条石鲷检出的虹彩病毒特性研究

2009年8月份辽宁地区某网箱养殖场出现条石鲷大量死亡病情,对病鱼组织切片观察,在脾脏和肾脏等器官内发现许多形态异常肿大的嗜碱性粒细胞。病鱼组织匀浆液感染GF细胞出现了明显的细胞病变效应(CPE)。经透射电镜观察发现,脾脏、肾脏、肝脏及肠组织细胞质内存在大量呈六边形的病毒粒子,该病毒由核衣壳(100~110nm)和囊膜构成,直径150~180nm,似虹彩病毒。使用真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV)959bp PstI片段特异性引物对病鱼各脏器组织进行PCR扩增,在脾脏、肾脏、鳃、肠、心脏和脑扩增出570bp大小的目的片段。同时,针对虹彩病毒主衣壳蛋白序列进行PCR扩增后得到1 400 bp大小的基因片段。病毒主衣壳蛋白序列系统进化分析显示,该病毒与真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV-U1)等几株病毒位于同一进化分枝内。根据上述实验结果,作者认为引发条石鲷大批死亡的病原为真鲷虹彩病毒(Red sea bream iridovirus,RSIV)。     

眼斑拟石首鱼虹彩病毒病的诊断

对广东省珠海市每年6—10月池塘养殖的眼斑拟石首鱼(Sciaenop socellatus)暴发不明原因疾病进行了研究。通过对该病的流行病学调查,结合症状观察、病原分离鉴定、病理学变化,结果显示:该病具有明显的传染性,解剖病鱼可见鳃丝贫血、脾脏和肾脏肿大、出血,通过镜检未检测到大量的寄生虫;从发病鱼的肝、脾、肾脏和肠中未分离到致病菌;在病鱼肝、脾和肾组织病理切片中观察到有大量肿大细胞;通过使用OIE 推荐的虹彩病毒特异性引物进行PCR扩增出570 bp左右的目的片段,MCP基因序列比对显示扩增获得的基因序列与真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV)的基因序列同源性高达99.2%。综合以上结果表明导致眼斑拟石首鱼发病死亡的原因是感染了细胞肿大属虹彩病毒而引起的虹彩病毒病。     

尖塘鳢属鱼类线粒体12SrRNA基因序列分析

利用PCR技术扩增和测序了线纹尖塘鳢、云斑尖塘鳢和海丰沙塘鳢线粒体12SrRNA基因,结合从GenBank中下载的部分同源序列,共分析了5种鱼类的系统发育关系。在Kimura2-parameter模型构建的邻接树中,原产泰国的云斑尖塘鳢与原产澳州线纹尖塘鳢均为单系类群,二者为亲缘关系最为密切的姐妹群,海丰沙塘鳢与其它群体的亲缘关系较远,支持将尖塘鳢属从塘鳢属中分出的传统分类处理。尖塘鳢属内云斑尖塘鳢和线纹尖塘鳢鱼类种内DNA序列无差异,而种间差异明显,表明线粒体12SrRNA基因可作为塘鳢科鱼类种类鉴定的良好分子标记。     

基于线粒体COⅠ基因鉴别云斑尖塘鳢和线纹尖塘鳢的分子标记

云斑尖塘鱼鳢(Qxyleotris marmoratus)原产于泰国、越南等东南亚国家线纹尖塘鳢(Oxyeletris lineolatus)原产于澳大利亚,目前两者已成为中国的养殖品种。由于其同属塘鳢属(Oxyeleotris)形态相似,特别是在幼苗阶段难以识别,在苗种市场上常出现混淆,因此本研究研发了一种分子鉴定技术。通过对mtDNA中COⅠ(cytochrome C oxidase subunitⅠ)基因特异性位点比对和分析,设计并筛选出一对特异性引物(XW1)。特异性引物XW1可在线纹尖塘鳢中扩增获得170 by的单一产物,而在云斑尖塘鳢中无产物。通过PCR扩增产物的有无,可以区分两个物种。并在随机选择的30个样本中得到验证。本研究提供一种可以快速且不需要测序的方法来鉴别云斑尖塘鳢和线纹尖塘鳢。     

