Spermatophore cryopreservation and artificial insemination of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius)

To develop an appropriate cryopreservation protocol for spermatophores of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, three cryoprotectants (dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), methanol (MeOH) and ethylene glycol (EG)) at two concentrations (5% and 10%) were examined. Artificial implantation of spermatophores was also carried out to assess the fertilizing ability of fresh and post‐thaw spermatophores. Spermatophores were collected during consecutive regenerations (15‐day intervals) and assessed for qualitative and quantitative changes and also for fertilizing ability by implantation. The mean fertilization rate for artificial insemination using post‐thaw spermatophore was 79.9±3.7%, lower than the fertilization rates observed for artificial implantation using fresh spermatophore and natural mating. Mean hatch rates for fresh spermatophore, frozen‐thawed spermatophore and natural mating were 88.8±0.6%, 87.8±0.4% and 88.3±0.5%, respectively; and there was no difference among the three groups. The mean fertilization rate of spermatophores collected during the first stripping was higher (90.6±0.6) than during the second stripping (85.7±2.6), but the mean hatch rate was not different between the two strippings. The highest mean sperm viability (79.7±0.4%) was obtained from DMSO (5%), with no survival observed in the 10% MeOH treatment. Spermatophore weight, total sperm count and percentage of abnormal sperm were not different between spermatophores collected at the first and second stripping. This is the first study to report high fertilization and hatch rates from cryopreserved spermatophore using artificial implantation of spermatophore before spawning.     

Mycoflora of the 'green water' culture system of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius

This study was conducted to quantify and characterize the mycoflora associated with the ‘green water’ culture system of Penaeus monodon. Samples of water, tilapia gut and mucus, and shrimp hepatopancreas from three shrimp farms were collected during 15, 30, 45 and 60 days of culture (DOC). Results showed that high fungal loads were observed in tilapia gut (total: 117–1352 colony forming unit (CFU) 5 cm hind gut^?1; yeasts: 0–136 CFU 5 cm hind gut^?1) and mucus (total: 12–311 CFU (5 cm²)^?1; yeasts: 0–88 CFU (5 cm²)^?1), while minimal fungal populations were observed in water samples (total: 0–110CFU mL^?1; yeasts: 0–5 CFU ml^?1). Shrimp hepatopancreas harboured a very low number of filamentous fungi (0–27 CFU 0.1 g^?1) and yeasts (0–7CFU 0.1 g^?1) especially at 60 DOC. The filamentous fungal isolates were dominated by Penicillium and Aspergillus species, while the yeast populations were dominated by Rhodotorula and Saccharomyces species. The dominance of these fungi on tilapia mucus and gut and their presence in the rearing water might play an important role in the overall mechanisms involved in the control of luminous Vibrio in the ‘green water’ grow‐out culture of P. monodon.     

Hollow sperm syndrome during spermatogenesis in the giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius 1798) from eastern Australia

During spermatogenesis, giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) from Queensland, eastern Australia had a high proportion of testicular spermatids that appeared ‘hollow’ because their nuclei were not visible with the haematoxylin and eosin stain. When examined by transmission electron microscopy, the nuclei of hollow spermatids contained highly decondensed chromatin, with large areas missing fibrillar chromatin. Together with hollow spermatids, testicular pale enlarged (PE) spermatids with weakly staining and marginated chromatin were observed. Degenerate‐eosinophilic‐clumped (DEC) spermatids that appeared as aggregated clumps were also present in testes tubules. Among 171 sub‐adult and adult P. monodon examined from several origins, 43% displayed evidence of hollow spermatids in the testes, 33% displayed PE spermatids and 15% displayed DEC spermatids. These abnormal sperm were also found at lower prevalence in the vas deferens and spermatophore. We propose ‘Hollow Sperm Syndrome (HSS)’ to describe this abnormal sperm condition as these morphological aberrations have yet to be described in penaeid shrimp. No specific cause of HSS was confirmed by examining either tank or pond cultured shrimp exposed to various stocking densities, temperatures, salinities, dietary and seasonal factors. Compared with wild broodstock, HSS occurred at higher prevalence and severity among sub‐adults originating from farms, research ponds and tanks. Further studies are required to establish what physiological, hormonal or metabolic processes may cause HSS and whether it compromises the fertility of male P. monodon.     

