Evaluation of an experimental Aeromonas salmonicida epidemic in chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)

To determine the dynamics of the transmission of Aeromonas salmonicida ssp. salmonicida infection, chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, were exposed to bacteria by cohabitation. The latent period (time between exposure and infectivity) was determined by exposing a group of chinook salmonid fingerlings to A. salmonicida by bath, then, at daily intervals, by holding five exposed (donor) fish with approximately 50 naive fish for 24 h. The latent period was 3 days post-infection and the time period between the initial exposure to bacteria and the beginning of bacterial shedding was 4.5 days for the same animals. The prevalence and intensity of infection in the donor fish, to which recipient fish were exposed, i.e. the level of exposure, was highly correlated with the development of disease in recipient (susceptible) chinook salmon (r2 = 0.57). An experiment was conducted to determine the daily progress of infection and development of a furunculosis epidemic among recipient fish by cohabiting a single exposed fish with 43 unexposed salmon. At daily intervals, all fish (in seven treatment tanks and one control tank daily) were sacrificed and tested for the presence of A. salmonicida in the kidney (n = 3520). Over 10 days, mean prevalence among recipient fish reached 75% and disease related mortality exceeded 50%. Bacterial concentrations in the water continued to increase over the duration of the experiment in concert with the number of infected animals present in the population.     

中华鳖对温和气单胞菌口服微球缓释疫苗的免疫应答

以中华鳖温和气单胞菌 (Aeromonas sobria,As) Z- 1株灭活全菌液 ,采用生物降解性高分子材料制成缓释微球疫苗 ,口服免疫中华鳖 ,测定血清中凝集抗体、血液中白细胞杀菌率以及对活菌攻击的免疫保护率。结果表明 ,中华鳖口服微球疫苗 ,其血清中凝集抗体效价和血液中白细胞杀菌百分率均可达到灭活菌液注射组相当的水平 (P>0 .0 5 ) ,显著高于对照组 (P<0 .0 1) ;微球疫苗口服组和灭活菌液注射组的免疫保护率分别为 94 .7%和 89.5 % ,两者差异不显著 (P>0 .0 5 ) ,而对照组小鼠 95 %死亡。采用可生物降解微球作为中华鳖气单胞菌口服疫苗的载体系统是可行的。     

36株气单胞菌外毒素溶血性和致病性的测定

溶血试验和动物试验检测３６株气单胞菌外毒素的溶血性和致病性。结果显示其中３０株细菌产生的外毒素有溶血性。溶血价在菌株间差异较大。毒素的溶血介与对实验动物的致死率有明显相关性,溶血价在１：１６以上的外毒素对小鼠的致死率均为１００％,溶血价在１：８以下的餐毒素对小鼠的致死率在０￣１００％。此外,两株浊和气单力培养物无菌上清液无溶血性,但对小鼠的致死率达６６．６％,可能与细菌产生了胞外蛋白酶有关。     

Host factors associated with the detection of Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri in Ontario, Canada government fish hatcheries

This paper presents an epidemiological investigation of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Fish Health Laboratory data from 1981 to 1997, to determine whether fish species and age were associated with lot-level detection of Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri in hatchery fish. In stepwise logistic regression, the species brook trout and back-cross (lake trout crossed with the hybrid “splake”) were more likely to test A. salmonicida-positive compared to all other species reared in the hatcheries. Similarly, the species brook trout was significantly more likely to test Y. ruckeri-positive compared to all other species. For both pathogens, the 1–5-month age group was associated significantly with detection. These findings suggest that purposive sampling of higher-risk fish lots could increase the likelihood of detecting both study pathogens.     

