Bacterial populations of normal and ulcerated mantle tissue of the squid, Lolliguncula brevis.
Bacterial populations of normal and ulcerated mantle tissue of the squid, Lolliguncula brevis.
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-2011(86)90138-2
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发表时间:
1986-07
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
L. Ford;S. K. Alexander;K. M. Cooper;R. Hanlon
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作者:
L. Ford;S. K. Alexander;K. M. Cooper;R. Hanlon
Species ofAeromonas, Pseudomonas, Vibrio, andBacilluswere isolated from normal and ulcerated mantle tissue of laboratory-maintained and wild-caughtLolliguncula brevis. Laboratorymaintained squids (n= 11) typically had greater than 105viable bacterial cells/cm2normal mantle tissue. Conversely, wild-caught squids (n= 30) had fewer than 104viable bacterial cells/cm2mantle tissue, which was significantly lower (P< 0.05) than the number for laboratory-maintained animals. This increase appeared to be due primarily to increases inVibriosp. In laboratory-maintained squids, bacterial species and concentrations on normal versus ulcerated mantle surfaces were similar. Microscopical examinations indicated large numbers of bacteria associated only with ulcerated tissues. These results provide insufficient evidence to indicate that bacteria cause ulceration. Physical damage to the skin and other undefined stress factors are most likely responsible for high concentrations of surface bacteria and the incidence of ulceration in laboratory-maintained animals. Antibacterial treatment of animals prior to introduction to the maintenance system and regular treatments thereafter may be effective in minimizing surface bacterial populations. Antibacterial susceptibility (disc-diffusion) tests indicate that chloramphenicol, kanamycin, oxytetracycline, nifurpirinol, and nitrofurazone were effective against 48–80% of the bacterial isolates from the mantle surfaces of squids and sea water. Of these, nifurpirinol and nitrofurazone were stable in sea water at low concentrations (15 μg/liter). Trial treatments (24-hr bath) with nifurpirinol (0.1 mg/liter) and nitrofurazone (2 mg/liter) were nonlethal to most squids and are recommended as a starting point for future treatment protocols of laboratory-maintained squids.