The prevalence of the fish pathogen <Emphasis Type="Italic">Yersinia ruckeri</Emphasis> among representatives of the marine flora and fauna of the Sea of Okhotsk |
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Authors: | D?K?Chistyulin I?Yu?Kokoreva Email author" target="_blank">O?Yu?PortnyaginaEmail author G?A?Naberezhnykh L?S?Shevchenko O?D?Novikova |
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Institution: | 1.Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch,Russian Academy of Sciences,Vladivostok,Russia;2.Far Eastern Federal University,School of Natural Science,Vladivostok,Russia |
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Abstract: | This study investigates the spreading of the Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia ruckeri, pathogenic for fish, among representatives of the marine flora and fauna of the Sea of Okhotsk. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed the presence of Y. ruckeri outer membrane antigens in 9 of the 29 samples obtained by washing the internal organs of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and surfaces of algal thalli. Using lipopolysaccharide (LPS) containing a fluorescent label we detected LPS-binding proteins, which are a component of the innate immune system of invertebrates, in half of the samples studied. However, the simultaneous presence of Y. ruckeri and LPS-binding proteins was found only in brachiopods, scallops, and shrimps. It is assumed that this may be indicative of a particular response of the immune system of these animals to infection and/or manifestation of a toxic effect of Y. ruckeri. |
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