The effectiveness of a commercial microbial product in poorly prepared tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius), ponds

The efficacy of a commercial microbial product was tested in commercial tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius), ponds for one culture period in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Four ponds with replicates for treatment and control were used. The pond bottom was dried but the organic sludge was not removed as normally practised in pond preparation. The ponds were stocked with 15 post‐larvae at the rate of 31.m^?2. Physical, chemical and biological parameters of the pond were analysed every 2 weeks during the culture period. Water quality parameters remained within the optimum range for shrimp culture except for ammonia‐nitrogen being significantly higher in control ponds and silica in treated ponds. Benthic organisms were not found in any of the ponds. The average counts of different bacteria were not significantly higher in treated ponds than control. Because of poor health, the shrimp were harvested earlier (72 days) than the usual 120 days. An average of 875.60 ± 67.00 kg shrimp ha^?1 was obtained in treated ponds with a feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 1.57 ± 0.10 and survival rate of 42.35 ± 5.37% compared with 719.50 ± 130.94 kg shrimp ha^?1, 2.99 ± 0.70 and 21.25 ± 3.26%, respectively, in control ponds. Neither the microbial product nor the frequent water exchange was effective in overcoming the problems caused by the poor pond bottom.     

Probiotic bacteria effects on growth and bacterial composition of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

The effects of Bacillus probiotic forms on growth performance and microbiota were examined in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). Shrimp were fed for 120 days with one of three diets; a control diet alone or supplemented with either probiotics consisting of live‐sprayed Bacillus (LS) or freeze‐dried Bacillus (FD). Culturable bacteria counts in the hepatopancreas, intestine and culture water of the three treatments were relatively constant during the experiment. Bacillus numbers in the hepatopancreas and intestines of probiotic‐treated groups increased significantly (P < 0.05) after 30 treatment days and remained relatively constant afterwards while no appreciable changes occurred in the control. Shrimp supplemented with LS and FD contained significantly lower concentrations of Vibrio (P < 0.05) in the hepatopancreas, intestine and culture water, compared to those in the control group. Shrimp treated with LS and FD probiotic bacteria showed a significant improvement (P < 0.05) in specific growth rate (SGR) and feed efficiency (FE), compared to those of control group. Probiotic bacteria have the potential to enhance shrimp culture by reducing Vibrio and improving growth performance.     

Fusarium incarnatum isolated from black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, with black gill disease cultured in Vietnam

Fusarium incarnatum was isolated from gill lesions of cultured black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, in every crop during 2000-2002 in Nghe An province, Vietnam. Infected shrimps showed typical signs of black gill disease and mortalities about a month prior to harvest. Detailed morphological examinations, as well as molecular phylogenic analyses based on partial nucleotide sequences of ribosomal DNA, were made on the isolates. An artificial infection of kuruma prawn, Penaeus japonicus, using two selected isolates was also conducted and their pathogenicity determined.     

Acrosome reaction in the sperm of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Decapoda, Penaeidae)

Owing to the problem of male infertility in the domesticated shrimp Penaeus monodon, this study was conducted to reveal the morphological events of an acrosome reaction (AR) of sperm of this highly valuable species. The AR observed in an in vitro incubation of sperm with egg water (EW) and that during actual spawning was compared. Under transmission and scanning electron microscopy, sperm taken from the female thelycum was composed of a posterior main body, a central cap and an anterior single spike. Upon contact with EW, the sperm underwent two phases of AR: acrosomal exocytosis and spherical mass formation. The former was composed of a degeneration of the spike, swelling of the cap region and rupture of the acrosomal pouch. The latter began with polymerization of materials within the subacrosomal region and ended with re‐configuration of the subacrosomal region into an electron‐dense spherical mass. The AR of the sperm observed during spawning revealed similar morphological events, with degeneration of the spike upon contact with the vitelline envelope and formation of the spherical mass while penetrating into jelly material produced by protruding cortical rods. The results suggest the presence of AR inducers derived from the vitelline envelope and cortical rods of the egg. This study forms the basis for an evaluation of infertility regarding to AR in the domesticated P. monodon male.     

