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purification and characterization of calpain and calpastatin from rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss.although the calpain system has been studied extensively in mammalian animals, much less is known about the properties of mu-calpain, m-calpain, and calpastatin in lower vertebrates such as fish. these three proteins were isolated and partly characterized from rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, muscle. trout m-calpain contains an 80-kda large subunit, but the approximately 26-kda small subunit from trout m-calpain is smaller than the 28-kda small subunit from mammalian calpains. trout mu-calpai ...200717276714
demonstration of infectious salmon anaemia virus (isav) endocytosis in erythrocytes of atlantic salmon.infectious salmon anaemia (isa) virus (isav) is a fish orthomyxovirus that has recently been assigned to the new genus isavirus within the family orthomyxoviridae. it possesses the major functional characteristics of the virus family including haemagglutinating, receptor destroying enzyme (rde), and fusion activities associated with the virion surface proteins. it is generally accepted that isav agglutinates erythrocytes of several fish species and that the isav rde activity dissolves this haema ...200717254352
detection of the bacterium flavobacterium psychrophilum from a natural infection in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), using formalin-fixed, wax-embedded fish tissues.the bacterial pathogen flavobacterium psychrophilum was successfully identified from formalin-fixed, wax-embedded tissue blocks of infected rainbow trout heart and spleen tissues, using a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based assay. filamentous bacteria were observed in haematoxylin and eosin and giemsa-stained sections but no bacteria were recovered from the diseased fish using standard bacteriology isolation techniques. all infected fish had histopathological evidence of myocarditis or rainbow ...200717241403
endocrine and orexigenic actions of growth hormone secretagogues in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).the effects of growth hormone secretagogues (ghss) on the teleost somatotropic axis are poorly understood, particularly with respect to insulin-like growth factor-i (igf-i) and the igf-binding proteins (igfbps). to assess the endocrine and orexigenic responses of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) to ghs treatment, animals were injected with human ghrh(1-29)-amide, kp-102 or rat ghrelin at 0, 1 or 10 pmol/g body mass. feed intake was tested at 2 and 5 h post-injection and plasma levels of growt ...200717240179
ultrastructural effects of pharmaceuticals (carbamazepine, clofibric acid, metoprolol, diclofenac) in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and common carp (cyprinus carpio).in order to assess potential effects of human pharmaceuticals in aquatic wildlife, laboratory experiments were conducted with carbamazepine, clofibric acid, metoprolol, and diclofenac using fish as test organisms. for each substance, at least one environmentally relevant concentration was tested. in liver, kidney, and gills of trout and carp exposed to carbamazepine, clofibric acid, and metoprolol, ultrastructural effects were qualitatively described and semi-quantitatively assessed. the obtaine ...200717216161
temperature-dependent protection against ichthyophthirius multifiliis following immunisation of rainbow trout using live theronts.rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum, 1792 fingerlings were vaccinated by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection using live theronts of the skin parasitic ciliate ichthyophthirius multifiliis fouquet, 1876 at 2 temperatures (12 and 20 degrees c), and protection against challenge infections was subsequently evaluated by bath exposure to live theronts. vaccination conferred a relative protection (evaluated as the decrease in the number of established theronts) at 12 degrees c and almost complete im ...200617190205
evidence for the presence of a glucosensor in hypothalamus, hindbrain, and brockmann bodies of rainbow trout.the aim of this study was to evaluate the existence of a glucosensor in different regions of the brain and in the brockmann bodies (bb) of the rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss. five groups (n = 12) of trout were injected intraperitoneally with saline alone (control) or saline-containing bovine glucagon (100 mug/kg), bovine insulin (4 mg/kg), 2-deoxy-d-glucose (100 mg/kg), or d-glucose (500 mg/kg) to promote hyperglycemia (glucagon, d-glucose, 2-deoxy-d-glucose) or hypoglycemia (insulin). six h ...200717170235
opercular epithelial cells: a simple approach for in vitro studies of cellular responses in fish.this study evaluated the efficacy of fish opercular external (skin) and inner (opercular membrane) epithelium as an in vitro model for toxic and other substances studies. the rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) operculum was cultured in 12-well dishes containing sterile leibovitz 15 (l-15) supplemented with glutamine medium during 24h at 9 degrees c, and the effect of copper, a toxic agent, and/or cortisol, an endogenous agent, on the epithelial cells was analyzed using light microscopy techniqu ...200717169474
chondroitin ac lyase activity is related to virulence of fish pathogenic flavobacterium columnare.the virulence of eight flavobacterium columnare strains was studied to find correlations between several virulence-related factors and virulence. virulence was tested in vivo using rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum). suggested virulence-related factors such as production of the degradative enzyme chondroitin lyase, plasmid occurrence and adhesion capability were studied in vitro. infection with the four most virulent strains resulted in 95-100% mortality within 114 h. chondroitin lyase ...200617169108
whole body net ion fluxes, plasma electrolyte concentrations and haematology during a loma salmonae infection in juvenile rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum).loma salmonae infections of salmonids culminate in the development of branchial xenomas and subsequent focal hyperplasia of the lamellar or filament epithelium following xenoma rupture and spore release. the effects of this acute branchial disruption upon net ionic flux rates and plasma electrolyte concentrations were determined in juvenile rainbow trout given an experimental oral exposure to l. salmonae. mean numbers of branchial xenomas peaked at week 5 post-exposure (pe), which coincided with ...200617169105
infectious haemolytic anaemia causes jaundice outbreaks in seawater-cultured coho salmon, oncorhynchus kisutch (walbaum), in chile.in the last 9 years, epizootics of an icterus condition has affected coho salmon, oncorhynchus kisutch (walbaum), reared in seawater cages in southern regions of chile. at necropsy, fish from field cases exhibited signs of jaundice accompanied by pale light-brown livers and dark spleens. histopathological and haematological results indicated that these fish presented haemolytic anaemia. after microbiological examination no bacterial or viral agents could be identified as aetiological agents of t ...200617169103
variation in host preference within gyrodactylus salaris (monogenea): an experimental approach.the monogenean ectoparasite, gyrodactylus salaris malmberg, 1957, has had a devastating effect on wild atlantic salmon (salmo salar) since its introduction to norway in the mid-1970s. in lake pålsbufjorden, southern norway, upstream of the stretches of the river numedalslågen with anadromous atlantic salmon, a resident arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus) population has been reported to be infected with g. salaris which is viable in the absence of its normal host, the atlantic salmon. currently, th ...200717166321
