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collection of mullet fish (mugil cephalus) from west coast of india: evaluation of its quality with relation to food safety. | the present study focuses on bacterial and selected heavy metal contaminations of economically important mullet fish (mugil cephalus) collected from west coast of gujarat, india. molecular identification using 16s rrna sequencing revealed the presence of aeromonas veronii, a. mollusorum, a. cavae, a. bivalvum, and v.alginolyticus in the gill and the intestine along with some other non-pathogenic bacteria. pathogenicity of different aeromonas species was confirmed by hemolysin assay. apart from p ... | 2017 | 28290091 |
bulgarian marine and freshwater fishes as a source of fat-soluble vitamins for a healthy human diet. | the aim of the present study evaluates the fat-soluble vitamins all-trans retinol (vitamin a), cholecalciferol (vitamin d₃) and α-tocopherol (vitamin e) content in the fresh edible tissue of bulgarian fish species: marine-grey mullet (mugil cephalus) and bonito (sarda sarda), and freshwater-rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and common carp (cyprinus carpio). the sample preparation procedure includes alkaline saponification, followed by liquid-liquid extraction with n-hexane. all-trans retinol, ... | 2013 | 28239118 |
analysis of certain fatty acids and toxic metal bioaccumulation in various tissues of three fish species that are consumed by turkish people. | concentrations of toxic metals (mn, ni, hg, cd, pb, cr) in the muscle, skin, and liver of mugil cephalus, mullus barbatus, and pagellus erythrinus which were purchased in large supermarkets of elazig, and mullus barbatus, which were caught on the sea of iskenderun bay, turkey, were analyzed. fundamental analyses were carried out by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (icp-ms) after samples were prepared by microwave digestion. mean metal concentrations in different tissues were varied i ... | 2017 | 28236203 |
the cardiovascular and neurotoxic effects of the venoms of six bony and cartilaginous fish species. | fish venoms are often poorly studied, in part due to the difficulty in obtaining, extracting, and storing them. in this study, we characterize the cardiovascular and neurotoxic effects of the venoms from the following six species of fish: the cartilaginous stingrays neotrygon kuhlii and himantura toshi, and the bony fish platycephalus fucus, girella tricuspidata, mugil cephalus, and dentex tumifrons. all venoms (10-100 μg/kg, i.v.), except g. tricuspidata and p. fuscus, induced a biphasic respon ... | 2017 | 28212333 |
amoebic gill disease outbreak in marine fish cultured in korea. | in 2015, 6.7-60% mortality was observed in black seabream ( acanthopagrus schlegelii), rock bream ( oplegnathus fasciatus), and gray mullet ( mugil cephalus) farmed in the southern coast of korea. on examination, numerous amoebae were found on the gills of these 3 fish species with detection rate of 100%. some rock bream and gray mullet were coinfected with bacteria ( pseudomonas anguilliseptica, vibrio tapetis, or vibrio anguillarum). histologic examination revealed extensive hyperplastic epith ... | 2017 | 28205457 |
the genus lernaeenicus lesueur (copepoda, siphonostomatoida, pennellidae) in india: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology. | members of the pennellid genus lernaeenicus lesueur, 1824 (copepoda, siphonostomatoida) have frequently been recorded from commercially important fishes collected along the coasts of india. marine fish hosts from landing centres at nagapattinam and parangipettai tamil nadu, southeast coast of india, were examined for parasitic copepods between january 2011 and december 2013. a total of nine species including three unidentified species of lernaeenicus were recorded: (1) l. alatus rangnekar, 1962 ... | 2016 | 27811797 |
transcriptome analysis of grey mullet (mugil cephalus) after challenge with lactococcus garvieae. | grey mullet (mugil cephalus) is an economically important fish species in taiwan mariculture industry. moreover, grey mullet are common hosts of a bacterial infection by lactococcus garvieae. however, until now the information related to the immune system of grey mullet is unclear. therefore, to understand the molecular basis underlying the host immune response to l. garvieae infection, illumina hiseq™ 2000 was used to analyse the head kidney and spleen transcriptome of infected grey mullet. de ... | 2016 | 27720696 |
infectious bacterial pathogens, parasites and pathological correlations of sewage pollution as an important threat to farmed fishes in egypt. | this paper is a part of a multi-disciplinary research "application of decentralized on-site water treatment system in egypt for use in agriculture and producing safe fish and animal proteins". the project aimed to investigate the environmental impact of implementing sewage water before and after treatment using the effluent of the on-site decentralized japanese' johkasou system, in agriculture and producing fish protein. the aim is to establish such system in egypt to strengthen the sanitary con ... | 2016 | 27720545 |
morphometric and molecular analyses of skrjabinolecithum pyriforme n. sp. (digenea: haploporidae) in mullet fish from the primorsky region, russia. | a new species of skrjabinolecithum (digenea: waretrematinae), skrjabinolecithum pyriforme n. sp., has been found in the intestines of liza haematocheila and mugil cephalus from the primorsky region, russia. these worms differ from s. vitellosum and s. lobolecithum by the presence of two caeca, as do s. spasskii, s. indicum and s. bengalensis. these species differ morphologically from s. pyriforme n. sp. by a number of features, including body width, oral sucker, pharynx, eggs and ratio of length ... | 2016 | 27644412 |
