and francisellosis, are registered as an increasing problem in cod farming in Norway. In order to develop efficient vaccines against diseases it is of interest to investigate if the cod immune system differentiates between various serotypes of Vibrio anguillarum and variants of Aeromonas salmonicida associated with the diseases by raising specific antibody responses. Cod of the same origin were shown to raise significant responses to V.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical furunculosis caused by atypical Aeromonas salmonicida, is an emerging problem in farming of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Norway, and vaccines are needed. Atypical A. salmonicida comprises a heterogeneous group of bacteria differing in surface antigens such as the A-layer protein and lipopolysaccharides (LPS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical furunculosis caused by atypical Aeromonas salmonicida is a problem in farming of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and spotted wolffish (Anarhicas minor) in Norway, and vaccines for marine fish species are not available. Susceptibility to atypical A. salmonicida infection and efficacy of furunculosis vaccines in various fish species indicate that the host responses differ.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe cell envelope of Aeromonas salmonicida contains a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) essential for the physical integrity and functioning of bacterial cell membrane. Using a recently developed in-source fragmentation technique, we screened 39 typical and atypical isolates of A. salmonicida and established their O-chain polysaccharide structure by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS), compositional and linkage analyses and comparison to the previously determined O-chain polysaccharide structure of A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe immune system of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) differ from other bony fish species in that no or only very low increases in antibody levels are detected post-immunization with Vibrio salmonicida or V. anguillarum.
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November 2004
The virulence array protein gene A (vapA) encoding the A-protein subunit of the surface layer of 23 typical and atypical strains of Aeromonas salmonicida from salmonids and marine fish species were sequenced, and the deduced A-protein sequences compared. The A-proteins of the typical A. salmonicida ssp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical Aeromonas salmonicida strains comprise a heterogeneous group in terms of molecular and phenotypic characteristics. They cause various conditions of ulcer diseases or atypical furunculosis and are being isolated in increasing number from various fish species and geographical areas. Several marine fish species susceptible to atypical A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtypical strains of Aeromonas salmonicida are the causal agent of atypical furunculosis or ulcer disease in various fish species, including spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor, which is a promising species in the Norwegian fish-farming industry. Isolates of atypical A. salmonicida comprise a very heterogenous group showing large variety in biochemical, molecular and virulence characteristics.
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