in vitro and in vivo differential expression of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) mx isoforms in response to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (vhsv) g gene, poly i:c and vhsv.three different mx isoforms are known to be present in rainbow trout, however, to date, neither their mechanism of action nor their regulation have been established. because most previous studies have focused only on one mx isoform of the three present in rainbow trout, the expression of all isoforms was simultaneously studied in this work in response to the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (vhsv) g gene, poly i:c or vhsv. thus, rt-pcr assays were specifically designed to amplify each of the ...200717157032
identification of carbonylated protein in frozen rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets and development of protein oxidation during frozen storage.frozen storage of fish is known to enhance lipid oxidation, resulting in the development of an unpleasant rancid taste and odor. frozen storage of fish is also known to reduce protein solubility, and proteins are expected to be oxidatively modified; however, these oxidative mechanisms are poorly understood. generally, protein oxidation leads to a wide range of modifications; the most studied being the formation of carbonyl groups. the present work shows, by uv spectrophometric determination of p ...200617147430
stochastic simulation of live salmonid movement in england and wales to predict potential spread of exotic pathogens.the anthropogenic movement of live fish has been identified as the most important route for the transmission of disease between river catchments. to assist in contingency planning for exotic salmonid disease outbreaks, a stochastic model was developed to assess the potential geographic distribution of an introduced pathogen with time to first detection. the live fish movement database (a resource funded by the uk department for environment, food and rural affairs [defra] and managed by the centr ...200617140134
the role of aquaporin 3 in teleost fish.the aquaporin isoform, aqp3 has now been identified in a number of different teleost fish species, with additional dna sequence information on aqp3 genes in further fish species available in genome databases. in zebrafish (danio rerio), the aqp3 gene is present as two duplicate isoforms resulting from a teleostean fish genome-wide duplication. a further splicoform/isoform has also been identified in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). the identification of these aqp3 isoforms in other fish spec ...200717126580
characterization of rainbow trout egg quality: a case study using four different breeding protocols, with emphasis on the incidence of embryonic malformations.the aim of this study was to set up a methodology to accurately evaluate the effects of various husbandry practices on a fish broodstock based on the developmental potential of the egg. for that purpose, long-short photoperiod manipulations (tested twice, pm1 and pm2 groups), spawning induction by injection of a gnrh analog (si group), and a 16-day post-ovulatory ageing of eggs (poa group) were used in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). females without any treatment were used as a control grou ...200717118435
disposition of genistein in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and siberian sturgeon (acipenser baeri).genistein (g) is a xenoestrogen from soy present in fish diet. in vivo, a 50-fold difference in sensitivity to genistein on vitellogenin (vtg) synthesis was found when comparing trout and sturgeon. this difference was not linked to the estrogen receptor affinity nor to the sensitivity of induction of the vtg pathway. the study was performed to check if differences in the g disposition in the two species could explain their difference of sensitivity to g. a pharmacokinetic analysis of radiolabele ...200717097654
stationary phase culture supernatant containing membrane vesicles induced immunity to rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss fry syndrome.flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial cold water disease (bcwd) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) fry syndrome (rtfs). logarithmic phase formalin-killed cells (fkc) of f. psychrophilum induced immunity to bcwd in ayu (plecoglossus altivelis) by using an oral administration. in this study, we investigated the effective antigens of logarithmic phase cells in rainbow trout. rainbow trout fry immunized with logarithmic phase fkc resulted in near complete protection, ...200717095127
toxicity of clostridium botulinum type e neurotoxin to great lakes fish: implications for avian botulism.since 1999, large-scale mortalities of fish-eating birds have been observed on the great lakes, and more specifically on lake erie. type e botulism has been established as the primary cause of death. the mechanism of type e botulism exposure in fish-eating birds is unclear. given that these birds are thought to eat live fish exclusively, it seems likely that their prey play a key role in the process, but the role of fish as potential transport vectors of botulinum neurotoxin type e (bont/e) to b ...200617092878
conserved expression of alternative splicing variants of peroxisomal acyl-coa oxidase 1 in vertebrates and developmental and nutritional regulation in fish.the acyl-coenzyme a oxidase 1 (acox1) catalyzes the first, rate-limiting step in peroxisomal beta-oxidation of medium to very long straight-chain fatty acids. zebrafish (danio rerio) acox1 was characterized and compared with homologs from other sequenced genomes, revealing a remarkable conservation of structure in the vertebrate lineage. strictly conserved regions of the deduced proteins included acyl-coa oxidase and fad binding domains, as well as a cooh-terminal peroxisomal targeting signal. w ...200717090698
determination of astaxanthin stereoisomers and colour attributes in flesh of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) as a tool to distinguish the dietary pigmentation source.the presence of carotenoids in animal tissue reflects their sources along the food chain. astaxanthin, the main carotenoid used for salmonid pigmentation, is usually included in the feed as a synthetic product. however, other dietary sources of astaxanthin such as shrimp or krill wastes, algae meal or yeasts are also available on the market. astaxanthin possesses two identical asymmetric atoms at c-3 and c-3' making possible three optical isomers with all-trans configuration of the chain: 3s,3's ...200617071507
characterization of twin toll-like receptors from rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss): evolutionary relationship and induced expression by aeromonas salmonicida salmonicida.structure and function of factors contributing to the innate immune system of lower vertebrates, including fish are only sparsely characterized. we retrieved with rt-pcr cdna copies of two closely related toll-like receptors (tlr) from liver rna of the rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). the cdna sequences are homologous to 95.6%. the phylogenetic analysis of their deduced amino acid sequences places these twin factors closely to other known tlrs from fish. the twin factors are equally expresse ...200717070576
arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus) is a suitable host for gyrodactylus salaris (monogenea, gyrodactylidae) in norway.gyrodactylus specimens infecting both anadromous arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus) from river signaldalselva (northern norway) and resident arctic charr from lake pålsbufjorden (southern norway) were identified as g. salaris using molecular markers and morphometrics. the infection in pålsbufjorden represents the first record of a viable g. salaris population infecting a host in the wild in the absence of salmon (salmo salar). g. salaris on charr from signaldalselva and pålsbufjorden bear differe ...200717054822
