Recently discovered Vibrio anguillarum phages can protect against experimentally induced vibriosis in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Higuera, Gastón; Bastías, Roberto; Tsertsvadze, George; Romero, Jaime; Espejo, Romilio T.

doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.02.013

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“…Ultimately with time, aquaculture will stray from its present practices and evolve to more resemble natural, functional marine habitats. Romero et al (2014) demonstrated that Chilean mussels naturally produced V. anguillarum-specific Podoviridae-phage CHOED in situ and in vitro (Higuera et al 2013). If facilities cultured such submerged organisms as Chilean mussels in the bottom of each aquaculture tank, healthy fish masses could be produced naturally without the need for commercialized chemicals.…”

Section: Future Researchmentioning

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A comprehensive review of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum: ecology, pathology and prevention

Hickey

Lee

2017

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum is a marine bacteria that is pathogenic to a number of aquatic organisms including several species which are important to the aquaculture industry. Organisms that are infected by V. anguillarum are diagnosed with vibriosis which can be lethal in a matter of days. Vibriosis can be particularly devastating to aquaculture businesses and measures of prevention or treatment are generally quite expensive. Efforts to understand and control V. anguillarum virulence have been of high‐priority among international aquatic research studies. The knowledge that has accumulated as a result of this collective research effort is reviewed in this article.

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A comprehensive review of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum: ecology, pathology and prevention

Hickey

Lee

2017

Reviews in Aquaculture

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“…Phage therapy has some unique advantages over antibiotics to control infectious diseases caused by bacteria, including high host specificity, self replication, and low environmental impact (Efrony et al ., ; Almeida et al ., ). A number of phages have been isolated and characterized for their potential to control a variety of aquaculture pathogens, such as Vibrio harveyi in shrimp ( Penaeus monodon ) (Vinod et al ., ; Karunasagar et al ., ; Thiyagarajan et al ., ), Vibrio anguillarum in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) (Higuera et al ., ), Pseudomonas plecoglossicidae in sweetfish ( Plecoglossus altivelis ) (Park et al ., ; Park & Nakai, ), Aeromonas salmonicida in brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) (Imbeault et al ., ), and Lactococcus garvieae in yellowtail ( Seriola quinqueradiata ) (Nakai et al ., ). These studies suggest that phage therapy is a promising tool to replace antibiotics on biological control of infectious diseases in marine aquaculture.…”

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Isolation and characterization of five lytic bacteriophages infecting aVibriostrain closely related toVibrio owensii

Gong

Jost

et al. 2013

FEMS Microbiol Lett

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Vibrio owensii is a potential bacterial pathogen in marine aquaculture system. In this study, five lytic phages specific against Vibrio strain B8D, closely related to V. owensii, were isolated from seawater of an abalone farm. The phages were characterized with respect to morphology, genome size, growth phenotype, as well as thermal, and pH stability. All phages were found to belong to the family Siphoviridae with long noncontractile tails and terminal fibers. Restriction analysis indicated that the five phages were dsDNA viruses with molecular weights ranging from c. 30 to 48 kb. One-step growth experiments revealed that the phages were heterogeneous in latent periods (10-70 min), rise periods (40-70 min), and burst sizes [23-331 plaque-forming units (PFU) per infected cell] at the same host strain. All phages were thermal stable and were tolerant to a wide range of pH. The results indicated that these phages could be potential candidates of a phage cocktail for biological control of V. owensii in aquaculture systems.

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“…Probiotic therapies have been effective in Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua (D'alvise et al 2013). Finally, a phage that has recently been discovered that targets L. anguillarum can reduce mortality during the challenge of Atlantic Salmon (Higuera et al 2013).…”

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Pathogenicity of Members of the Vibrionaceae Family to Cultured Juvenile Sablefish

Arkoosh

Dietrich

2015

J Aqua Anim Hlth

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Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria are a prized seafood species due to their high oil content and white flaky flesh. Raising these species in culture can help to provide an important source of protein for humans and relief to declining wild fish populations. Understanding the environmental factors that influence the production of Sablefish is important for successful culturing. The significance of host-pathogen interactions in Sablefish culture and the resulting environmental implications are unknown. Pathogens could potentially cause losses of cultured Sablefish stocks due to disease, while Sablefish cultured in net pens may also serve as reservoirs for pathogens and potentially transmit disease to wild fish species. In this initial study, the susceptibility of juvenile Sablefish to three bacterial pathogens from the family Vibrionaceae was examined. Listonella anguillarum, Vibrio ordalii, and V. splendidus can pose serious economic threats to cultured fish and shellfish. Groups of juvenile Sablefish were exposed to five concentrations of each of the pathogens. Sablefish were susceptible to L. anguillarum, but were resistant to V. ordalii and V. splendidus at exposure concentrations of ≤ 1.32 × 10⁷ CFU/mL and ≤ 3.57 × 10⁶ CFU/mL, respectively. The greatest L. anguillarum concentration examined (8.7 × 10⁶ CFU/mL) resulted in 24% mortality in juvenile Sablefish. A 24% loss of Sablefish stock could significantly influence an aquaculture program. As determined by multiple logistic regression, the survival of Sablefish to L. anguillarum exposure was significantly affected by their body mass, and larger fish had a greater probability of survival. Aquaculture operations could employ various strategies to minimize the loss of juvenile Sablefish by accounting for their size and known susceptibilities to pathogens.

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Recently discovered Vibrio anguillarum phages can protect against experimentally induced vibriosis in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Cited by 99 publications

References 41 publications

A comprehensive review of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum: ecology, pathology and prevention

A comprehensive review of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum: ecology, pathology and prevention

Isolation and characterization of five lytic bacteriophages infecting aVibriostrain closely related toVibrio owensii

Pathogenicity of Members of the Vibrionaceae Family to Cultured Juvenile Sablefish

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