First detection of <i>Flavobacterium psychrophilum</i> in juvenile Siberian sturgeons (<i>Acipenser baerii</i>) and description of the pathological findings

dc.contributor.authorChinchilla Rodríguez, Blanca
dc.contributor.authorVázquez Fernández, Esther
dc.contributor.authorRebollada Merino, Agustín Miguel
dc.contributor.authorPérez Sancho, Marta
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez Rodríguez, Lucas José
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Bertos, Antonio Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T06:45:48Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T06:45:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-21
dc.description.abstractFlavobacterium psychrophilum affects many cultured fish species and is considered one of the most important bacterial pathogens causing substantial economic losses in salmonid aquaculture worldwide. Here, F. psychrophilum was identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and nested PCR as the aetiological agent causing mortality in diseased juvenile Siberian sturgeons (Acipenser baerii) reared on a freshwater fish farm. Diseased sturgeons were lethargic and displayed dark skin pigmentation, increased mucus production and the presence of skin ulcerations and haemorrhages specially on the ventral side and the base of fins. The histological examination of fish revealed proliferative branchitis, ulcerative and necrotizing dermatitis and myositis, lymphoid tissue atrophy, liver and kidney degeneration and thrombosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the infection of Siberian sturgeons by F. psychrophilum. The detection of F. psychrophilum in diseased Siberian sturgeons and the description of the pathological findings observed during the outbreak may contribute to a better understanding of the bacterium pathogenicity and the range of fish species susceptible to infection.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Sanidad Animal
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Medicina y Cirugía Animal
dc.description.facultyCentro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET)
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationChinchilla, B., Vázquez-Fernández, E., Rebollada-Merino, A., Pérez-Sancho, M., Domínguez, L., & Rodríguez-Bertos, A. (2023). First detection of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in juvenile Siberian sturgeons (Acipenser baerii) and description of the pathological findings. Journal of fish diseases, 46(8), 887–894. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13801
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jfd.13801
dc.identifier.issn0140-7775
dc.identifier.issn1365-2761
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13801
dc.identifier.pmid37210748
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107512
dc.journal.titleJournal of Fish Diseases
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final894
dc.page.initial887
dc.publisherWiley
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dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-098658-B-C22/ES/EL SISTEMA DE DOS COMPONENTES WZM%2FWZT DE BRUCELLA: ESTUDIOS MOLECULARES, INTERACCIONES PATOGENO-HOSPEDADOR EN OVINO Y APLICACIONES EN B. SUIS/
dc.relation.projectIDPRE2019-087439
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu636.09
dc.subject.keywordFlavobacterium psychrophilum
dc.subject.keywordSiberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)
dc.subject.keywordAquaculture
dc.subject.keywordBacterial coldwater disease (BCWD)
dc.subject.keywordNon-salmonids
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titleFirst detection of <i>Flavobacterium psychrophilum</i> in juvenile Siberian sturgeons (<i>Acipenser baerii</i>) and description of the pathological findings
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