the interactive effects of hypoxia and nitric oxide on catecholamine secretion in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that exposure of rainbow trout to repetitive hypoxia would result in a decreased capacity of chromaffin cells to secrete catecholamines owing to increased production of nitric oxide (no), a potent inhibitor of catecholamine secretion. a partial sequence of trout neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nnos) was cloned and its mrna was found to be present in the posterior cardinal vein (pcv), the predominant site of chromaffin cells in trout. using hetero ...200617050836
immune modulation and expression of cytokine genes in rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss upon probiotic feeding.this study elucidates the immune modulation including the expression of cytokine genes following dietary administration of three selected probiotic bacteria--lactobacillus rhamnosus, enterococcus faecium and bacillus subtilis to fish, rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss. they were fed for 45 days on either a basal control diet or one of the three probiotic diets containing the specific bacteria in freeze-dried form at a density of 10(9)cfugfeed-1. the non-specific immune parameters examined--super ...200717045337
immune modulation by probiotic strains: quantification of phagocytosis of aeromonas salmonicida by leukocytes isolated from gut of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) using a radiolabelling assay.a method is described for the rapid and sensitive assay of phagocytosis that utilizes radioactively labelled bacteria. with this method, we observed that phagocytosis of heat-inactivated aeromonas salmonicida by leukocytes isolated from gut of rainbow trout fed with different viable probiotics (lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, lactobacillus sakei, and leuconostoc mesenteroides) was significantly higher (p<0.05) after 2 weeks of probiotic-feeding than the control group. however, only phagocytosi ...200617034857
cytokine expression in leucocytes and gut cells of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum, induced by probiotics.understanding how the various host cells respond to probiotic bacteria in vitro may provide important insight into elaborate immune responses triggered by beneficial bacteria. the aim of this study was to investigate the detailed pattern of the mrna expression of cytokines (il-1beta, il-8, tnf-alpha and tgf-beta) in head kidney (hk) leucocytes and gut cells isolated from rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum) after co-culturing with live probiotics. hk leucocytes and gut cells adjusted to 5 ...200617011045
generation of viable fish from cryopreserved primordial germ cells.an increasing number of wild fish species are in danger of extinction, often as a result of human activities. the cryopreservation of gametes and embryos has great potential for maintaining and restoring threatened species. the conservation of both paternal and maternal genetic information is essential. however, although this technique has been successfully applied to the spermatozoa of many fish species, reliable methods are lacking for the long-term preservation of fish eggs and embryos. here, ...200716998845
effects of pulp and paper mill discharges on caged rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss): biomarker responses along a pollution gradient in the biobio river, chile.caging experiments were conducted using hatchery-reared, immature, female rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) in three previously defined areas of the biobio river (south central chile) representing a pollution gradient from the pulp and paper mill discharges area: a pre-impact area (upstream area, reference location), an impact area (area directly influenced), and a postimpact area (downstream area, less influenced). no significant changes were observed in the physiological index as represented ...200616986781
comparative in vitro metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene by recombinant zebrafish cyp1a and liver microsomes from beta-naphthoflavone-treated rainbow trout.the zebrafish (danio rerio) is a sensitive non-mammalian model used for studying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pah)-induced chemical carcinogenesis. the susceptibility of zebrafish to pah-induced carcinogenesis may be related to the ability of the zebrafish p450s to bioactivate these procarcinogens. as a part of our overall effort to identify the various p450 enzymes that are involved in the activation and detoxification of pahs in zebrafish, therefore, we have examined the ability of recombi ...200616963132
swimming performance and energy metabolism of rainbow trout, common carp and gibel carp respond differently to sublethal copper exposure.we compared the effects of sublethal waterborne copper exposure on swimming performance and respiration rates in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, with those in less sensitive cyprinid species such as common carp, cyprinus carpio, and gibel carp, carassius auratus gibelio. these cyprinids are considerably more resistant to cu intoxication, and differ from trout in swimming performance and respiratory behaviour. critical swimming speed (u(crit)), oxygen consumption, plasma ammonia and muscle am ...200616956679
treatment of microbiologically polluted aquaculture waters by a novel photochemical technique of potentially low environmental impact.the applicability of a novel procedure for the disinfection of microbiologically polluted waters from fish-farming ponds, based on the combined action of visible light (including sunlight) and porphyrin-type photosensitising agents, has been investigated using (a) cell cultures of a gram-positive bacterium (meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), a gram-negative bacterium (escherichia coli) and a fungal pathogen (saprolegnia spp.); (b) pilot aquaculture plants involving either spontaneously ...200616951752
rb-cs ratio as an indicator of fish diet in lakes of the patagonia, argentina.the ratios of rb to cs contents were studied in five fish species from seven lakes located in the patagonia andean range, argentina in order to trace fish diet. the species studied were native velvet catfish (diplomistes viedmensis) and creole perch (percichthys trucha), and exotic brown trout (salmo trutta), rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), and brook trout (salvenilus fontinalis). rainbow trout specimens from two farms were also studied, as well as fish food items and native mussels (diplod ...200616943600
comparison of basal level metabolic enzyme activities of freshly isolated hepatocytes from rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and rat.biotransformation plays a key role in detoxification, bioactivation and bioaccumulation of xenobiotics in fish. biotransformation capabilities in fish, however, are not as thoroughly characterized as in mammals. in this study, basal level activities of 7-ethoxyresorufin o-dealkylase (erod), 7-methoxyresorufin o-dealkylase (mrod), 7-pentoxyresorufin o-dealkylase, chlorzoxazone 6-hydroxylase, testosterone 6beta-hydroxylase, lauric acid 11-hydroxylase, and glutathione s-transferase in freshly isola ...200616935359
gene deployment for tooth replacement in the rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss): a developmental model for evolution of the osteichthyan dentition.repeated tooth initiation occurs often in nonmammalian vertebrates (polyphyodontism), recurrently linked with tooth shedding and in a definite order of succession. regulation of this process has not been genetically defined and it is unclear if the mechanisms for constant generation of replacement teeth (secondary dentition) are similar to those used to generate the primary dentition. we have therefore examined the expression pattern of a sub-set of genes, implicated in tooth initiation in mouse ...200616925680
