scholarly journals Changes in distribution, morphology and ultrastructure of chloride cell in Atlantic salmon during an AGD infection

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 1433-1446
Author(s):  
Yao‐Chung Chang ◽  
Harry Hamlin‐Wright ◽  
Sean Monaghan ◽  
Tharangani Herath ◽  
Johanna Baily ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1912-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim P. Birt ◽  
John M. Green

The ability of nonanadromous Atlantic salmon to regulate hydromineral balance in seawater was assessed by determining plasma Na+ and Cl− concentrations, gill Na+–K+ ATPase activity levels, and gill chloride-cell length in fish exposed to gradually increasing salinity. Plasma ion levels were much higher in nonanadromous salmon exposed to seawater than in anadromous smolts in the same condition, and in both forms held in fresh water. This indicates a lower level of hypoosmoregulatory ability in the nonanadromous form. The activity of gill Na+–K+ ATPase was low in nonanadromous salmon at the beginning of the experiment but increased in response to elevated external salinity. Mortality approached 100% despite increased enzyme activity levels. Salmon retained in fresh water did not exhibit increased enzyme activity. Anadromous smolts exposed to the same conditions exhibited somewhat elevated yet nonlethal plasma ion concentrations. Gill chloride cells increased in size in salmon exposed to seawater and decreased in size in fish held in fresh water. Hypoosmoregulatory inability and a general suppression of the smolting process in some stocks of nonanadromous salmon may be associated with sexual maturation at a young age. However, this is not universal, since nonanadromous salmon in some other stocks mature later yet show clear evidence of reduced smolting.



1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim P. Birt ◽  
John M. Green

The parr–smolt transformation was compared in cultured Newfoundland male and female anadromous and nonanadromous Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Seasonal patterns of decreasing total lipid content and condition factor accompanied by increasing moisture content, silvering, and branchial Na+-K+ ATPase activity indicate that smoltification occurred only in immature anadromous females. Previously mature anadromous males did not smoitify. In general, smoltification did not occur in nonanadromous salmon. Chloride cell length did not increase in any group with smoltification. The lack of smoltification in previously mature male parr of anadromous stock is consistent with reports of small numbers of male salmon in smolt runs in many Newfoundland rivers.



1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1302-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Lubin ◽  
A. W. Rourke ◽  
Richard L. Saunders

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) larger than 9 cm held under constant light since October had greater numbers of gill chloride cells in February compared with fish held under simulated natural photoperiod. By April, fish raised under simulated natural photoperiod were able to survive salinity tests, had a threefold increase in Na+/K+ ATPase activity, and had increased chloride cell numbers. These increases and salinity tolerance did not occur in fish raised under constant light. Only fish reared under constant light developed apical pits with large and numerous microvilli.



2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sjofn Sigurgisladottir ◽  
Margret S. Sigurdardottir ◽  
Helga Ingvarsdottir ◽  
Ole J. Torrissen ◽  
Hannes Hafsteinsson


2020 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 161-174
Author(s):  
R Palmer ◽  
GTA Fleming ◽  
S Glaeser ◽  
T Semmler ◽  
A Flamm ◽  
...  

During 1992 and 1993, a bacterial disease occurred in a seawater Atlantic salmon Salmo salar farm, causing serious mortalities. The causative agent was subsequently named as Oceanivirga salmonicida, a member of the Leptotrichiaceae. Searches of 16S rRNA gene sequence databases have shown sequence similarities between O. salmonicida and uncultured bacterial clones from the digestive tracts of marine mammals. In the current study, oral samples were taken from stranded dolphins (common dolphin Delphinus delphis, striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba) and healthy harbour seals Phoca vitulina. A bacterium with growth characteristics consistent with O. salmonicida was isolated from a common dolphin. The isolate was confirmed as O. salmonicida, by comparisons to the type strain, using 16S rRNA gene, gyrB, groEL, and recA sequence analyses, average nucleotide identity analysis, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Metagenomic analysis indicated that the genus Oceanivirga represented a significant component of the oral bacterial microbiomes of the dolphins and seals. However, sequences consistent with O. salmonicida were only found in the dolphin samples. Analyses of marine mammal microbiome studies in the NCBI databases showed sequences consistent with O. salmonicida from the common dolphin, striped dolphin, bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus, humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae, and harbour seal. Sequences from marine environmental studies in the NCBI databases showed no sequences consistent with O. salmonicida. The findings suggest that several species of marine mammals are natural hosts of O. salmonicida.





1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. G. Cazemier

In the past, the anadromous salmonids, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea-trout (Salmo trutta), have formed natural populations in the river Rhine. From the beginning of the nineteenth century onwards, the greater part of the drainage area of the river has been gradually altered from a more or less rural and agricultural area, into a highly industrialised one with subsequent industrialisation, river-engineering and heavy pollution. These developments are considered to be the major cause for the disappearance of the populations of anadromous salmonid fish in the 1950s. The water quality has recovered significantly during the past 25 years. From about 1975 onwards, this process gave rise to a recovery of the anadromous trout population. Results of recent studies of the sea-trout migration pattern are presented. They reveal that nowadays these salmonids can complete their up- and downstream migrations from the North Sea to places, situated at hundreds of kilometres upward the river and vica versa. The numbers of recorded Atlantic salmon and catch locations in inland waters are presented. They show a significant increase since 1989. These phenomena can be understood as promising signs of the recovery of the Rhine aquatic ecosystem.



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