Fusariosis in the shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus cultured in Israel

The first case of a mycotic infection in shrimp in Israel is reported. Fusarium solani produced a large melanized lesion in a specimen of Penaeus semisulcatus cultured at Eilat, on the Red Sea. Fungal hyphae elicited a strong hemocytic response in cuticular and connective tissues. In the underlying muscle, the inflammatory reaction appeared weaker, suggesting a gradual failure by the host to resist mycelial invasion. Three cases of human keratomycosis by F. solani have been reported in recent years in Israel, suggesting that handling infected shrimp may represent a hazard to aquaculturists.     

Inhibition of Brochothrix thermosphacta and sensory improvement of tropical peeled cooked shrimp by Lactococcus piscium CNCM I‐4031

Aims: To investigate the antimicrobial spectrum of Lactococcus piscium CNCM I‐4031 and its protective effect in cooked and peeled shrimp against Brochothrix thermosphacta. Methods and Results: Sixteen pathogenic and spoiling bacteria were inhibited in Elliker, but not in shrimp juice agar plates. In shrimp packed under modified atmosphere and stored at 8°C, B. thermosphacta (10³ CFU g^?1) was inhibited by 4·1 log CFU g^?1 when co‐inoculated with L. piscium (10⁶ CFU g^?1). Brochothrix thermosphacta spoiled the product after 11 days, with the emission of strong butter/caramel off‐odours. In co‐culture with L. piscium, sensory shelf‐life was extended by at least 10 days. The inhibition was partially explained by a drop in pH from 6·6 to 5·6. The physicochemical composition of shrimp and shrimp juice was established to identify the inhibition mechanisms involved. Conclusion: Lactococcus piscium CNCM I‐4031 has a wide antimicrobial spectrum. The strain inhibits B. thermosphacta in shrimp and significantly prolongs sensory shelf‐life. Significance and Impact of the Study: Lactococcus piscium CNCM I‐4031 is shown to be a promising agent for improving shrimp quality and may be tested against pathogens and in other food matrices. Knowledge of the physicochemical composition of shrimp and shrimp juice will allow the development of a chemically defined model medium for determining the inhibition mechanisms involved.     

凡纳滨对虾健康状态分化前后养殖水体浮游细菌群落的比较

养殖水体浮游细菌群落与对虾健康状态息息相关.本研究基于16S rRNA高通量测序技术手段比较了凡纳滨对虾病害发生前后病害趋向塘与健康塘的浮游细菌群落多样性、组成及关键类群互作关系的动态变化.结果表明:对虾发病前,病害趋向养殖水体浮游细菌群落Shannon指数显著低于健康养殖水体,且呈现持续下降的趋势;伴随疾病爆发,病害趋向养殖水体浮游细菌群落结构离散程度显著增大,群落稳定性较差;发病前,病害趋向塘养殖水体中绿弯菌门、δ-变形菌纲和Saccharibacteria平均相对丰度均显著高于健康水体,而拟杆菌门显著低于健康水体;部分病害指示OTU隶属于弧菌科及黄杆菌科,隶属于红杆菌科的OTU1是发病前健康塘的健康指示OTU.网络分析表明,大多数与OTU1存在相互作用的指示OTUs属于黄杆菌科,说明黄杆菌科在对虾养殖水体浮游细菌群落中扮演重要角色.鉴于以上结果,对虾发病可能与多种浮游细菌群落相关,当出现“生态位机会”时,条件致病菌快速繁殖进而导致对虾发病,而保持和恢复细菌群落平衡可以成为预防对虾发病的有效策略.     

微卫星标记应用于凡那滨对虾家系鉴别的研究

以人工选育建立的凡那滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）全同胞家系为实验材料,探讨了微卫星标记对混养家系进行亲权鉴定的可能性。Cervus模拟分析表明从10个微卫星基因座组合中选取的多态性信息含量最高的6个进行组合与原组合的累积排除概率均在0.99,多态性信息含量最高的6个基因座的组合判定正确率为0.97,置信度为95%。在家系混养的模拟实验中使用这6个高多态性的微卫星基因座从20个候选雌虾中找到真正母亲的概率为88%,从30个候选雄虾中找到真正父亲的概率为78%,低于理论预测值,分析可能与微卫星基因座中的无效等位基因,等位基因的突变以及PCR过程中Taq酶发生链滑移等因素有关。      

Development of polymorphic expressed sequence tag-derived microsatellites for the extension of the genetic linkage map of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