鳜传染性脾肾坏死病毒主衣壳蛋白基因结构及序列分析

分析了鳜传染性脾肾坏死病毒(infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus,ISKNV)的主衣壳蛋白(MCP)基因结构及其序列。对ISKNV DNA Kpn I L酶切片段的序列分析结果发现,该序列中含有完整的MCP基因。ISKNV MCP基因完整读码框为1362bp,比含量为56．24％,编码一个长为453aa、分子量为49．61kD、等电点为6．25的推定蛋白。结构分析发现,该基因具有启动子元件TATA框和CAAT基序。根据对虹彩病毒MCP系统进化树和脊椎动物虹彩病毒的生物学特性的分析比较发现,ISKNV、RSIV、SBIV、GIV和ALIV等在养殖海、淡水鱼类中引起其脾、肾、固有层和表皮细胞肿大的虹彩病毒,是独立于蛙病毒属和淋巴囊肿病毒属的又一新脊椎动物虹彩病毒类群。     

云斑尖塘鳢胚胎和早期仔鱼的发育

对云斑尖塘鳢(Oxyeleotris marmoratus)胚胎和早期仔鱼的发育进行了观察,详细描述了各发育阶段的形态特征。在28℃定水温条件下,云斑尖塘鳢的胚胎发育历时80h 30min,可分为24个发育分期。在整个发育过程中,眼、耳囊、心脏、消化道、肾脏、鳔、胸鳍和尾鳍等得到了优先发育。     

云斑尖塘鳢在水产养殖中的风险评估及适生区分析

【目的】引进国外优良品种极大促进了水产养殖的发展,但过去水产外来种的风险评估主要针对疫病,很少针对生态风险进行评估。本研究首次利用欧洲外来水产种养殖风险分析框架(ENSARS)和物种分布模型(MaxEnt)对外来水产种云斑尖塘鳢在南部生态区的生态风险进行评估,研究结果可为我国外来水产种引种管理提供参考。【方法】基于文献调研和实地调查收集云斑尖塘鳢生物学和生态学性状以及养殖状况等信息,用ENSARS评估该鱼的入侵风险,对其传播病原体、逃逸和产生社会经济影响的可能性进行分析,并用MaxEnt预测其在中国的适生区。【结果】云斑尖塘鳢在南部生态区具有强的入侵性,在水产养殖过程中具有中等风险,其中传播病原体的风险为中度高水平,逃逸的风险为中等水平,对社会经济产生影响的可能性较低。云斑尖塘鳢的高度适生区分布在台湾、广西、广东、海南4个省(自治区),分别占该省(自治区)面积28.71%、2.41%、14.57%、24.69%。【结论】云斑尖塘鳢的生物地理和生物生态学性状使其在南部生态区具有较强的入侵性,但在养殖过程中对逃逸、病原体传播等高风险事件的人为干预,能够在一定程度上降低逃逸并产生影响的可能性...     

池塘养殖斑鳢弹状病毒的分离与初步鉴定

从患暴发性死亡的斑鳢病灶中分离出一株弹状病毒。 取病鱼肝、脾、肾组织过滤液接种EPC、FHM细胞, 连续传至第3代后28℃培养35h出现细胞病变(CPE), 测得病毒半数细胞感染量为10-5.746/0.1 mL。将病变细胞制成超薄切片, 透射电镜下观察到细胞质中存在大量呈子弹状的病毒颗粒, 大小约53 nm140 nm。用上述组织过滤液及F3代细胞培养病毒液回归感染健康斑鳢均能显示与自然发病鱼相似的症状, 死亡率达100%。根据鳜鱼弹状病毒(Siniperca chuatsi rhabdovirus, SCRV)N蛋白保守序列设计的引物对斑鳢病毒的基因组RNA进行RT-PCR扩增, 得到大小约400 bp的阳性片段。对该片段克隆、测序后与GenBank中序列进行BLAST比对, 发现该基因序列与SCRV同源性最高, 为94%。选取GenBank中已登录的病毒性出血败血症病毒(VHSV)、鳢弹状病毒(SHRV)、鲤春病毒血症病毒(SVCV)、鳜鱼弹状病毒(SCRV)、传染性造血器官坏死病毒(IHNV)、狂犬病毒(RV)、牙鲆弹状病毒(HIRRV)相关序列构建系统进化树, 结果表明, 该基因序列与SCRV聚为一支。由于该病毒粒子的形态大小与SCRV(100 nm200 nm)存在一定差异, 暂将其命名为斑鳢弹状病毒(CHRV)。       