camellia sinensis supplemented diet enhances the innate non-specific responses, haematological parameters and growth performance in mugil cephalus against photobacterium damselae. | this study evaluated the effect of dietary supplementation of camellia sinensis leaf-extract on non-specific immune responses and disease resistance of mugil cephalus fingerling against p. damselae. fish were fed with 0 (unsupplemented), 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg of green tea extract (gte) supplemented diets. results indicated that gte decreased mortality in m. cephalus in a dose-dependent manner after challenge with p. damselae. haematological parameters containing rbc, hct, hb and wbc and growth p ... | 2016 | 27582289 |
epidemiological and molecular data on heterophyid trematode metacercariae found in the muscle of grey mullets (osteichthyes: mugilidae) from sardinia (western mediterranean sea). | this study is a contribution to the molecular taxonomy and epidemiology of heterophyid (trematoda: heterophyidae) metacercariae found in the muscle of mugilidae (osteichthyes) from sardinia (western mediterranean sea). sixty specimens of mugilids (13 chelon labrosus, 18 liza aurata, 6 liza ramada, 8 liza saliens, 15 mugil cephalus) were examined and 17,899 metacercariae isolated in 95 % of the hosts. four types of metacercariae were identified: heterophyes sp. (n = 14,113), heterophyes sp. -smal ... | 2016 | 27154766 |
morphometric and molecular analyses of two digenean species in mugilid fish: lecithaster mugilis yamaguti, 1970 from vietnam and l. sudzuhensis n. sp. from southern russian far east. | adult lecithaster mugilis yamaguti, 1970 were found in moolgarda seheli, valamugil engeli and liza subviridis in the coastal waters of cat ba island (halong bay, vietnam). specimens of lecithaster sudzuhensis n. sp. were found in mugil cephalus located in an estuary of the kievka river in the primorsky region of russia. studies have demonstrated that these species share significant morphometric similarities with each other and with specimens of l. helodes overstreet, 1973 isolated from m. cephal ... | 2017 | 27086772 |
assignment of the cd cotton effect to the chiral center in pseurotins, and the stereochemical revision of pseurotin a₂. | pseurotins a₁ (1) and a₂ (2) were isolated from a culture broth of the fungal strain aspergillus fumigatus wfz-25 as stereoisomers of pseurotin a (3) in 2011. we also isolated 1 and 2 together with 3 from a. fumigatus oups-t106b-5 separated from the marine fish mugil cephalus. in this study, we re-examined the stereochemistry of 1 and 2 using chemical transformation and the cd spectra, and found the relationship between the cd cotton effect and the absolute configurations of 1 and 2, which led u ... | 2016 | 27070628 |
microparasites of worldwide mullets. | the present review is focus on parasitic organisms, previously considered as protozoans. viral, prokaryotic and fungal parasites caused diseases and disorders of worldwide mullets were also observed. most of the known viruses associated with a high mortality of mullets were detected in mugil cephalus. prokaryotic microparasites were registered in m. cephalus, moolgarda cunnesiu, liza ramada and mugil liza. fungal pathogens were associated with representatives of the genera aphanomyces, achlya, p ... | 2015 | 26878619 |
multiple vitellogenins and product yolk proteins in european sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax): molecular characterization, quantification in plasma, liver and ovary, and maturational proteolysis. | three complete vitellogenin (vtg) polypeptides of european sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax), an acanthomorph teleost spawning pelagic eggs in seawater, were deduced from cdna and identified as vtgaa, vtgab and vtgc based on current vtg nomenclature and phylogeny. label free quantitative mass spectrometry verified the presence of the three sea bass vtgs or their product yolk proteins (yps) in liver, plasma and ovary of postvitellogenic females. as evidenced by normalized spectral counts, vtgab-der ... | 2016 | 26643259 |
preliminary assessment of contaminants in the sediment and organisms of the swartkops estuary, south africa. | urban estuaries are susceptible to metal and organic pollution, yet most remain understudied in south africa with respect to the presence, concentrations and distribution of contaminants. metal and organic chemical concentrations were assessed in sediment and organisms from different trophic levels in the lower reaches of the swartkops estuary. species sampled included upogebia africana (malacostraca: upogebiidae), gilchristella aestuaria (clupeidae), psammogobius knysnaensis (gobiidae), mugil c ... | 2015 | 26593278 |
a new species of ligophorus (monogenea: dactylogyridae) from the gills of the flathead mullet mugil cephalus (teleostei: mugilidae) from mexico. | a new monogenean species, ligophorus yucatanensis n. sp. from the gills of the flathead mullet mugil cephalus from the yucatan peninsula, mexico, is described. the new species can be differentiated from all other species of ligophorus by the morphology of the accessory piece of the copulatory organ. its main lobe is cylindrical, tunnelled expanded distally, slightly bowed with a characteristic membranous opening at level of medial bifurcation of the accessory piece, forming a thick-walled bulbsh ... | 2015 | 26408603 |
infection and pathogenecity of myroides odoratimimus (niocr-12) isolated from the gut of grey mullet (mugil cephalus (linnaeus, 1758)). | myroides sp. are gram negative aerobes and known for its oppurtunistic pathogenicity in humans. in the present study, myroides odoratimimus isolated from the gut of mugil cephalus showed potential infectivity to the experimental grey mullet and acted as an ultimate pathogen with significant symptoms. furthermore, the inoculum isolated from the infected fishes were cultured and the selected colonies were reisolated and reinjected into healthy juveniles of m. cephalus. characterizations of the re- ... | 2015 | 26255032 |