斑节对虾性腺差异表达基因的筛选

以池塘养殖250日龄的斑节对虾性腺组织为材料,利用mRNA差异显示(differential display,DD)筛选性腺差异表达基因,获得173条雌、雄性腺差异表达片段。随机选取44条差异片段进行回收、克隆、测序及Real-timeRT-PCR验证,最终获得10条阳性差异表达片段,其中OA7-1、OA7-2、OG8-1、OG8-2、OC1-3、OC4-2、OC8在卵巢中表达量极显著(P<0.01)高于精巢,TG6-3、TG8在精巢中表达量极显著(P<0.01)高于卵巢,TC1为精巢特异表达片段。序列分析表明OA7-2为脱氧尿嘧啶三磷酸核苷酸水解酶(dUTPase)(E值6e-54);OG8-1为真核细胞翻译起始因子3亚单位4(eIF-3delta)(E值9e-58);OC1-3为未命名蛋白产物(unnamed protein product)(E值2e-17);OC4-2为60S核糖体蛋白L7(RPL7)(E值6e-40);OC8为60S核糖体蛋白L3(RPL3)(E值5e-36);OA7-1、OG8-2和TC1与BLASTx比对同源性较低(10-4相似文献   

斑节对虾细胞周期蛋白T基因的克隆和表达分析

真核生物的转录调控多发生在转录的延伸阶段,细胞周期蛋白T（cyclin T）是细胞转录的重要调控因子。文章利用RACE技术获得斑节对虾（Penaeus monodon）Cyclin T (Pmcyclin T) cDNA全长,其全长为3 421 bp,其中开放阅读框 （ORF）3 135 bp,编码1 044个氨基酸;生物信息学分析显示,该氨基酸序列含有一个周期蛋白家族特有的CYCLIN保守区,并含有N-糖基化位点和磷酸化位点;经BLAST同源性分析显示,细胞周期蛋白T编码的蛋白与柑橘木虱（Diaphorina citri）、切叶蚁（Acromyrmex echinatior）等多种节肢动物有很高的同源性;利用qRT-PCR技术对细胞周期蛋白 T在不同组织及卵巢发育各时期的mRNA水平的表达谱进行了研究。结果表明,细胞周期蛋白 T在斑节对虾的心、卵巢等7个组织中均有表达,其中卵巢中表达量显著高于其他组织（P0.05）;在卵巢发育各时期中,细胞周期蛋白T在Ⅲ期表达量最高。     

Pharmacokinetics of oxolinic acid in black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, and the effect of cooking on residues

This study examined the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of oxolinic acid (OA) in black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius, in brackish water (salinity 10 g L^?1) at 28–29°C, after intra‐sinus (10 mg kg^?1) and oral (50 mg kg^?1) administration and also investigated the net changes of OA residues in the shrimp after cooking (boiling, baking and frying). The haemolymph concentrations of OA after intra‐sinus dosing were best described by a two‐compartment open model. The distribution and elimination half‐lives were 0.84 and 17.7 h respectively. The apparent volume of distribution at a steady state and the total body clearance were estimated to be 2061 mL kg^?1 and 90.1 mL kg^?1 h^?1 respectively. The bioavailability of OA after an oral administration was 7.9%. The peak haemolymph concentration, the time to peak haemolymph concentration and the elimination half‐life after oral administration were 4.20 μg mL^?1, 4 h and 19.8 h respectively. Oxolinic acid muscle and shell levels increased to a maximum (muscle 1.76 μg g^?1 and shell 8.17 μg g^?1) at 4 h post administration and then decreased with the elimination half‐life value of 20.2 and 21.9 h respectively. Residual OA in muscle and shell was reduced by 20–30% by each cooking procedure examined.     

