scholarly journals Pre-treatment of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with ozone nanobubbles improve efficacy of heat-killed Streptococcus agalactiae immersion vaccine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linh Vu Nguyen ◽  
Dien Thanh Le ◽  
Pattiya Sangpo ◽  
Saengchan Senapin ◽  
Anat Thapinta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Bacterial Antigen ◽  
Fish Pathogens ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Percent Survival ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Pre Treatment

Nanobubble technology has shown appealing technical benefits and potential applications in aquaculture. We recently found that treatment with ozone nanobubbles (NB-O3) activated expression of several immune-related genes leading to effective response to subsequent exposure to fish pathogens. In this study, we investigated whether pre-treatment of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with NB-O3 can enhance specific immune responses and improve efficacy of immersion vaccination against Streptococcus agalactiae. Spleen and head kidney of fish in the vaccinated groups showed a substantial upregulation in expression levels of three immunoglobulin classes (IgM, IgD, and IgT) compared with the unvaccinated control groups. At day 21 post-immunization, the relative expression was greatest (approx. 3.2 to 4.1 folds). Both systemic and mucosal IgM antibodies were elicited in vaccinated groups. As the result, the cumulative survival rate of the vaccinated groups was found to be higher than that of the unvaccinated groups, with a relative percent survival (RPS) ranging from 52.9-70.5%. However, fish in the vaccinated groups that received pre-treatment with NB-O3, bacterial antigen uptakes, expression levels of IgM, IgD, and IgT, as well as the specific-IgM antibody levels and percent survival, were all slightly or significantly higher than that of the vaccinated group without pre-treatment with NB-O3. Taken together, our findings suggest that utilizing pre-treatment with NB-O3 may improve the immune response and efficacy of immersion vaccination in Nile tilapia.

Nonlethal sampling methods for diagnosis of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Aquaculture ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 454 ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Campos Tavares ◽  
Frederico Augusto de Alcântara Costa ◽  
Raquel Ribeiro Dias Santos ◽  
Gustavo Morais Barony ◽  
Carlos Augusto Gomes Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

scholarly journals Dietary Agaricus blazei Spent Substrate Improves Disease Resistance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Streptococcus agalactiae In Vivo

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Po-Tsang Lee ◽  
Yu-Sheng Wu ◽  
Chung-Chih Tseng ◽  
Jia-Yu Lu ◽  
Meng-Chou Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Agaricus Blazei ◽  
Bacterial Challenge ◽  
Spent Mushroom Substrate ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

This study evaluated the effects of the feeding of spent mushroom substrate from Agaricus blazei on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The safety of 0–1000 μg/mL A. blazei spent substrate water extract (ABSSE) was demonstrated in the primary hepatic and splenic macrophages and the THK cell line (a cell line with characteristics of melanomacrophages) using a cytotoxicity assay. Here, 10 μg/mL of crude ABSSE promoted the phagocytic activity of macrophages and THK cells. Stimulating ABSSE-primed THK cells with lipopolysaccharides or peptidoglycan resulted in higher expression levels of four cytokine genes (e.g., interleukinz (IL)-1β, IL-12b, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)) and one cytokine gene (TNFα), respectively. An in vitro bacterial growth inhibition assay demonstrated that ABSSE could inhibit the growth of Streptococcus agalactiae. In the first feeding trial, Nile tilapia were fed with experimental feed containing 0, 1, or 5% of A. blazei spent substrate (ABSS) for seven and fourteen days followed by bacterial challenge assay. The best result was obtained when Nile tilapia were continuously fed for seven days on a diet containing 1% ABSS, with the survival rate being higher than in groups with 0% and 5% ABSS after challenge with S. agalactiae. In the second trial, fish were fed diets supplemented with 0% or 1% ABSS for seven days, and then all the groups were given the control feed for several days prior to bacterial challenge in order to investigate the duration of the protective effect provided by ABSS. The results showed that the protective effects were sustained at day 7 after the feed was switched. Overall, spent mushroom substrate from A. blazei is a cost-effective feed additive for Nile tilapia that protects fish from S. agalactiae infection.

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequences of Three Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype Ia Isolates Obtained from Disease Outbreaks in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Jaglarz ◽  
Artur Gurgul ◽  
William J. Leigh ◽  
Janina Z. Costa ◽  
Kim D. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

ABSTRACT This paper describes the whole-genome sequences for three Streptococcus agalactiae serotype Ia isolates. The isolates were recovered from the brains of clinically sick tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, that were suffering from streptococcosis. One isolate was from tilapia in the United States and the other two from fish in China.

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