an additional genus and two additional species of forticulcitinae (digenea: haploporidae). | forticulcita platana sp. n. and forticulcita apiensis sp. n. are described from mugil liza valenciennes in argentina, and from mugil cephalus linnaeus in salt springs, florida, usa, respectively. supplemental material relating to the hermaphroditic sac of forticulcita gibsoni blasco-costa, montero, balbuena, raga et kostadinova, 2009 is provided from a specimen isolated from m. cephalus off crete, greece. forticulcita platana can be distinguished from all species of forticulcita overstreet, 1982 ... | 2015 | 25995330 |
recovery of staphylococcus aureus in gray mugil cephalus roe (bottarga): investigation by an integrated cultural/molecular approach. | in the mediterranean area, salted and dried roe from the gray mugil cephalus "bottarga" represent a speciality food with great commercial value. bottarga is currently produced by a traditional handmade process and, the risk of human bacterial contamination during its manufacturing is still unknown; in this perspective the foodborne pathogen staphylococcus aureus could potentially contaminate this product due to poor sanitation or bad handling during processing. the aim of this work is: to evalua ... | 2015 | 25944563 |
oxidative stress, genotoxicity and histopathology biomarker responses in mugil cephalus and dicentrarchus labrax gill exposed to persistent pollutants. a field study in the bizerte lagoon: tunisia. | the use of biomarkers has become an important tool for modern environmental assessment as they can help to predict pollutants involved in the monitoring program. despite the importance of fish gill in several functions (gaseous exchange, osmotic and ionic regulation, acid-base balance and nitrogenous waste) its use in coastal water biomonitoring focusing on protection and damage is scarce. this field study investigates biochemical (catalase, superoxide dismutase, lipid peroxidation), molecular ( ... | 2015 | 25912422 |
mercury concentrations in the prey of apex piscivores from a large subtropical estuary. | estuaries are important ecosystems for mercury methylation and accumulation, yet few studies have quantified mercury levels in prey species that expose large estuarine piscivores to contamination. we measured mercury concentrations in key prey species from the indian river lagoon, florida, usa, to characterize variability and assess the spatial distribution of mercury levels throughout the estuary. mean mercury concentrations ranged from 0.015mg/kg in mugil cephalus to 0.222mg/kg in bairdiella c ... | 2015 | 25837774 |
next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitochondrial genome of the flathead mullet, mugil cephalus cryptic species in east australia (teleostei: mugilidae). | in this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of a cryptic species from east australia (mugil sp. h) belonging to the worldwide mugil cephalus species complex (teleostei: mugilidae) has been sequenced by next-generation sequencing method. the assembled mitogenome, consisting of 16,845 bp, had the typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer rnas, 2 ribosomal rnas genes and a non-coding control region of d-loop. d-loop consists of 1067 bp len ... | 2016 | 25693715 |
restoration of the genus parasaccocoelium zhukov, 1971 (digenea: haploporidae) and a description of two new species from mugilid fish in the far east of russia. | new data relating to the fauna of haploporidae (digenea) in mugilid fish from primorsky region of the south of the russian far east are presented. in the most recent revision of the family haploporidae nicoll, 1914, parasaccocoelium zhukov, 1971 was synonymized with pseudohapladena yamaguti, 1952 (overstreet & curran, 2005). here, we restore the genus parasaccocoelium. the species described by zhukov can be distinguished from the species pseudohapladena sensu yamaguti, 1952 using a combination o ... | 2015 | 24916301 |
effects of the modified huanglian jiedu decoction on the disease resistance in grey mullet (mugil cephalus) to lactococcus garvieae. | lactococcosis is prevalent on grey mullet (mugil cephalus) in hong kong aquaculture resulting in serious economic loss. a compound formulation of traditional chinese medicines (tcm) (modified huanglian jiedu decoction (hljdd)) comprising rhizoma coptidis, radix scutellaria, cortex phellodendri, fructus gardeniae, fructus forsythiae and flos lonicerae japonicae (in a ratio of 3:2:2:3:3:5) were applied as feed supplements to deal with the disease. the nitroblue tetrazolium activity in blood, bacte ... | 2014 | 24846297 |
a new species of saturnius manter, 1969 (digenea: hemiuridae) from mediterranean mullet (teleostei: mugilidae). | a new hemiurid digenean, saturnius gibsoni n. sp., is described from the stomach lining of mugil cephalus l. off oran, mediterranean coast of algeria. characteristic morphological features of the new species include small size of the body which is comprised of six pseudosegments, small ventral sucker, weakly developed mound-shaped flange at the level of the ventral sucker, and eggs being large in relation to the size of the body. saturnius gibsoni n. sp. resembles s. minutus blasco-costa, pankov ... | 2014 | 24474036 |
ligophorus species (monogenea: ancyrocephalidae) from mugil cephalus (teleostei: mugilidae) off morocco with the description of a new species and remarks about the use of ligophorus spp. as biological markers of host populations. | gill monogenean species of ligophorus euzet et suriano, 1977 were studied from the teleost mugil cephalus linneaus (mugilidae) from the mediterranean and atlantic coasts of morocco. we report the presence of l. mediterraneus from both the mediterranean and atlantic coast and l. cephali and l. maroccanus sp. n. from the atlantic coast only. the latter species, which is described herein as new, resembles l. guanduensis but differs from this species mainly in having a shorter penis compared to the ... | 2013 | 24471285 |