云斑尖塘鳢AFLP分析技术的建立

以云斑尖塘鳢为对象,对其扩增片段长度多态性（AFLP）体系中的连接、预扩增、选择扩增等关键步骤的参数进行了对比实验。结果表明,在采用磷酸化接头,预扩增PCR增加延伸反应及20倍稀释预扩增产物的条件下,可得到清晰稳定的电泳图谱。所筛选的48个引物组合中,14个引物组合的产物带型稳定清晰,分布均匀,扩增片段为50-70条。本研究获得的AFLP优化参数及引物能够运用于云斑尖塘鳢群体遗传分析及分子辅助育种研究。     

患病中国大鲵中分离到一株虹彩病毒及其特性的研究

从陕西某大鲵养殖场患病的大鲵体内分离到一株病毒。患病大鲵以体表溃疡,特别是肢体远端溃烂为主要临床特征。该病毒于10℃~30℃能在BF-2(Caudal trunk cells of blue-gillfry)、CO(Gorad cells of grass carp)、CHSE(Embryo cells of Chinook salmon)、FHM(cells of fathed minnow)等细胞中较好地增殖,最适生长温度为25℃~30℃。病毒对氯仿、热、pH3、pH10敏感,DNA抑制剂5-氟-2′-脱氧尿苷(5-fluro-2-′deoxyuridine,FUDR)能抑制病毒在细胞中的增殖,提示该病毒是有囊膜的DNA病毒。经电镜观察,在感染了病毒的细胞切片中可见到大量直径约130~150 nm有囊膜的六角形病毒颗粒成晶格排列在细胞质里,病毒呈典型的虹彩病毒形态。抽提病毒核酸后进行PCR扩增,用已知蛙病毒主要衣壳蛋白(MCP)基因的保守序列设计的引物能扩增出431bp的片段。扩增的片段测序后,和已知的几种蛙病毒属成员的主要衣壳蛋白基因中的相应片段进行比对,相似性在96%以上。血清学试验结果显示该病毒和IPNV(Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus,IPNV)、GCRV(Grass carp reovirus,GCRV)、SVCV(Spring viraemia of carp virus,SVCV)I、HNV(Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus,IHNV)在血清学上没有相关性。以上结果提示该病毒可能是虹彩病毒科蛙病毒属的成员,暂时命名为大鲵虹彩病毒(Andrias davidianus iridovirus,ADIV)。该病毒与大鲵发病的关系有待进一步研究。     

Characterization of an iridovirus detected from cultured turbot Scophthalmus maximus in Korea

Juvenile turbot Scophthalmus maximus that became sick during an outbreak of disease at mariculture facilities at Go-Chang, Korea, in 2003, were examined to identify the cause of the disease. The fish had pale body color, an enlarged abdomen, protruding eyes, an enlarged spleen and kidney, and pale gills and/or liver. Histopathogical examination revealed basophilic enlarged cells in the kidney, spleen, gills, heart, stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas and skin. Hexagonal viral particles with a diameter of 136 to 159 nm were observed in the enlarged cells. A specific 1299 bp fragment of the major capsid protein (MCP) gene of the turbot iridovirus (TBIV) was amplified by PCR. Sequence homology was greater than 93.76% between the MCP gene in TBIV and the same gene in 5 viruses in the tentatively proposed genus Tropivirus (family Iridoviridae): red sea bream iridovirus, sea bass iridovirus, grouper sleepy disease iridovirus, African lampeye iridovirus and dwarf gourami iridovirus. These results suggest that the virus detected from turbot is similar to the proposed genus Tropivirus.     

Phylogenetic analysis of the major capsid protein gene of iridovirus isolates from cultured flounders Paralichthys olivaceus in Korea

In 2003, 13 isolates of iridovirus were obtained from cultured flounders Paralichthys olivaceus during epizootics in Korea. The full open reading frames (ORFs) encoding the major capsid protein (MCP) (1362 bp) from the 13 flounder iridoviruses (FLIVs) were sequenced and the deduced amino acid sequences were phylogenetically analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis of the MCP revealed that all 13 FLIVs were the same species as rock bream iridovirus (RBIV), red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), and were grouped into an unknown genus which was different from the 2 genera known to infect fish, Ranavirus and Lymphocystivirus. This is the first report on the isolation and phylogenetic analysis of the iridovirus of unknown genus from flounders during epizootics.     