genomic structure and expression of uncoupling protein 2 genes in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).uncoupling protein 2 (ucp2) belongs to the superfamily of mitochondrial anion carriers that dissociate the respiratory chain from atp synthesis. it has been determined that ucp2 plays a role in several physiological processes such as energy expenditure, body weight control and fatty acid metabolism in several vertebrate species. we report the first characterization of ucp2s in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).200616899121
in vivo correlates of infectious salmon anemia virus pathogenesis in fish.the phenotypic correlates of pathogenicity for infectious salmon anemia virus (isav) in salmonid fishes have not been thoroughly studied to date. in this study, a comparison was made of 13 different strains of isav, isolated from different geographical regions between 1997 and 2004, for their infectivity in three fish species [atlantic salmon (salmo salar), coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss)]. when the different virus isolates were used at an approximate i ...200616894204
generation of a large scale repertoire of expressed sequence tags (ests) from normalised rainbow trout cdna libraries.within the framework of a genomics project on livestock species (agenae), we initiated a high-throughput dna sequencing program of expressed sequence tags (ests) in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss.200616887034
colonization of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), eggs by flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of rainbow trout fry syndrome. 200616866929
multiple whole bacterial antigens in polyvalent vaccine may result in inhibition of specific responses in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).the goal of fish vaccination today is to protect fish against multiple bacterial fish pathogens simultaneously using polyvalent vaccines. however, many immunological processes such as antigenic cross-reaction, antigenic competition, affinity maturation and antigen-induced suppression may affect the specificity, avidity and level of antibodies. consequently, the biological function of antibodies may be markedly different from that predicted by conventional serologic tests. here, we investigated t ...200716849036
pathological effects of arcobacter cryaerophilus infection in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum).arcobacter cryaerophilus was isolated from naturally infected rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum), and its pathogenicity was tested by intramuscular injection into 40 healthy 1-year-old rainbow trout at 16 degrees c. the lethal dosage of 50% end point (ld50) for a. cryaerophilus was calculated 2.25 x 10(4) viable cells. experimental infection caused deaths with gross clinical abnormalities such as degenerated opercula and gills, liver damage, haemorrhagic kidney and serous fluid in swoll ...200616841757
three-dimensional mitochondrial arrangement in ventricular myocytes: from chaos to order.we have developed a novel method to quantitatively analyze mitochondrial positioning in three dimensions. using this method, we compared the relative positioning of mitochondria in adult rat and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) ventricular myocytes. energetic data suggest that trout, in contrast to the rat, have two subpopulations of mitochondria in their cardiomyocytes. therefore, we speculated whether trout cardiomyocytes exhibit two types of mitochondrial patterns. stacks of confocal image ...200616822946
effects of copper on cyp1a activity and epithelial barrier properties in the rainbow trout gill.the effects of copper on beta-naphthoflavone (betanf)-induced ethoxyresorufin o-deethylase (erod) activity were studied in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) gill filaments (after in vivo exposure) and in gill cells cultured as both primary cultures and as polarised epithelia, i.e. with water in the apical compartment and culture medium in the basolateral compartment. in the in vivo study betanf and copper were added to the water, in primary cultures both chemicals were added to the culture med ...200616814405
effect of ph on trout blood vessels and gill vascular resistance.ph is recognized as a modulator of vascular smooth muscle (vsm) tone in mammalian vessels, but little is known about its effects on fish vsm. we investigated the effects of extracellular and intracellular ph (ph(o) and ph(i), respectively) on isolated vessels from steelhead and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss, skamania and kamloops strains, respectively) and of ph(o) on perfused gills from rainbow trout. in otherwise unstimulated (resting) efferent branchial (eba) and coeliaco-mesenteric arte ...200616788041
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing of listeria monocytogenes isolated in two finnish fish farms.the aim of this study was to find sources of listeria monocytogenes contamination in fish products from a fish farm. the occurrence of l. monocytogenes also was compared in two freshwater fish farms with different types of fishponds. samples collected from chilled rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and the slaughterhouse environment did not contain l. monocytogenes, but listeria innocua was found in two samples from the slaughterhouses. ten isolates of l. monocytogenes were discovered in sedime ...200616786871
cell-mediated cytotoxicity in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, infected with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus.mammalian cytotoxic t cells as part of the adaptive immune system recognize virus-infected target cells by binding of their t-cell receptors (tcr) to classical mhc class i molecules loaded with viral peptides. our previous studies have shown that the allele of the single dominant polymorphic classical mhc class i locus onmy-uba is identical in the rainbow trout clone c25 and in the permanent rainbow trout cell line rtg-2. this enabled us to develop an assay to measure antiviral cytotoxicity in r ...200716784874
evaluation of an exposure assay to measure uptake of sediment pah by fish.the ecological risks of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (pah) in aquatic sediments will vary with both toxicity and bioavailability to aquatic biota. while there are standardized protocols to test the acute toxicity of sediment-borne compounds to aquatic invertebrates, there are none for assessing bioavailability to fish. we found that sediment-borne pah caused an exposure-dependent induction of cytochrome p450 (cyp1a) enzymes in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) fingerlings exposed in semi- ...200616779608
scrapie infectivity is quickly cleared in tissues of orally-infected farmed fish.scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) belongs to the group of animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (tse). bse epidemic in the uk and elsewhere in europe has been linked to the use of bovine meat and bone meals (mbm) in the feeding of cattle. there is concern that pigs, poultry and fish bred for human consumption and fed with infected mbm would eventually develop bse or carry residual infectivity without disease. although there has been no evidence of infection in these spe ...200616776828
intraperitoneal administration of beta-1,3/1,6-glucan to rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), protects against loma salmonae. 200616768719
first description of non-motile yersinia ruckeri serovar i strains causing disease in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), cultured in spain.yersinia ruckeri, the causal agent of enteric redmouth (erm) disease, was isolated from epizootics that occurred in different spanish rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), farms in which vaccination against erm had been performed. in all episodes, the most pronounced clinical signs exhibited by affected fish were severe haemorrhages in the mouth, eyes and around the vent. the isolates were identified as y. ruckeri serovar i by 16s rrna sequencing together with serological tests. they lac ...200616768714