In this study, microsatellite markers were developed for the genetic linkage mapping and breeding program of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. A total of 997 unique microsatellite-containing expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were identified from 10 100 EST sequences in the P. monodon EST database. AT-rich microsatellite types were predominant in the EST sequences. Homology searching by the blastn and blastx programs revealed that these 997 ESTs represented 8.6% known gene products, 27.8% hypothetical proteins and 63.6% unknown gene products. Characterization of 50 markers on a panel of 35-48 unrelated shrimp indicated an average number of alleles of 12.6 and an average polymorphic information content of 0.723. These EST microsatellite markers along with 208 other markers (185 amplified fragment length polymorphisms, one exon-primed intron-crossing, six single strand conformation polymorphisms, one single nucleotide polymorphism, 13 non-EST-associated microsatellites and two EST-associated microsatellites) were analysed across the international P. monodon mapping family. A total of 144 new markers were added to the P. monodon maps, including 36 of the microsatellite-containing ESTs. The current P. monodon male and female linkage maps have 47 and 36 linkage groups respectively with coverage across half the P. monodon genome.     

Purification and characterization of hatching enzyme from shrimp Penaeus chinensis

By using Penaeus chorion as a specific substrate, the hatching enzyme (HE) from Penaeus chinensis was purified by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography, and characterized in terms of its molecular weight and enzymatic properties in this study. It was found that the molecular weight of Penaeus HE is about 43.0 kDa in SDS-PAGE. The Penaeus HE had obvious choriolytic activity, which was optimal at pH 6.0 and temperature of 40 degrees C, respectively. The Km value of the HE for casein was 7.47 mg ml(-1). The HE activity was almost completely inhibited by SBTI, p-APMSF, bestatin, and NEM, greatly inhibited by ovomucoid, TLCK, IAM, chymostatin, and PMSF, and slightly inhibited by pepstatin A, TPCK, LBTI, and leupeptin. These results indicate that the HE is most probably a trypsin-type serine protease. Besides of these, the HE was extremely sensitive to EDTA, Zn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, and Cu2+. Combined with the results that the EDTA-pretreated HE activity could be perfectly recovered by Zn2+, it is indicated that shrimp HE is most probably a kind of Zn-metalloprotease.     

Penaeus monodon chitin-binding protein (PmCBP) is involved in white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) can cause the most serious viral disease of shrimp and has a wide host range among crustaceans. Although researches show a lot about its genome and structure, information concerning the mechanism of how WSSV infects' cells is lacking. In this study, some experiments were applied to confirm the biological meaning of the protein–protein interaction between WSSV envelope protein, VP53A, and Penaeus monodon chitin-binding protein (PmCBP). Immunofluorescent study indicated that PmCBP is located on the cell surface of host cells. PmCBP amounts of about 34 kDa can be detected in both P. monodon and Litopenaeus vannamei tissues by Western blotting. In the in vivo neutralization experiment, both rVP53A and rPmCBP that were produced by Esherichia coli can promote resp. a 40% and 20% survival rate of the shrimp which were challenged by WSSV. Furthermore, a yeast-two-hybrid result revealed that PmCBP could interact with at least 11 WSSV envelope proteins. Those findings suggest that PmCBP may be involved in WSSV infection.     

凡纳滨对虾红体病病原

2001年7月辽宁省盘锦市大洼对虾养殖厂凡纳滨对虾大面积暴发红体病。主要表现为全身发红,活动减弱,食欲减退,壳变硬,死亡率高等。本研究从患红体病的凡纳滨对虾肌肉组织中分离到三株优势菌,经回归感染证实其中一株为引发本次凡纳滨对虾红体病的病原菌,编号为0107。对该菌进行了生理生化鉴定和16SrRNA基因序列同源性分析,将其判定为副溶血弧菌(V.parahaemolyticus)。药敏实验结果显示,该菌对头孢哌酮、头孢曲松等多种抗生素敏感,对氨苄西林、青霉素等抗生素不敏感。     

肌注和药饵给药下诺氟沙星在南美白对虾血淋巴中药代动力学

本文分析了盐度1‰和15‰下诺氟沙星肌肉注射给药(剂量10mg/kg)和盐度15‰下药饵口服给药(剂量15mg/kg和30mg/kg)后南美白对虾血淋巴中药代动力学。在盐度1‰和15‰下,南美白对虾肌注给药后血药浓度的变化趋势基本相似,血药浓度与时间关系曲线适合用二室模型来描述,其药动学方程分别为C0=35.422×e-9.778t 4.363×e-0.165t和C0=35.144×e-13.335t 7.888×e-0.608t,但两盐度下部分药动学参数差别较大。药饵口服给药时,给药剂量与血药浓度未呈明显的正相关,且血药浓度—时间关系曲线均表现出双峰现象。以30mg/kg剂量药饵口服给药后,药峰出现的时间分别为给药后4h和12h,峰浓度分别为2.86μg/mL和2.04μg/mL;以15mg/kg剂量给药时也得到相似的双峰现象,但第二峰浓度出现的时间为8h。