bacillus xiamenensis sp. nov., isolated from intestinal tract contents of a flathead mullet (mugil cephalus). | a taxonomic study was carried out on strain hyc-10(t), which was isolated from the intestinal tract contents of a flathead mullet, mugil cephalus, captured from the sea off xiamen island, china. the bacterium was observed to be gram positive, oxidase and catalase positive, rod shaped, and motile by subpolar flagella. the bacterium was found to grow at salinities of 0-12 % and at temperatures of 8-45 °c. the isolate was found to hydrolyze aesculin and gelatin, but was unable to reduce nitrate to ... | 2014 | 24158533 |
[fatty acid composition of edible marine fish in zhoushan, zhejiang province]. | to analyze the main fatty acids in edible marine fish from zhoushan, zhejiang province. | 2013 | 24113107 |
in vitro induction of oocyte maturation and steroidogenesis by gonadotropins, insulin, calcitonin and growth factor in an estuarine flat head grey mullet, mugil cephalus l. | in this article, an in vitro investigation was carried out to ascertain the roles of hormones and growth factor in the inductions of oocyte maturation and steroidogenesis of the postvitellogenic follicles in an indian estuarine grey mullet, mugil cephalus l. oocyte maturation was evaluated by scoring the germinal vesicle breakdown (gvbd) percent of the postvitellogenic follicles. all the sex [17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnane-3-one (dhp), estradiol 17β (e₂), progesterone (p), 17α-oh progesterone (17- ... | 2014 | 23925891 |
morphologic and genetic evidence for mixed infection with two myxobolus species (myxozoa: myxobolidae) in gray mullets, mugil cephalus, from korean waters. | the present study was performed to trace the decisive evidence for mixed infection of 2 myxobolus species, m. episquamalis and myxobolus sp., in the gray mullet, mugil cephalus, from korean waters. mullets with whitish cyst-like plasmodia on their scales were collected near a sewage plant in yeosu, southern part of korea, in 2009. the cysts were mainly located on scales and also found in the intestine. the spores from scales were oval in a frontal view, tapering anteriorly to a blunt apex, and m ... | 2013 | 23864751 |
ligophorus abditus n. sp. (monogenea: ancyrocephalidae) and other species of ligophorus euzet & suriano, 1977 infecting the flathead grey mullet mugil cephalus l. in the sea of japan and the yellow sea. | as a result of the re-examination of museum slides and new material of monogeneans collected from mugil cephalus l. in the sea of japan, the estuary of a river which flows into the sea of japan, the yellow sea (off zhifu, at the boundary of the bohai sea) and the east china sea (off the ryukyu islands), five species of ligophorus euzet & suriano, 1977 were identified, one of which is new. the known species are l. chabaudi euzet & suriano, 1977, l. cheleus rubtsova, balbuena & sarabeev, 2007, l. ... | 2013 | 23673691 |
diversity of the skin microbiota of fishes: evidence for host species specificity. | skin microbiota of gulf of mexico fishes were investigated by ribosomal internal spacer analysis (risa) and 16s rrna gene sequencing. a total of 102 fish specimens representing six species (mugil cephalus, lutjanus campechanus, cynoscion nebulosus, cynoscion arenarius, micropogonias undulatus, and lagodon rhomboides) were sampled at regular intervals throughout a year. the skin microbiota from each individual fish was analyzed by risa and produced complex profiles with 23 bands on average. simil ... | 2013 | 23607777 |
heterotrophic nitrifying and oxygen tolerant denitrifying bacteria from greenwater system of coastal aquaculture. | in this work, herbivorous fish mugil cephalus has been cultured to secrete protein rich green slime, which helps nitrifying and oxygen tolerant denitrifying bacteria to grow and colonize. four strains representing alcaligenaceae family have been isolated from greenwater system and characterized using biochemical test, fatty acid methyl ester (gc-fame) analysis, 16s rrna and functional gene approaches. they were tested for an ability to nitrify ammonia and nitrite aerobically. two strains showed ... | 2013 | 23354499 |
molecular characterization of anisakid nematode larvae from 13 species of fish from western australia. | this study characterized anisakid nematodes in estuarine and near-shore species of fish in southern western australia. a total of 108 fish representing 13 species were examined for anisakid larvae. for the molecular characterization of anisakid larvae (n=218), we used pcr-coupled mutation scanning-sequencing-phylogenetic analyses of sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal dna. with the exception of sillaginoides punctatus and sillago schomburgkii, all the fish ... | 2012 | 23353682 |
a new species of intromugil (digenea: haploporidae) and redescription of intromugil mugilicolus. | intromugil alachuaensis n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from the flathead grey mullet ( mugil cephalus ) from the santa fe river in florida. the new species is the fourth recognized species in the genus and the second from north america, with the other 2 being confined to south america. intromugil mugilicolus from louisiana and mississippi is redescribed based on the holotype and newly collected material that was not flattened prior to fixation. two generic features not previous ... | 2013 | 23327447 |
foodborne trematode metacercariae in fish from northern vietnam and their adults recovered from experimental hamsters. | the prevalence of foodborne trematode (fbt) metacercariae was investigated in fish from 2 localities of northern vietnam in 2004-2005. freshwater fish (9 species) were collected from local markets in hanoi city (n=76) and nam dinh province (n=79), and were examined for fbt metacercariae using the artificial digestion technique. adult flukes were obtained from hamsters experimentally infected with the metacercariae at day 8 post-infection. three (haplorchis pumilio, centrocestus formosanus, and p ... | 2012 | 23230329 |