gene transcript changes in individual rainbow trout livers following an inflammatory stimulus.inflammatory stimuli elicit liver synthesis and subsequent release into the plasma of several proteins (positive acute phase proteins, app) with functions in innate immunity, tissue repair and restoration of homeostasis. to expand the basis for evaluating the degree of conservation of the apr in vertebrates and to assess the extent to which genes encoding both cellular and plasma proteins are affected, we profiled transcriptional changes in livers of individual rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss ...200716762566
relation of biogenic amines' formation with microbiological and sensory attributes in lactobacillus-inoculated vacuum-packed rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets.the biogenic amine (ba) content of vacuum-packed filleted rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) inoculated or not with two different lactobacillus strains, individually or in combination, was monitored during refrigerated storage for 20 days and related to respective bacteriological and sensory changes occurring during the same period. eight amines, namely putrescine, cadaverine, tyramine, tryptamine, beta-phenylethylamine, histamine, spermine, and spermidine, were determined, whereas agmatine was ...200616756357
a link between ectoparasite infection and susceptibility to bacterial disease in rainbow trout.rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, were infected concomitantly with argulus coregoni and flavobacterium columnare and their survival was compared with that of fish infected with either the parasite or the bacterium alone. the mortality of fish challenged with a. coregoni was negligible while infection with f. columnare alone led to significantly lower survival. however, compared with single infections, the mortality was significantly higher and the onset of disease condition was earlier among f ...200616750536
cdna cloning and sequence analysis of preproendothelin-1 (ppet-1) from salmon, oncorhynchus keta.the presence of endothelin (et)-like immunoreactivity and the cardiovascular effects of mammalian et-1 in fish have been reported. to identify et-related peptides in fish, we screened the cdna library of the salmon (oncorhynchus keta) stomach by means of rapid amplification of cdna ends, and we cloned cdnas encoding an et-related peptide. the salmon et-related sequence of 21 amino acids is identical to the trout et-1 peptide recently purified from kidney specimens of oncorhynchus mykiss. the ded ...200616740985
co-injection of interleukin 8 with the glycoprotein gene from viral haemorrhagic septicemia virus (vhsv) modulates the cytokine response in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).since previous results showed that interleukin 8 (il-8) was induced in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) in response to viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (vhsv) infection, we have cloned il-8 in an expression vector (pil8+) and studied its possible adjuvant effect on the early response to a vhsv immunization model, focusing on the early response of several cytokines induced by a vector coding for the glycoprotein of vhsv (pmcv1.4-g) in the spleen and head kidney. first, we demonstrated that t ...200616725233
cell adhesion characteristics of a monocytic cell line derived from rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss.in experiments investigating the adhesive properties of the rainbow trout splenic monocyte-like cell line rts11 it was found that the cells bound with low affinity to plates coated with bovine serum albumin (bsa) but that phorbol ester-induced activation/differentiation greatly increased adhesion to bsa. similarly, pre-exposure to 500 microm mncl(2) at time of plating, increased rts11 adhesion to bsa coated plates, in agreement with the reported ability of divalent cations such as mn(2+) to acti ...200616716617
persistence of clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type e in tissues from selected freshwater fish species: implications to public health.rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), round gobies (neogobius melanostomas), yellow walleye (stizostedion vitreum), and yellow perch (perca flavescens) were given clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type e (bont/e) at four doses (0, 800, 1500, and 4000 mouse lethal doses). bont/e was sought in the fish tissues at death or at the conclusion of the experiment (10 days after treatment). fish were divided into a "fillet" (axial musculature) and a "nonfillet" sample before testing for bont/e toxicity wit ...200616715821
evolution of cytokine responses: il-1beta directly affects intracellular ca2+ concentration of teleost fish leukocytes through a receptor-mediated mechanism.in this work we studied the biological activities of recombinant il-1beta from the teleosts sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) by investigating the effects induced on intracellular ca2+ concentrations ([ca2+]i) of spleen leucocytes. splenocytes were loaded with the ca2+-permeant fura-2am, and then stimulated with ril-1beta. the emitted fluorescence was read for 5 min at 1 min intervals on a dual excitation fluorescence fluorimeter. results showed that ril-1be ...200616713284
pathogenic infections of gyrodactylus brachymystacis (monogenea) on oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum) at a fish farm in the qinling mountain region of china. 200616677322
experimental transmission of sleeping disease in one-year-old rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), induced by sleeping disease virus.sleeping disease (sd) is a serious disease of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, reared in fresh water caused by sleeping disease virus (sdv). in this study a detailed clinical, histological, virological and serological description of the experimental reproduction of sd in 1-year-old rainbow trout exposed to sdv was carried out. two hundred disease-free fish were intraperitoneally inoculated with a sdv isolate and 100 fish were inoculated with an uninfected cell culture lysate as a negative con ...200616677316
translocation of viable aeromonas salmonicida across the intestine of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum).the pathogenic bacterium aeromonas salmonicida is the causative agent of the destructive disease furunculosis in salmonids. horizontal transmission in salmonids has been suggested to occur via the skin, gills and/or intestine. previous reports are contradictory regarding the role of the intestine as a route of infection. the present study therefore investigates the possibility of bacterial translocation across intestinal epithelia using ussing chamber technology, in vitro. intestinal segments we ...200616677315
changes in concentrations of microcystins in rainbow trout, freshwater mussels, and cyanobacteria in lakes rotoiti and rotoehu.microcystin concentrations in cyanobacteria and their accumulation in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and freshwater mussels (hyridella menziesi) in lakes rotoiti and rotoehu (new zealand) were investigated. hatchery rainbow trout were added to an enclosure in lake rotoiti where concentrations of microcystins in the phytoplankton and cyanobacterial cell concentrations could be closely monitored. rainbow trout that were free to roam in the entire area of each lake were also included in the st ...200616646016
quantitative expression (walbaum) of immunological factors in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), after infection with either flavobacterium psychrophilum, aeromonas salmonicida, or infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus.to further enhance our understanding of immunological gene expression in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, after infection with naturally occurring pathogens, a series of probes and primers were developed for the quantification of immune factors. separate groups of specific-pathogen-free rainbow trout were infected with either flavobacterium psychrophilum, aeromonas salmonicida or infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (ihnv). three different concentrations of each pathogen were used and sam ...200616635061
