scholarly journals Susceptibility of Goldfish to Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) SH01 Isolated from Cultured Crucian Carp

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1761
Author(s):  
Jinxuan Wen ◽  
Yao Xu ◽  
Meizhen Su ◽  
Liqun Lu ◽  
Hao Wang

Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2), a member of the Alloherpesviridae family belonging to the genus Cyprinivirus, is a fatal contagious aquatic pathogen that affects goldfish (Carassius auratus) and crucian carp (Carassius carassius). Although crucian carp and goldfish belong to the genus Carassius, it is unclear whether they are susceptible to the same CyHV-2 isolate. In addition, the origin of the crucian carp-derived CyHV-2 virus isolate remains unclear. CyHV-2 SH01 was isolated during herpesviral hematopoietic necrosis disease (HVHN) outbreaks in crucian carp at a local fish farm near Shanghai. CyHV-2 SH01 was confirmed by PCR and Western blot analysis of kidney, spleen, muscle, and blood tissue from the diseased crucian carp. Moreover, histopathological and ultra-pathological analyses revealed pathological changes characteristic of CyHV-2 SH01 infection in the tissues of the diseased crucian carp. In the present study, goldfish and crucian carp were challenged with CyHV-2 SH01 to elucidate viral virulence. We found that CyHV-2 SH01 could cause rapid and fatal disease progression in goldfish and crucian carp 24 h post-injection at 28 °C. Experimental infection of goldfish by injection indicated that the average virus titer in the kidney of the goldfish was 103.47 to 103.59 copies/mg. In addition, tissues exhibited the most prominent histopathological changes (cellular wrinkling and shrinkage, cytoplasmic vacuolation, fusion of the gill lamellae, and hepatic congestion) in CyHV-2 SH01-infected goldfish and crucian carp. Thus, crucian carp and goldfish showed a high sensitivity, with typical symptoms, to HVHN disease caused by CyHV-2 SH01.

2011 ◽  
Vol 300 (6) ◽  
pp. R1344-R1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velislava Tzaneva ◽  
Shawn Bailey ◽  
Steve F. Perry

Acclimation of crucian carp and goldfish to temperatures below 15°C causes covering of the gill lamellae by a mass of cells termed the interlamellar cell mass (ILCM). Here we explore the cues underlying gill remodeling (removal or growth of an ILCM) and specifically test the hypotheses that 1) depletion of internal O2 stores in the absence of any change in external O2 status can trigger the removal of the ILCM in goldfish acclimated to 7°C, 2) exposing fish acclimated to 25°C to an abundance of O2 (hyperoxia) can reverse the gill remodeling (i.e., cause the covering of lamellae by an expansion of the ILCM), and 3) neuroepithelial cells (NECs) are involved in signaling the shedding of the ILCM. Hypoxemia induced by phenylhydrazine (anemia) or 5% CO caused a decrease in the ILCM from 80% to 23% and 35%, respectively. Hyperoxia exposure at 25°C caused an increase to 67% of total ILCM and a smaller decrease in the size of the ILCM when fish were transferred from 7 to 25°C. Daily sodium cyanide injections were used to stimulate NECs; this treatment led to a significant decrease in the ILCM. Thus, the three major conclusions of this study are 1) that gill remodeling can occur during periods of internal hypoxemia, 2) that O2 supply and demand may be a significant driving force shaping gill remodeling in goldfish, and 3) the NECs may play a role in triggering the shedding of the ILCM during hypoxia.


Physiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Fago ◽  
Frank B. Jensen

Among vertebrates able to tolerate periods of oxygen deprivation, the painted and red-eared slider turtles ( Chrysemys picta and Trachemys scripta) and the crucian carp ( Carassius carassius) are the most extreme and can survive even months of total lack of oxygen during winter. The key to hypoxia survival resides in concerted physiological responses, including strong metabolic depression, protection against oxidative damage and–in air-breathing animals–redistribution of blood flow. Each of these responses is known to be tightly regulated by nitric oxide (NO) and during hypoxia by its metabolite nitrite. The aim of this review is to highlight recent work illustrating the widespread roles of NO and nitrite in the tolerance to extreme oxygen deprivation, in particular in the red-eared slider turtle and crucian carp, but also in diving marine mammals. The emerging picture underscores the importance of NO and nitrite signaling in the adaptive response to hypoxia in vertebrate animals.


Applied Nano ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-205
Author(s):  
Nanxuan Mei ◽  
Jonas Hedberg ◽  
Mikael T. Ekvall ◽  
Egle Kelpsiene ◽  
Lars-Anders Hansson ◽  
...  

Cobalt (Co) nanoparticles (NPs) may be diffusely dispersed into natural ecosystems from various anthropogenic sources such as traffic settings and eventually end up in aquatic systems. As environmentally dispersed Co NPs may be transferred through an aquatic food web, this study investigated this transfer from algae (Scendesmus sp.) to zooplankton (Daphnia magna) to fish (Crucian carp, Carassius carassius). Effects of interactions between naturally excreted biomolecules from D. magna and Co NPs were investigated from an environmental fate perspective. ATR-FTIR measurements showed the adsorption of both algae constituents and excreted biomolecules onto the Co NPs. Less than 5% of the Co NPs formed heteroagglomerates with algae, partly an effect of both agglomeration and settling of the Co NPs. The presence of excreted biomolecules in the solution did not affect the extent of heteroagglomeration. Despite the low extent of heteroagglomeration between Co NPs and algae, the Co NPs were transferred to the next trophic level (D. magna). The Co uptake in D. magna was 300 times larger than the control samples (without Co NP), which were not influenced by the addition of excreted biomolecules to the solution. Significant uptake of Co was observed in the intestine of the fish feeding on D. magna containing Co NPs. No bioaccumulation of Co was observed in the fish. Moreover, 10–20% of the transferred Co NP mass was dissolved after 24 h in the simulated gut solution of the zooplankton (pH 7), and 50–60% was dissolved in the simulated gut solution of the fish (pH 4). The results elucidate that Co NPs gain different properties upon trophic transfer in the food web. Risk assessments should hence be conducted on transformed and weathered NPs rather than on pristine particles.


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