Lipopolysaccharide O-antigen antibody-based detection of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum |
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Authors: | Crump Elizabeth M Perry Malcolm B Gale Stephen Crawford Evan Kay William W |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Several yellow-pigmented species within the family Flavobacteriaceae are commonly associated with diseases in fish and are difficult to speciate due to their fastidious, slow-growing nature and cross-reactive antigens. Here we report the development of specific, antibody-diagnostic tests for Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the aetiological agent of rainbow trout fry syndrome and bacterial cold water disease. A unique antigen from F. psychrophilum, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-polysaccharide (O-PS), formed the basis for the antibody test. LPS O-PS was purified and conjugated to keyhole limpet haemocyanin and bovine serum albumin for the generation of rabbit immune sera and the development of antibody-based diagnostic tests. Rabbit polyclonal anti-O-PS serum was highly specific for F. psychrophilum, without the need for prior cross-absorption with related bacteria and was the basis of an effective ELISA diagnostic test. Antibodies were purified from rabbit anti-O-PS serum and adsorbed onto coloured latex beads for the development of a specific, bead agglutination assay for F. psychrophilum. |
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