innate immune responses in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss, walbaum) induced by probiotics.carnobacterium maltaromaticum b26 and carnobacterium divergens b33, which were isolated from the intestine of healthy rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss, walbaum), were selected as being potentially useful as probiotics with effectiveness against aeromonas salmonicida and yersinia ruckeri. thus, rainbow trout administered with feed supplemented with b26 or b33 dosed at >10(7) cells g(-1) feed conferred protection against challenge with virulent cultures of the pathogens. moreover, both cultures ...200616631379
genotyping and pathogenicity of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from free-living turbot (psetta maxima) in a turkish coastal area of the black sea.viral hemorrhagic septicemia (vhs) is one of the most serious fish viral diseases for cultured rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), although vhs virus (vhsv) seems to be ubiquitous among marine fishes. in the present study, vhsv isolation was performed with free-living and cultured turbot (psetta maxima) in the trabzon coastal area of the black sea to evaluate participation of vhsv in mass mortalities of seed-produced turbot larvae. vhsv was detected in 14 of 66 free-living spawners (positive ra ...200616597932
cdna cloning and characterization of type i procollagen alpha1 chain in the skate raja kenojei.a full-length cdna of the type i procollagen alpha1 [pro-alpha1(i)] chain (4388 bp), coding for 1463 amino acid residues in the total length, was determined by race pcr using a cdna library constructed from 4-week embryo of the skate raja kenojei. the helical region of the skate pro-alpha1(i) chain consisted of 1014 amino acid residues - the same as other fibrillar collagen alpha chains from higher vertebrates. comparison on denaturation temperatures of type i collagens from the skate, rainbow t ...200616563827
evaluation of quantitative real-time pcr for rapid assessments of the exposure of sentinel fish to myxobolus cerebralis.pathogen-free rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) aged 735 degree days were experimentally exposed to a low dose of infectious myxobolus cerebralis (20 triactinomyxons fish(-1)). three time periods were chosen for sampling that included 10 days (d), 67 d, and 5 months (mo) post exposure. five diagnostic assays were used: (1) conventional single-round polymerase chain reaction (pcr), (2) nested pcr, (3) real-time taqman pcr, (4) pepsin-trypsin digest, and (5) histopathology. m. cerebralis was det ...200616555100
effects of waterborne copper, cyanide, ammonia, and nitrite on stress parameters and changes in susceptibility to saprolegniosis in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).the effects of toxic exposures on the susceptibility of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) to saprolegniosis were evaluated. fish were exposed to sublethal concentrations of copper (0.25 mg/liter), cyanide (0.07 mg/liter), ammonia (0.5 mg/liter), and nitrite (0.24 mg/liter) for 24 h. after exposure, the fish were challenged by saprolegnia parasitica (3.6 x 10(sup6) zoospores per liter) for 10 min. cortisol and cholesterol were used to indicate stress response. similar increases of cortisol were ...199516535039
interaction of water temperature and challenge model on xenoma development rates for loma salmonae (microspora) in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum).this study evaluated the regulatory effects of water temperature on the development of branchial xenomas caused by loma salmonae using a high-dose per os-challenge model compared with a low-dose cohabitation-challenge model. approximately 275 juvenile rainbow trout (rbt), oncorhynchus mykiss, were randomly distributed to six tanks with two tanks each maintained at 11, 15 and 19 degrees c. fish in one tank from each temperature setting were exposed per os to macerated l. salmonae-infected gill ma ...200616533299
homology model of the rainbow trout estrogen receptor (rteralpha) and docking of endocrine disrupting chemicals (edcs).a model for rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) estrogen receptor (rtera) was built by homology with the human estrogen receptor (hera). a high level of sequence conservation between the two receptors was found with 64% and 80% of identity and similarity, respectively. selected endocrine disrupting chemicals were docked into the ligand binding domain (lbd) of rtera and the corresponding free binding energies delta(deltag(bind)) values were calculated. a quantitative structure-activity relationsh ...200616513554
increased levels of mitochondrial gene transcripts in the thermally selected rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) strain during embryonic development.to investigate molecular mechanisms involved in thermal resistance of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, embryos from thermally selected strain in various developmental stages were treated at 22 degrees c for 30 min and subsequently developed at 12 degrees c using the donaldson strain as a reference. the embryos were evaluated for their hatching rate along with the ratio of embryos having an abnormal appearance and subjected to mrna arbitrarily primed reverse transcription-polymerase chain reac ...200616505978
molecular and expression analysis of an interferon-gamma-inducible guanylate-binding protein from rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).guanylate-binding proteins (gbps) are some of the most abundant proteins accumulating in mammalian cells in response to interferon-gamma (ifn-gamma). gbps have been suggested to function in antiviral activity, macrophage activation, fibroblast proliferation and inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation and invasiveness. here we confirm that ifn-gamma-inducible gbp also exist in fish. a 2 kb gbp cdna was cloned from head kidney of rainbow trout treated with an ifn-inducing compound. the open r ...200616504293
developmental and evolutionary origins of the vertebrate dentition: molecular controls for spatio-temporal organisation of tooth sites in osteichthyans.the rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) as a developmental model surpasses both zebrafish and mouse for a more widespread distribution of teeth in the oro-pharynx as the basis for general vertebrate odontogenesis, one in which replacement is an essential requirement. studies on the rainbow trout have led to the identification of the initial sequential appearance of teeth, through differential gene expression as a changing spatio-temporal pattern, to set in place the primary teeth of the first ge ...200616496402
toxic effects produced by microcystins from a natural cyanobacterial bloom and a microcystis aeruginosa isolated strain on the fish cell lines rtg-2 and plhc-1.toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a worldwide problem, causing serious water pollution and public health hazard to humans and livestock. the intact cells as well as the toxins released after cellular lysis can be responsible for toxic effects in both animals and humans and are actually associated with fish kills. two fish cell lines-plhc-1 derived from a hepatocellular carcinoma of the topminnow poeciliopsis lucida and rtg-2 fibroblast-like cells derived from the gonads of rainbow trout oncorhynch ...200616485170
