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- The study assesses the median lethal dose (LD) of Streptococcus agalactiae and the resulting pathological changes in Javanese medaka fish after infection using two different methods: intraperitoneal injection and immersion.
- The results show that the Lethal Dose was lower for the intraperitoneal injection method (4.5 x 10 CFU/mL) compared to immersion (3.5 x 10 CFU/mL), and various clinical signs such as erratic swimming and lethargy were observed.
- Pathological examination revealed significant organ damage, particularly in the liver and brain, and highlighted the Javanese medaka's usefulness as a model for studying streptococcosis.
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This study determines the median lethal dose, and describes the clinico-pathological changes and disease development following Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Javanese medaka model. Javanese medakas were infected with S. agalactiae via intraperitoneal (IP) from 10 to 10 CFU/mL, and immersion (IM) route from 10 to 10 CFU/mL. The LD and clinico-pathological changes of the fish was determined until 240 h post infection (hpi). Next, the disease development was determined for 96 hpi in the fish following IP and IM infection at 10 CFU/mL and 10 CFU/mL, respectively. The LD of S. agalactiae in Javanese medaka was lower following IP injection (4.5 × 10 CFU/mL), compared to IM route (3.5 × 10 CFU/mL). The clinical signs included separating from the schooling group, swimming at the surface of water column, lethargy, erratic swimming pattern, corneal opacity and exophthalmia. Histopathological examinations revealed generalized congestion in almost all internal organs, particularly in liver and brain, while the kidney displayed tubular necrosis. Both IP and IM routes showed significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) between the CFU/g of S. agalactiae in the fish tissue and fish deaths. Moreover, the lesions for histopathological scoring in selected organs following IP and IM challenges were also reflecting the CFU/g and fish deaths. This study indicates the capability of Javanese medaka as a model organism in study of streptococcosis development.
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