鱼血清转铁蛋白对嗜水气单胞菌的抗性研究

嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)在铁限制培养基(M70-Fe)中培养,并用铬天青S(CAS)方法分析,不能产生可检测的含铁细胞;培养两周后,该菌在蓝色的琼脂培养基上产生围绕细菌菌落的清晰的橘黄色晕轮。但在鲫鱼血清中培养36h后,便达到了对数生长期。表明嗜水气单胞菌依靠夺取血清中的铁,可以正常生长;而在铁限制培养时,则难以存活。以细菌胞外蛋白酶消化鱼类血清,并在聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)后进行原位铁结合试验,结果表明：嗜水气单胞菌胞外蛋白酶只能通过降解血清中转铁蛋白以外的含铁蛋白来补偿含铁细胞中的铁,而含铁转铁蛋白和脱铁转铁蛋白均不能被胞外蛋白酶消化,仍有很强的铁结合能力。     

嗜水气单胞菌疫苗的检验及免疫效力试验

选用嗜水气单胞菌（Ａｅｒｏｍｏｎａｓｈｙｄｒｏｐｈｉｌｉｃ,Ａｈ）疫苗生产用菌Ｊ－１株,以气升式发酵罐２８℃通气培养２８ｈ,制备嗜水气单胞菌疫苗用菌液。半成品检验表明,该疫苗用菌液内无杂菌生长,细菌数量达２．７×１０１０ｃｆｕ／ｍｌ。以０．４％福尔马林溶液３７℃灭活２４ｈ,制成灭活疫苗。经成品检验,该疫苗为棕黄色液体,涂布平板无活菌生长,以１×１０７ｃｆｕ攻击６尾健康鲫鱼,１周内鲫鱼无异常反应。取该疫苗分别以腹腔注射和浸泡两种方式各免疫１２尾鲫鱼,１月后以同源强毒菌株攻击,疫苗的相对存活率分别为８３．３％和５８．３％。     

用发酵罐制备嗜水气单胞菌疫苗用菌液培养条件的优化

本试验探讨了用发酵罐培养嗜水气单胞菌灭活疫苗生产菌株Ｊ－１株菌液的最佳条件。分别以发酵罐和摇床在不同的培养条件下培养Ｊ－１株制备菌液,前者１２个批次,后者６个批次。比较不同的培养条件对细菌菌体数量及ＨＥＣ毒素产量的影响。结果表明：发酵罐培养优于摇床培养,以产毒素培养基于２８℃发酵罐通气培养Ｊ－１株,培养２８小时效果最佳,培养菌液含菌量达２．９×１０１０ｃｆｕ／ｍｌ,培养液上清的溶血价达２７,发酵液中残糖为０．１２ｇ／Ｌ,符合发酵工艺要求。     

罗非鱼嗜水气单胞菌的分离鉴定

北京某鱼场饲养的罗非鱼陆续发病死亡,其体表鳞片局部出血,肝、胰、脾脏肿大坏死,肠腔积水等,从病死及濒死罗非鱼的肝、胰脏中分离到 ４ 株细菌,经形态学、生理生化特性及血清凝集试验,鉴定为嗜水气单胞菌。４ 株细菌均能致死小鼠和鲢鱼。药敏试验表明,４ 株细菌对环丙沙星、蒽诺沙星高度敏感,而对青霉素和红霉素不敏感。     

First isolation of Vibrio tapetis and an atypical strain of Aeromonas salmonicida from skin ulcerations in common dab (Limanda limanda) in the North Sea

Skin ulcerations rank amongst the most prevalent lesions affecting wild common dab (Limanda limanda) with an increase in prevalence of up to 3.5% in the Belgian part of the North Sea. A complex aetiology of these ulcerations is suspected, and many questions remain on the exact factors contributing to these lesions. To construct the aetiological spectrum of skin ulcerations in flatfish, a one‐day monitoring campaign was undertaken in the North Sea. Fifteen fish presented with one or more ulcerations on the pigmented and/or non‐pigmented side. Pathological features revealed various stages of ulcerations with loss of epidermal and dermal tissue, inflammatory infiltrates and degeneration of the myofibers bordering the ulceration, albeit in varying degrees. Upon bacteriological examination, pure cultures of Vibrio tapetis were retrieved in high numbers from five fish and of Aeromonas salmonicida in one fish. The V. tapetis isolates showed cross‐reactivity with the sera against the representative strain of serotype O2 originating form a carpet‐shell clam (Ruditapes descussatus). Moreover, the A. salmonicida isolates displayed a previously undescribed vapA gene sequence (A‐layer type) with possible specificity towards common dab. Further research is necessary to pinpoint the exact role of these agents in the development of skin ulcerations in common dab.