genome sequence of bacillus sp. strain hyc-10, isolated from intestinal tract contents from a marine fish (mugil cephalus). | bacillus sp. strain hyc-10 was isolated with intestinal tract content of a fish, mugil cephalus, captured from the sea close to xiamen island, china. here, we present the draft genome of strain hyc-10, which contains 3,611,918 bp with a g+c content of 41.30% and contains 3,687 protein-coding genes and 33 trna genes. | 2012 | 23209239 |
comparison of genetic characteristics and pathogenicity of lactococcus garvieae isolated from aquatic animals in taiwan. | seventy-six taiwanese bacterial isolates including 74 from diseased, cultured, aquatic animals (54 grey mullet mugil cephalus, 3 basket mullet chelon alatus, 2 tilapia oreochromis niloticus, 1 grouper epinephelus coioides, 2 yellowfin seabream acanthopagrus latus, 1 borneo mullet chelon macrolepis, 1 bullfrog rana catesbeiana, 1 japanese eel anguilla japonica, and 9 giant freshwater prawns macrobrachium rosenbergii), 1 wild-caught seafood species (squid muscle collected from a restaurant) and 1 ... | 2012 | 23209077 |
concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) from bizerte lagoon (northern tunisia). | concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), and organochlorine pesticides (ocps) were determined in two fish species, mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax), collected from bizerte lagoon and the mediterranean sea. in all samples, pcbs were found in higher concentrations than ocps. the highest concentrations of ocps and pcbs were found in sea bass, and in bizerte lagoon. concentrations of ddts and pcbs detected in this study were generally comparable or slightly high ... | 2013 | 23149188 |
screening and characterization of lab-produced bacteriocin-like substances from the intestine of grey mullet (mugil cephalus l.) as potential biocontrol agents in aquaculture. | to isolate and characterize bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (blis)-producing lactic acid bacteria from the intestine of grey mullet. | 2013 | 23075097 |
infection of wild mullet (mugil cephalus) with myxobolus episquamalis in korea. | wild mullet (mugil cephalus) with white cysts on their scales were obtained from yeosu on the south coast of korea in 2009. cyst-like plasmodia consisted of a large number of mature myxosporean spores and numerous sporogonic stages. spores were oval-shaped in their front view, tapering anteriorly to a blunt apex, and lenticular in their lateral view. they measured 7.0 μm (6.2-7.6) in length, 5.2 μm (4.0-6.2) in width, and 4.9 μm (3.8-6.0) in thickness. polar capsules contained a polar filament w ... | 2013 | 22926677 |
three new azaphilones produced by a marine fish-derived chaetomium globosum. | three new metabolites, chaetomugilin s, dechloro-chaetomugilin a and dechloro-chaetomugilin d, were isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum originally obtained from the marine fish mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures were elucidated based on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques and some chemical transformations. particularly, chaetomugilins t and u are the first compounds without a chlorine atom in azaphilones isolated from this fungal str ... | 2012 | 22617549 |
oxidative stress, genotoxicity and histopathology biomarker responses in mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) liver from bizerte lagoon (tunisia). | the aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of environmental contaminants on oxidative stress, genotoxic and histopathologic biomarkers in liver of mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) collected from a polluted coastal lagoon (bizerte lagoon) in comparison to a reference site (the mediterranean sea). antioxidant enzyme activities were lower in fish from the polluted site compared with fish from the reference site, suggesting deficiency of the antioxidant system to comp ... | 2012 | 22206722 |
redescription of the fish parasite nerocila japonica schioedte & meinert, 1881 (crustacea: isopoda: cymothoidae), with comments on previous records of n. acuminata in japanese waters. | nerocila japonica schioedte & meinert, 1881 is redescribed based on the holotype and specimens from various localities in japanese waters. the following fishes are recorded as new hosts: tribolodon hakonensis (cyprinidae), mugil cephalus, liza affinis, chelon haematocheilus (mugilidae), lateolabrax japonicus, l. latus (lateolabracidae), acanthopagrus latus, a. schlegelii schlegelii (sparidae), rhyncopelates oxyrhynchus (terapontidae), ditrema viride, d. temminckii temminckii (embiotocidae), chae ... | 2012 | 22183924 |
Fish as a possible reservoir for zoonotic Giardia duodenalis assemblages. | Giardiasis is a re-emerging infectious disease of worldwide significance caused by Giardia duodenalis. This study investigated the occurrence of zoonotic G. duodenalis assemblages in fish to explore the possible role of fish in the epidemiology of human giardiasis. For this purpose, 92 fish (Tilapia nilotica and Mugil cephalus) collected from (fish farms and Nile River) at different governorates in Egypt were examined for the presence of G. duodenalis in their feces by using enzyme linked immuno ... | 2011 | 22160281 |
purification and characterization of enterocin mc13 produced by a potential aquaculture probiont enterococcus faecium mc13 isolated from the gut of mugil cephalus. | a bacteriocin producer strain mc13 was isolated from the gut of mugil cephalus (grey mullet) and identified as enterococcus faecium. the bacteriocin of e. faecium mc13 was purified to homogeneity, as confirmed by tricine sodium dodecyl sulphate - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page). reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) analysis showed a single active fraction eluted at 26 min, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (maldi-tof) mass spectro ... | 2011 | 22112158 |
