Quantitative analysis of Ichthyobodo salmonis an ectoparasitic flagellate infecting juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta in hatcheries
Quantitative analysis of Ichthyobodo salmonis an ectoparasitic flagellate infecting juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta in hatcheries
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孵化场中感染幼年鲑鱼 Oncorhynchus keta 的外寄生鞭毛虫的定量分析
DOI:
10.1007/s12562-016-1055-z
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Ueda H
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文献类型:
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作者:
Mizuno S;Urawa S;Miyamoto M;Hatakeyama M;Koide N;Ueda H
Ichthyobodosis caused by the ectoparasitic flagellateIchthyobodo salmonisis a significant cause of mortality in juvenile chum salmonOncorhynchus ketareared in hatcheries of northern Japan. The present study established a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay (qPCR) ofI. salmonisribosomal DNA (rDNA) using SYBR Green. This assay allows monitoring of parasite infections for the epidemiological study and control of ichthyobodosis in hatcheries. qPCR showed high reproducibility for measurements between 1.0 and 1.0 × 108rDNA copy/μl. There was a significant positive correlation between the number of parasites and the amount ofI. salmonisrDNA. A survey using the qPCR assay indicated that infection byI. salmoniswas present in 23 of 87 hatcheries; parasite loads were estimated to be between 50 and 750 parasites/g juvenile body weight. These results demonstrate that our qPCR assay enables the surveying of juvenile chum salmon reared in hatcheries for infection byI. salmonis.