cloning and phylogenetic analysis of the alpha subunit of the eighth complement component (c8) in rainbow trout.the alpha subunit of the eighth complement component (c8) is a single-chain plasma glycoprotein which functions in the cytolytic process mediated by the complement system through a sequence of polymerization reactions with other terminal components. we have previously isolated and characterized the c8beta and c8gamma subunits of the eighth complement component in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). here, we report the primary sequence, the tissue expression profile, the domain architecture and ...200616483657
development of methods for extraction and in vitro quantification of estrogenic and androgenic activity of wastewater samples.chemicals released into the environment by anthropogenic activities have been linked to estrogenic or androgenic effects in exposed wildlife, and there is a need to develop and validate rapid and cost-effective methods to quantify the total estrogenic and androgenic activity of environmental water samples. in this study, estrogen receptors (er) were isolated from sheep (ovis aries) uteri and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) livers and androgen receptors (ar) were isolated from rainbow trout b ...200616473560
induction time for resistance to microsporidial gill disease caused by loma salmonae following vaccination of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) with a spore-based vaccine.resistance to re-infection of rainbow trout to loma salmonae, a microsporidian gill parasite has been previously documented and this study examined how rapidly this resistance develops. naive rainbow trout were inoculated intraperitoneally (ip) with an inactivated spore-based vaccine and were then given an oral challenge with a high dose of l. salmonae spores at various weeks after being vaccinated. non-vaccinated naive fish (exposed group) were challenged alongside of each group of vaccinated f ...200616464612
a linkage map for brown trout (salmo trutta): chromosome homeologies and comparative genome organization with other salmonid fish.we report on the construction of a linkage map for brown trout (salmo trutta) and its comparison with those of other tetraploid-derivative fish in the family salmonidae, including atlantic salmon (salmo salar), rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), and arctic char (salvelinus alpinus). overall, we identified 37 linkage groups (2n = 80) from the analysis of 288 microsatellite polymorphisms, 13 allozyme markers, and phenotypic sex in four backcross families. additionally, we used gene-centromere an ...200616452148
construction of a virulent, green fluorescent protein-tagged yersinia ruckeri and detection in trout tissues after intraperitoneal and immersion challenge.a green fluorescent protein (gfp) expressing strain of yersinia ruckeri was created by the transposition of a tn10-gfp-kan cassette into the genome of y. ruckeri strain yrnc10. the derivative, yrnc10-gfp, was highly gfp fluorescent, retained the gfp-km marker in the absence of kanamycin selection, and exhibited in vitro growth kinetics similar to those of the wild type strain. yrnc10-gfp colonized and caused mortality in immersion and intraperitoneally challenged rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykis ...200516408843
differences in metabolic response to loma salmonae infection in juvenile rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss and brook trout salvelinus fontinalis.routine and post-exercise metabolic rates were measured for juvenile rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss and brook trout salvelinus fontinalis infected with the microsporidium gill parasite loma salmonae under laboratory conditions. rainbow trout increased routine and post-exercise metabolic rate in response to infection compared with controls. brook trout, on the other hand, lowered routine metabolic rate without effecting post-exercise metabolic rate compared to controls. the result of these 2 d ...200516408839
toxicity to daphnia magna, hyalella azteca, oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus tshawytscha, and rana catesbeiana of atrazine, metolachlor, simazine, and their formulated products. 200616404660
subclinical listonella anguillarum infection does not impair recovery of swimming performance in rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss.this study examines whether injections of the commonly used bacterial-challenge pathogen listonella anguillarum (formerly vibrio anguillarum) negatively impact the ability of rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss walbaum to perform repeat swimming trials. fish were given intraperitoneal injections of either a sub-lethal (10(5) colony forming units; cfus) or a lethal (10(7) cfus) dose of l. anguillarum, held for 48 h, and then given 2 successive ramp critical swimming speed (ucrit) tests separated by ...200516385812
experimental bath infection with flavobacterium psychrophilum, inducing typical signs of rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss fry syndrome.flavobacterium psychrophilum infection in salmonid fish, known as rainbow trout fry syndrome (rtfs) or bacterial coldwater disease (bcwd), is widespread in fish farms and natural waters. despite many studies in which attempts at infection were made, an adequate method of infection has not yet been established. in this study, we evaluated a bath infection method in which we used bacteria at different stages of growth in the infection of rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss. rainbow trout with a mean ...200516385811
association of flavobacterium psychrophilum strains with intestinal explants of rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss.flavobacterium psychrophilum is an important pathogen in rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss. the portal of entry for f. psychrophilum is not well known. in this study, the role of the intestine as a colonization site for f. psychrophilum was determined. for this purpose, the ability of a high (dubois) and a low (99/10a) virulence strain of f. psychrophilum to adhere to intestinal explants of rainbow trout was evaluated. after incubation, samples of the gut were examined bacteriologically, histolo ...200516385810
two cathelicidin genes are present in both rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and atlantic salmon (salmo salar).further to the previous finding of the rainbow trout rtcath_1 gene, this paper describes three more cathelicidin genes found in salmonids: two in atlantic salmon, named ascath_1 and ascath_2, and one in rainbow trout, named rtcath_2. all the three new salmonid cathelicidin genes share the common characteristics of mammalian cathelicidin genes, such as consisting of four exons and possessing a highly conserved preproregion and four invariant cysteines clustered in the c-terminal region of the cat ...200616377685
different sensitivity of carp (cyprinus carpio) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) to the immunomodulatory effects of uvb irradiation.in order to study the sensitivity of two fish species, carp (cyprinus carpio) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), to the immunomodulatory effects of ultraviolet b (uvb) radiation, the fish were exposed to a single uvb dose of 50, 250, 500 or 1,000 mj cm(-2). these species represent different phylogenetic groups of fish, and they differ also in their behaviour inhabitating often dark and turbid (carp) or clear and transparent waters (salmonids). immune responses were studied on day 1 post-ir ...200616376572
effect of alpha-tocopherol on antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss).in this study, the effect of alpha-tocopherol on the antioxidant capacity of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) was determined. for this purpose, activities of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase (cat), peroxidase (pod) and glutathione reductase (gssg-rx) were investigated. enzyme activities were measured at 0 (control), 1, 3 and 5 h after alpha-tocopherol injection. in addition, the levels of malondialdehyde (mda) as a lipid peroxidation marker were determined in the erythrocytes. the results ...200516363144