contaminants in water, sediment and fish biomonitor species from natural and artificial estuarine habitats along the urbanized gold coast, queensland. | metal and pesticide contaminants were measured in water, sediment and fish species in various gold coast waterways, queensland. with the exception of cu, metal concentrations in water, measured using the diffuse gradients in a thin film (dgt) technique, complied with relevant australian guidelines. cu concentrations in these waterways have been related to recreational vessel activities previously. all sediment metal concentrations measured were below the national guidelines, although cu, zn and ... | 2011 | 22030552 |
polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their methoxylated analogs in mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) from bizerte lagoon, tunisia. | concentrations of ten polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) and eight methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (meo-pbdes) in mullet (mugil cephalus) and sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) collected from the bizerte lagoon and the mediterranean sea were investigated. to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of these compounds in marine fishes from tunisia. the pbde mean concentrations in fish from bizerte lagoon were 45.3 and 96.2 ng g(-1) lw respectively in mullet and sea bass, w ... | 2011 | 21983038 |
accumulation of mercury and other heavy metals in edible fishes of cochin backwaters, southwest india. | mercury, a global pollutant, has become a real threat to the developing countries like india and china, where high usage of mercury is reported. mercury and other heavy metals deposited in to the aquatic system can cause health risk to the biota. the common edible fishes such as mugil cephalus, arius arius, lutjanus ehrenbergii, etroplus suratensis were collected from cochin backwaters, southwest india and analysed for mercury and other heavy metals (zinc, cadmium, lead and copper) in various bo ... | 2011 | 21822576 |
largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides) and striped mullet (mugil cephalus) as vectors of contaminants to human consumers in northwest florida. | the health benefits of regular consumption of fish and seafood have been espoused for many years. however, fish are also a potential source of environmental contaminants that have well known adverse effects on human health. we investigated the consumption risks for largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides; n = 104) and striped mullet (mugil cephalus; n = 170), two commonly harvested and consumed fish species inhabiting fresh and estuarine waters in northwest florida. skinless fillets were analyzed ... | 2011 | 21764437 |
new class azaphilone produced by a marine fish-derived chaetomiumglobosum. the stereochemistry and biological activities. | four new metabolites, chaetomugilins p-r and 11-epi-chaetomugilin i, were isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum originally obtained from the marine fish mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques and various chemical transformations. particularly, the skeleton of chaetomugilin p is different from that of other azaphilones isolated from this fungal strain to date. in addition, these compoun ... | 2011 | 21640594 |
permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 april 2010 - 31 may 2010. | this article documents the addition of 396 microsatellite marker loci to the molecular ecology resources database. loci were developed for the following species: anthocidaris crassispina, aphis glycines, argyrosomus regius, astrocaryum sciophilum, dasypus novemcinctus, delomys sublineatus, dermatemys mawii, fundulus heteroclitus, homalaspis plana, jumellea rossii, khaya senegalensis, mugil cephalus, neoceratitis cyanescens, phalacrocorax aristotelis, phytophthora infestans, piper cordulatum, pte ... | 2010 | 21565124 |
microbiological quality of grey-mullet roe. | the greek grey-mullet roe is produced from the fully developed gonads of the female mullet (mugil cephalus) couth in lagoons during their reproductive migration. the traditional processing method of the roe includes, air drying, salting, shape formation and covering with multiple layers of natural beeswax for preservation and distribution. fish roe brands have been a staple in local diet and is increasingly becoming popular in the international market. as a ready-to-eat food it's microbial quali ... | 2011 | 21497664 |
[seasonal changes of fish species composition and diversity in mudflat wetlands of hangzhou bay]. | in order to understand the spatiotemporal variation of fish species composition and biodiversity in the mudflat wetlands of hangzhou bay, thirty six surveys were conducted in the mudflat area, inning area, and aquaculture area in the south bank of the bay in. march (early spring), may (spring), july (summer), and october (autumn), 2009. a total of 41 species belonging to 9 orders and 16 families were observed, among which, cyprinid had the largest species number (14 species, 33.3% of the total), ... | 2010 | 21443016 |
effect of aqueous and lipophilic mullet (mugil cephalus) bottarga extracts on the growth and lipid profile of intestinal caco-2 cells. | the importance of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 pufa) intake has long been recognized in human nutrition. although health benefits, n-3 pufa are subject to rapid and/or extensive oxidation during processing and storage, resulting in potential alteration in nutritional composition and quality of food. bottarga, a salted and semi-dried mullet ( mugil cephalus ) ovary product, is proposed as an important source of n-3 pufa, having high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) and docosahexaenoic ... | 2011 | 21299240 |
cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in mugil cephalus from seven coastal lagoons of nw mexico. | the increasing order of the mean concentrations of cd, cu, and zn in the tissues of mugil cephalus of seven coastal lagoons of sinaloa state (nw mexico) was liver > gills > muscle, while for pb it was gills > muscle ≥ liver. there were no differences between the mean concentrations of cd and pb of the three tissues determined in the samples of the seven lagoons and, although there were some significant differences, there was no indication of a latitude-related trend in the distribution of cu and ... | 2011 | 21210210 |
assessing and managing the health risk due to ingestion of inorganic arsenic from fish and shellfish farmed in blackfoot disease areas for general taiwanese. | this paper assesses health risks due to the ingestion of inorganic arsenic from fish and shellfish farmed in blackfoot disease areas by general public in taiwan. the provisional tolerable weekly intake of arsenic set by fao/who and the target cancer risk assessment model proposed by usepa were integrated to evaluate the acceptable consumption rate. five aquacultural species, tilapia (oreochromis mossambicus), milkfish (chanos chanos), mullet (mugil cephalus), clam (meretrix lusoria) and oyster ( ... | 2010 | 21134715 |
mutation scanning-coupled sequencing of nuclear ribosomal dna spacers as a tool for the specific identification of different contracaecum (nematoda: anisakidae) larval types. | in the present study, various morphotypes of contracaecum (nematoda) larvae in different developmental stages were described and then genetically characterised using sequence data obtained from the first and second internal transcribed spacers (its-1 and its-2) of nuclear ribosomal dna (rdna). the alignment of its-1 and its-2 sequence data for larvae investigated with those from well characterised adults in previous studies showed that fourth-stage contracaecum larvae from the australian pelican ... | 2010 | 20933594 |
functional expression and magnetic nanoparticle-based immobilization of a protein-engineered marine fish epoxide hydrolase of mugil cephalus for enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic styrene oxide. | a triple-point mutated fish microsomal epoxide hydrolase (meh) gene from mugil cephalus was expressed in escherichia coli in the presence of various chaperones to prevent protein aggregations. the enantioselective hydrolytic activity was more than doubled by co-expressing the eh mutant gene with pgro7 plasmid. the highly active eh mutant with a his-tag was immobilized onto magnetic silica assembled with nio nanoparticles. the immobilized meh mutant was re-used more than 10 times with less than 1 ... | 2010 | 20574831 |
fatty acids in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem. | fatty acids have been successfully used to trace the transfer of organic matter in coastal and estuarine food webs. to delineate these web connections, fatty acid profiles were analyzed in species of microbes (azotobacter vinelandii, and lactobacillus xylosus), prawns (metapenaeus monoceros and macrobrachium rosenbergii) and finfish (mugil cephalus), that are associated with decomposing leaves of two mangrove species, rhizophora apiculata and avicennia marina. the fatty acids, except long chain ... | 2010 | 20527460 |
the relationship between the cd cotton effect and the absolute configuration of fd-838 and its seven stereoisomers. | three new metabolites having a spiro-heterocyclic gamma-lactam core, cephalimysins b-d (1-3), as well as fd-838 (4) were isolated from a culture broth of aspergillus fumigatus that was originally separated from the marine fish mugil cephalus. compounds 1-3 are the diastereomers of 4. compounds 2 and 3 exhibit an opposite absolute configuration at a spiro carbon to that of other known naturally occurring spiro-heterocyclic gamma-lactams. in addition, we succeeded in the chemical transformation of ... | 2010 | 20507073 |
arsenic speciation in freshwater fish: focus on extraction and mass balance. | arsenic (as) speciation in muscle tissues of freshwater fish was investigated with special emphasis on extraction yields and mass balances. for the quantification of water-soluble as compounds, samples were extracted using a 1:1 (v/v) methanol/water mixture. various extraction parameters, such as extraction volume, number of additional extractions, intermediate and final volume in sample preconcentration were optimized so as to improve the extraction efficiency. arsenic compounds were determined ... | 2010 | 20188911 |
speciation of gram-positive bacteria in fresh and ambient-stored sub-tropical marine fish. | this study identified gram-positive bacteria in three sub-tropical marine fish species; pseudocaranx dentex (silver trevally), pagrus auratus (snapper) and mugil cephalus (sea mullet). it further elucidated the role played by fish habitat, fish body part and ambient storage on the composition of the gram-positive bacteria. a total of 266 isolates of gram-positive bacteria were identified by conventional biochemical methods, vitek, pcr using genus- and species-specific primers and/or 16s rrna gen ... | 2010 | 20110133 |
identification of novel and zoonotic cryptosporidium species in marine fish. | little is known about the prevalence and genotypes of cryptosporidium in fish. the present study investigated the prevalence of cryptosporidium species in cultured fingerlings (n=227), wild freshwater (n=227) and wild marine/estuarine species (n=255) of fish in western australia by pcr amplification at the 18s rrna locus. results revealed a low prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in fish hosts; 0.8% (6/709). four species of cryptosporidium were identified including c. parvum, c. xiaoi and pi ... | 2010 | 20031326 |