Histopathological and ultrastructural features of enlarged cells of humpback grouper Cromileptes altivelis challenged with Megalocytivirus (family Iridoviridae) after vaccination

The genus Megalocytivirus in the family Iridoviridae encompasses isolates of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) and grouper sleepy disease iridovirus (GSDIV). In the present study, humpback grouper Cromileptes altivelis juveniles were challenged with GSDIV after vaccination with a commercial RSIV vaccine. The unvaccinated group (in duplicate) showed higher mortalities (59.3 to 66.7%) than the vaccination group (0% mortalitiy, in duplicate). Surviving fish in the vaccinated group displayed masses of enlarged cells in the spleen. Electron microscopy revealed that they contained hemosiderin granules within the cytoplasm. In contrast, moribund fish from the unvaccinated group exhibited large numbers of inclusion body-bearing cells (IBCs) in the spleen, while surviving fish displayed masses of enlarged cells in which a small number of GSDIV virions were assembled.     

Identification of an iridovirus in Acetes erythraeus (Sergestidae) and the development of in situ hybridization and PCR method for its detection

An iridovirus (tentatively named SIV, sergestid iridovirus) that causes high mortality in the sergestid shrimp, Acetes erythraeus, was found in Madagascar in 2004. Severely affected shrimp exhibit a blue-green opalescence. Histological examination revealed massive cytoplasmic inclusions in the cuticular epithelial cells, connective tissues, ovary and testes. The electron microscopic examination showed paracrystalline arrays of virions at a size of 140nm, suggesting infection with an iridovirus. A pair of PCR primers were selected from the conserved region of the major capsid protein (MCP)-coding sequence among insect iridoviruses and used to amplify a 1.0kb fragment from the infected A. erythraeus. This fragment was cloned, sequenced and found to be highly similar (upto 80% similarity in translated amino acids with an E value of 1e-124) to the MCP of invertebrate iridoviruses. This clone was then labeled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP and hybridized to tissue sections of infected A. erythraeus, which reacted positively to the probe. The reacting tissues included epithelial cells, connective tissues, and the germinal cells; the same cells as those with inclusions. A PCR method was also developed from the MCP coding sequence for detecting SIV.     

Outbreaks and risks of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus disease in freshwater ornamental fishes

We examined the distribution of iridoviruses in 10 freshwater ornamental fish species hatched in Korea and imported from other Asian countries using both 1-step and 2-step polymerase chain reation (PCR). None of the 10 fish species analyzed were free of iridovirus as shown by 2-step PCR positive results, and 3 species yielded 1-step PCR positive results with associated mortality. Cloned PCR amplicons of the adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and major capsid protein (MCP) genes in genomic DNA of iridovirus showed the same nucleotide sequences as that of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) isolated from the mandarinfish Siniperca chuatsi. These results indicate the presence of ISKNV disease in various ornamental fish as new host species and that the disease is widespread throughout different Asian countries including Korea, Singapore and China. Such infections were either clinical with associated mortality (and 1-step PCR positive) or asymptomatic in fish that were externally healthy (and only positive in 2-step PCR). Molecular analyses of the K2 region performed on iridovirus samples isolated from freshwater ornamental fishes revealed deletion/insertion of repetitive sequences of various lengths (42 to 339 bp), depending on the ISKNV isolates, without substitutions. Experimental infection of pearl gourami Trichogaster leeri and silver gourami T. microlepis with a tissue homogenate of pearl gourami infected by ISKNV induced 70 and 20% cumulative mortalities in the pearl and silver gourami, respectively.     

Dynamics of demographically open mutualists: immigration, intraspecific competition, and predation impact goby populations