Hatching envelope formation in the egg of the black tiger shrimp,Penaeus monodon (Decapoda,Penaeidae)

The aim of this study was to reveal the process of hatching envelope (HE) formation in eggs of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon, using fluorocytochemistry with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)‐labelled lectins and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with mouse monoclonal anti‐FITC‐conjugated gold‐lectin labelling. Following lectin binding screening tests, Concanavalin A (Con A) and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) were chosen to trace movements of specific sugar‐associated components of the HE. This revealed that both Con A and WGA‐binding components migrated from the ooplasm to the HE. Using TEM, it was revealed that membranous materials in the ooplasm were released at the time of spawning, that these became associated with granular structures outside the oocyte and that they together developed into an outer layer of the HE. Contents of flocculent vesicles and dense vesicles in the ooplasm were exocytosed and formed the inner layer of the HE. The TEM with gold‐labelled Con A and WGA revealed that the dense and flocculent vesicles and the inner layer of the HE contained components associated with mannose (sugar affinity to Con A) and N‐acetyl‐β‐d ‐glucosamine (sugar affinity to WGA).     

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) prevalence associated with disease resistance among wild populations of black tiger shrimp,Penaeus monodon (Fabricius)

White spot disease caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is the major issue of huge economic destruction globally in the shrimp aquaculture industry. In the present investigation, WSSV prevalence associated with disease resistance was studied among wild black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) from four distant geographic locations along the East coast of India during 2009–2010. Results suggested that the WSSV prevalence in wild P. monodon was the highest (56.2%) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu followed by Digha, West Bengal (10.9%), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (0.6%) and Chilika, Orissa (0%). Quantitative data suggested that the mean copy number of WSSV among these four places was 1.4 × 10⁶, 4.6 × 10⁴, 1.6 × 10² and 2.3 × 10² copies μg^?1 shrimp genomic DNA respectively. The disease resistant prevalence using the 71 bp microsatellite DNA marker was the highest among Chilika, Orissa (63.6%) and Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (63.5%). Higher WSSV prevalence in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Digha, West Bengal corresponded to lower disease resistant prevalence (24% and 40.2%). Conclusively, probably collection of broodstock of P. monodon from places like Chilika and Visakhapatnam would be a much safer approach for the development of specific pathogen‐resistant shrimp aquaculture.     

斑节对虾GLUT1基因cDNA的克隆与表达分析

该研究利用RACE技术克隆获得了斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon) GLUT1 (glucose transporter type 1)的cDNA全长序列;采用实时荧光定量的方法研究了PmGLUT1在斑节对虾幼体发育过程中、各个组织中及低盐胁迫下的差异表达情况。该基因cDNA开放阅读框(ORF)全长1 476 bp,可编码491个氨基酸。检测PmGLUT1基因从受精卵至仔虾期发育过程的表达情况,结果显示,PmGLUT1在幼体发育各期的表达量有所波动,但总体呈现上升趋势。组织表达分析发现,PmGLUT1在鳃组织中的表达量最高,肝胰腺次之,在卵巢中的表达量最低。急性低盐胁迫后,PmGLUT1在肝胰腺中的表达水平显著高于对照组(P<0.05),但在鳃中的表达水平显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。研究结果表明,Pm GLUT1可能在斑节对虾幼体发育及机体应对低盐胁迫过程中具有重要作用,这为进一步研究葡萄糖转运蛋白基因在斑节对虾幼体发育调控和耐低盐胁迫应答中的分子机制提供了理论依据。     