genetic stability within the norwegian subtype of salmonid alphavirus (family togaviridae).salmonid alphavirus (sav) (family togaviridae) causes mortality in atlantic salmon (salmo salar l.) and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss w.) in norway, france, uk, and ireland. at least three subtypes of sav exist: spdv in uk/ireland, sdv in france/uk, and the recently reported norwegian salmonid alphavirus (nsav) in western norway. during 2003 and 2004, disease caused by nsav was reported for the first time in northern norway, more than 800 km away from the enzootic area in western norway. th ...200616362641
characterization of npy receptor subtypes y2 and y7 in rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss.we report the cloning and pharmacological characterization of two neuropeptide y (npy) receptor subtypes, y2 and y7, in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). these subtypes are approximately 50% identical to each other and belong to the y2 subfamily of npy receptors. the binding properties of the receptors were investigated after expression in human hek-293 ebna cells. both receptors bound the three zebrafish peptides npy, pyya, and pyyb, as well as porcine npy and pyy, with affinities in the nan ...200616359756
efficacy of injection vaccines against flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum).efficacy of mineral oil-based experimental injection vaccines against flavobacterium psychrophilum were tested in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), under laboratory and field conditions. the vaccines consisted of formalin- or heat-inactivated whole bacterium cell preparations of two different serotypes (fd and th) or a combination of serologically different f. psychrophilum (fd and/or th and/or fp(t);th). specific antibody responses against the bacterium in plasma and skin mucus were ...200616351694
inactivation of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus by low levels of iodine.the fish rhabdovirus infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (ihnv) was rapidly inactivated by extremely low concentrations of iodine in water. a 99.9% virus reduction was obtained in 7.5 s when virus (10 pfu/ml) and iodine (0.1 mg/liter, final concentration) were combined in distilled-deionized or hatchery water. iodine efficacy decreased at phs greater than 7.5 or when proteinaceous material was added to the water. bovine serum albumin blocked iodine inactivation of the virus more effectively ...199116348481
experimental susceptibility of atlantic cod, gadus morhua (l.), and atlantic halibut, hippoglossus hippoglossus (l.), to different genotypes of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus.viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (vhs) is a well-characterized disease of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, which has also caused economic losses in marine turbot farms in the british isles. we have previously demonstrated that turbot, scophthalmus maximus, are susceptible to isolates of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (vhsv) that are endemic in the marine environment, highlighting a potential risk to marine aquaculture. given the increasing interest in the intensive rearing of additional a ...200516336475
changes in the neuromodulators of the diffuse endocrine system of the alimentary canal of farmed rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), naturally infected with eubothrium crassum (cestoda).a histopathological and immunohistochemical study on the intestines of 45 specimens of farmed rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), from loch awe, scotland, revealed a number of cellular deviations in individuals naturally infected with the pseudophyllidean cestode eubothrium crassum (bloch, 1779). twenty-five individuals (55.5%) were infected with an average worm burden of 18.84 +/- 4.06 (mean +/- se) cestodes per host (range, 2-80 worms; total 471 worms). the cestodes, measuring an ave ...200516336471
use of a probiotic to control lactococcosis and streptococcosis in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum).from a comparison of 125 bacterial isolates recovered from the digestive tract of rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, and carp, cyprinus sp., a culture was obtained which was effective at preventing clinical disease caused by lactococcus garvieae and streptococcus iniae when used as a feed additive. the culture, aeromonas sobria gc2, was incorporated into the feed and fed to rainbow trout (average weight = 20 g) for 14 days at a dose equivalent to 5 x 10(7) cells g(-1) of feed. whereas the untre ...200516336470
metal-ion-mediated oxidative stress in the gill homogenate of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss): antioxidant potential of manganese, selenium, and albumin.human activities play a major role in toxic and carcinogenic metal pollution of the environment. this study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of copper and mercury at the 400- to 1000-microm concentration range on some biochemical markers of oxidative stress, such as lipid peroxidation (lpo), glutathione-s-transferase (gst) activity, and reduced glutathione (gsh) content in the rainbow trout gill homogenates with or without supplementation of manganese, selenium, and bovine serum albumin (b ...200516327069
evidence for hox gene duplication in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss): a tetraploid model species.we examined the genomic organization of hox genes in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss), a tetraploid teleost derivative species, in order to test models of presumptive genomic duplications during vertebrate evolution. thirteen putative clusters were localized in the current rainbow trout genetic map; however, analysis of the sequence data suggests the presence of at least 14 hox clusters. many duplicated genes appear to have been retained in the genome and share a high percentage of amino acid ...200516315109
microcystin-lr induced cellular effects in mammalian and fish primary hepatocyte cultures and cell lines: a comparative study.the impact of microcystin-lr, one of the most common cyanobacterial toxins, on liver and gut cells originating from mammals and fish was compared. upon exposure of human and rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) cell lines up to 2.5 microm microcystin-lr, no alteration in cell viability was observed as assessed with three fluorescent indicators dyes, cfda-am, alamar blue and neutral red. the lack of sensitivity of the trout cell lines coincided with an absence of detectable mrna levels of organic ...200616314021
rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) brain cells biosynthesize novel docosahexaenoic acid-derived resolvins and protectins-mediator lipidomic analysis.docosahexaenoic acid (dha; c22:6 n-3) is an abundant fatty acid in fish phospholipids. in the present study, we employed liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectrometry-tandem mass spectrometry and dissociated rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) brain cells to determine whether fish utilize endogenous dha to produce the recently uncovered novel lipid mediators termed the resolvins and protectins, generated by mammalian cells [serhan cn, hong s, gronert k, et al. resolvins: a family of bioactive p ...200516303609
the in vitro effects of some pesticides on carbonic anhydrase activity of oncorhynchus mykiss and cyprinus carpio carpio fish.systemic carbonic anhydrase (ca) inhibitors are among the most powerful agents to lower intraocular pressure. unfortunately, their use is frequently accompanied by undesired side effects. some are due to the relatively large amounts of drug that have to be systematically administered to inhibit the ca in the ciliary processes. the aim of the present work was to study in vitro effects of some pesticides on ca enzyme obtained from blood of fish, which play a key role in salt- and osmoregulation an ...200616298474
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