Although it is now recognized that mutualistic species are common and can have stable populations, the forces controlling their persistence are poorly understood. To better understand the mechanisms that impact the stability of obligate mutualists, I conducted several field experiments within a sandy coral reef lagoon in Moorea, French Polynesia that manipulated densities of fish (gobies) that interact mutualistically with shrimp. Obligate, mutualistic partnerships of gobies and shrimp are common on Indo-Pacific coral reefs and have been shown previously to interact as follows: shrimp construct burrows in which both species reside, and gobies warn shrimp of predators through tactile communication. Augmentation of gobies by up to 100% above ambient densities within 9 m² plots produced no change in overall density of gobies or shrimp because gobies competed intraspecifically for a limited number of shrimp burrows and smaller gobies were outcompeted by larger individuals. I used predators to assess the impact of goby removal on the stability of goby and shrimp populations. First, although surveys taken throughout the lagoon revealed no relationship between goby and predator densities, predators correlated negatively with the proportion of adult gobies and positively with the proportion of small gobies paired with large shrimp. Second, experimental augmentation of predators resulted in a dramatic reduction of adult gobies within predator-addition plots, but had no impact on overall densities as immigrants rapidly replaced the missing adult gobies. Furthermore, goby turnover resulted in an increase in the proportion of small gobies paired with large shrimp because body sizes of gobies and shrimp in a burrow were similar prior to predator introduction, and predators apparently had a greater impact on gobies than shrimp. The mechanisms that prevent expansion (intraspecific competition) and collapse (immigration) of goby-shrimp populations likely contribute to local-scale stability of mutualistic populations in other terrestrial and aquatic environments.     

Identification of an iridovirus in Acetes erythraeus (Sergestidae) and the development of in situ hybridization and PCR method for its detection

An iridovirus (tentatively named SIV, sergestid iridovirus) that causes high mortality in the sergestid shrimp, Acetes erythraeus, was found in Madagascar in 2004. Severely affected shrimp exhibit a blue–green opalescence. Histological examination revealed massive cytoplasmic inclusions in the cuticular epithelial cells, connective tissues, ovary and testes. The electron microscopic examination showed paracrystalline arrays of virions at a size of 140 nm, suggesting infection with an iridovirus. A pair of PCR primers were selected from the conserved region of the major capsid protein (MCP)-coding sequence among insect iridoviruses and used to amplify a 1.0 kb fragment from the infected A. erythraeus. This fragment was cloned, sequenced and found to be highly similar (upto 80% similarity in translated amino acids with an E value of 1e−124) to the MCP of invertebrate iridoviruses. This clone was then labeled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP and hybridized to tissue sections of infected A. erythraeus, which reacted positively to the probe. The reacting tissues included epithelial cells, connective tissues, and the germinal cells; the same cells as those with inclusions. A PCR method was also developed from the MCP coding sequence for detecting SIV.     

Sublittoral abundance and food consumption of Baltic gobies

Two small demersal fishes, the sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus and the common goby Pomatoschistus microps , were quantified on soft bottoms at 20–40 m depth in the Baltic Sea, using a camera placed above the bottom. The largest numbers of gobies were seen following the settlement of young in late summer and autumn. Most recorded fishes were sand gobies. An annual average of 4·7 individuals m⁻²(0·24 g dry mass m⁻²) was recorded in 1983–1985 and 2·5 individuals m⁻²(0·13 g m⁻²) in 1997–1998. Using these densities, the annual goby food consumption was estimated to 100 kJ m⁻² in 1983–1985 and 50 kJ m⁻² in 1997–1998, corresponding to most of the annual macrobenthos production available to the gobies. The resulting goby production, assumed equal to 25% of the food consumed, must have been an important food source for the larger fishes occasionally recorded in the photographs.     

Secondary invasion of the round goby into high diversity Great Lakes tributaries and species at risk hotspots: potential new concerns for endangered freshwater species

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) first invaded North America in 1990 when it was discovered in the St. Clair River. Despite more than 15 years of potential invasion, many Great Lakes’ lotic systems remained uninvaded. Recently, we captured the round goby from several Great Lakes tributaries known as species-at-risk hotspots. With a combination of field sampling of round gobies and literature review of the impact of round gobies on native taxa, we assess the potential impacts of the secondary invasion to native species using three mechanisms: competition; predation; and indirect impacts from the loss of obligate mussel hosts. We estimate that 89% (17/19) of benthic fishes and 17% (6/36) of mussels that occur in these systems are either known or suspected to be impacted by the secondary invasion of round goby. In particular, we note that the distribution of potential impacts of round goby invasion was largely associated with species with a conservation designation, including seven endangered species (1 fish, 6 mussels). As these recent captures of round goby represent novel occurrences in high diversity watersheds, understanding the potential impacts of secondary invasion to native biota is fundamental to prevent species declines and to allow early mitigation.