斑节对虾泛素融合蛋白UbS27基因克隆与表达分析

从构建的斑节对虾（Penaeus monodon）肝胰腺转录组数据中筛选出泛素核糖体融合蛋白UbS27基因（ubiquitin/ribosomal S27 fusion protein,PmUbS27）片段,利用SMART-RACE技术克隆出PmUbS27基因cDNA全长,并利用软件对其结构进行分析;利用实时荧光定量技术检测PmUbS27基因在斑节对虾不同组织及卵巢不同发育期的表达情况。结果显示,PmUbS27基因cDNA全长为514 bp,开放阅读框465 bp,编码154个氨基酸,含有泛素（1~72 aa）和核糖体蛋白（101~147 aa）2个结构域。以DNA为模板克隆得到的基因序列由3个内含子和4个外显子组成。实时荧光定量结果显示,PmUbS27基因在斑节对虾各组织中均有表达,但是在卵巢中表达量最高,其次为肝胰腺、血淋巴和精巢。PmUbS27在卵巢发育前期（Ⅱ期）和成熟期（Ⅴ期）的表达量显著高于其他各期（P0.05）。结果表明,PmUbS27参与斑节对虾卵巢发育的过程并可能在卵巢发育进程中起到重要的调控作用。     

斑节对虾Pellino基因的克隆及其在不同胁迫条件下的表达分析

Pellino蛋白家族,是一类高度保守的E3泛素连接酶,在泛素化和先天性免疫中发挥重要作用。该研究通过RACE技术得到斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)泛素连接酶Pellino基因的c DNA全长。该基因序列全长1 961 bp,编码区序列长1 299 bp,编码432个氨基酸,5’非编码区(UTR)为89 bp,3’UTR为573 bp。通过qRT-PCR技术,研究了PmPellino基因在斑节对虾不同组织中的表达水平,并研究了其在不同浓度氨氮胁迫下和不同微生物刺激下的表达情况。结果显示,PmPellino基因在各组织中均有表达,在鳃组织中表达量最高。急性氮氮胁迫后,PmPellino在肝胰腺中的表达量显著上调(P<0.01),但在鳃中的表达被抑制(P<0.01)。哈维氏弧菌(Vibrio harveyi)可显著激活PmPellino在鳃中的表达,抑制其在肝胰腺中的表达。鳗弧菌(V. anguillarum)可显著抑制PmPellino在肝胰腺中的表达,而对PmPellino在鳃中的表达无显著影响。金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)可以显著激活PmPellino在肝胰腺和鳃中的表达。结果表明PmPellino可以激活免疫应答通路,在免疫防御中发挥重要作用。     

The use of passive acoustics to measure feed consumption by Penaeus monodon (giant tiger prawn) in cultured systems

The feeding inefficiencies associated with intensively cultured prawn systems have a significant financial cost and environmental impact. Initial trials of a commercial system using sound to manage feeding within cultured systems have achieved promising results with an impressive food conversion (food weight/biomass) ratio of 1.42. Whilst these results demonstrate the potential benefit of employing passive acoustics for feed management, the underlying technologies are not well understood by industry or the research community. Consequently, a sound based study of feeding tiger prawns is conducted to investigate the key challenges associated with passive acoustic approaches; sound detection and feed demand estimation. The study finds that tiger prawns produce impulsive sound signatures during feeding that can be used as a proxy of feeding activity. Spectral features of the feeding signatures can be used to detect feeding activity within acoustically complex farm ponds (feeding signal to noise ratios less than −40 dB), given they are largely disjoint from the background noise spectrum (aerators) across all farm recordings. One of the potential challenges identified with sound based feed detection is that other sources of event driven interference arise (i.e. rain and faulty aerators), which can be misclassified as feeding. Whilst our investigation indicates that sound based detection of feed events are plausible, it is unclear how accurate it is to estimate the quantity of consumed pellets from feeding sound. Our study provides evidence to support its feasibility, given the temporal evolution of feeding sounds and pellet consumption were linearly related across tank and pond based feeds, respectively (R² = 0.95 and R² = 0.96).