survey of contamination of estrogenic chemicals in japanese and korean coastal waters using the wild grey mullet (mugil cephalus). | we monitored the contamination by environmental estrogens (ees) of coastal areas in korea and japan using the wild grey mullet. the grey mullet were collected from ansan, jeju, yeosu, tongyeong, and busan in korea and nagasaki, omuta, and fukuoka in japan. contamination by ees was determined by measuring vitellogenin (vtg) levels in serum and identifying gonadal abnormalities histologically (i.e., testis-ova). in four sites in korea (ansan, yeosu, tongyeong, and busan) and two sites in japan (na ... | 2010 | 19900700 |
mullet and gudgeon liver histopathology and macroinvertebrate indexes and metrics upstream and downstream from a wastewater treatment plant (febros river--portugal). | the increased pollution in ecosystems reinforces the importance of both chemical monitoring and biological monitoring of streams and rivers, as an effective water quality-based approach to assess aquatic ecosystem health. in this study, gudgeon (gobio gobio) and mullet (mugil cephalus) liver histopathology (biomarker) and some macroinvertebrate community indexes and metrics (bioindicator) were used to evaluate the effect of the wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) of febros (avintes) in febros rive ... | 2010 | 19876751 |
molecules and morphology reveal cryptic variation among digeneans infecting sympatric mullets in the mediterranean. | we applied a combined molecular and morphological approach to resolve the taxonomic status of saccocoelium spp. parasitizing sympatric mullets (mugilidae) in the mediterranean. eight morphotypes of saccocoelium were distinguished by means of multivariate statistical analyses: 2 of saccocoelium obesum ex liza spp.; 4 of s. tensum ex liza spp.; and 2 (s. cephali and saccocoelium sp.) ex mugil cephalus. sequences of the 28s and its2 rrna gene regions were obtained for a total of 21 isolates of thes ... | 2010 | 19849887 |
mode of attachment of a polyopisthocotylean parasite, metamicrocotyla cephalusto the gills of mugil cephalus through the study of haptoral compartments. | the monogenean parasite, metamicrocotyla cephalus uses the ventrally located haptor provided with two symmetrical rows of clamps in its attachment to the middle regions of the gill filaments of mugil cephalus. several factors are reported that protect the parasite from dislodgement by the breathing water current of the host. firstly, the body of adult parasite produces 45 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the gill filament and its length is nearly equal to the free distal region of the filam ... | 2009 | 19795759 |
new azaphilones, seco-chaetomugilins a and d, produced by a marine-fish-derived chaetomium globosum. | seco-chaetomugilins a and d were isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum that was originally isolated from the marine fish mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques, along with the chemical transformation from known chaetomugilins a and d. seco-chaetomugilin d exhibited growth inhibitory activity against cultured p388, hl-60, l1210, and kb cells. | 2009 | 19597583 |
genetic diversity and differentiation of gray mullet (mugil cephalus) in the coastal waters of taiwan. | from mid-december to late january, schools of mature gray mullet (mugil cephalus) migrate southward along the coastal waters of china to taiwan for spawning. it has been proposed that there is no genetic differentiation of gray mullet in the coastal waters of taiwan. to test this hypothesis, complete cytochrome b (cyt b) dna sequences of 98 individuals of gray mullet, two individuals of liza macrolepis, and three individuals of l. affinis were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced ... | 2009 | 19583502 |
comparative homology modeling-inspired protein engineering for improvement of catalytic activity of mugil cephalus epoxide hydrolase. | the epoxide hydrolase (eh) of a marine fish, mugil cephalus, was engineered to improve the catalytic activity based on comparative homology modeling. the 3-d crystal structure of the eh from aspergillus niger was used as a template. a triple point mutant, f193y for spatial orientation of the nucleophile (d199), w200l for removing electron density overlap between w200 and y348, and e378d for good charge relay in the active site, was developed. the initial hydrolysis rate, the reaction time to rea ... | 2009 | 19547925 |
absolute stereostructures of chaetomugilins g and h produced by a marine-fish-derived chaetomium species. | chaetomugilins g and h were isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum that was originally isolated from the marine fish, mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques, and chemical transformation. in addition, the absolute configuration of chaetoviridin c was established by derivatization from chaetomugilin a. these compounds exhibited a growth inhibitory activity against cultured p388, hl-60, l1 ... | 2009 | 19461670 |
a new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites. | a new approach is chosen to visualize ecosystem health by using parasite bioindicators in segara anakan lagoon, a brackish water ecosystem at the southern java coast, indonesia. three fish species (mugil cephalus, scatophagus argus, epinephelus coioides) were collected in two different years and sampling sites and studied for ecto- and endoparasites. additional data were taken for e. coioides from two further sites in lampung bay, sumatra, and for e. fucoguttatus out of floating cages from a mar ... | 2009 | 19337753 |
essential (cu) and nonessential (cd and pb) metals in ichthyofauna from the coasts of sinaloa state (se gulf of california). | with the aim of giving an overview on concentration and distribution of cd, cu, and pb in fish from the coasts of sinaloa state (se gulf of california), specimens with different feeding habits were collected in five locations. sampling occurred between june 2003 and march 2004. metal analyses on fish tissues were made by graphite furnace (cd, pb) and flame (cu) atomic absorption spectrophotometry. metal concentrations in tissues of carnivorous fish were grouped together and compared with corresp ... | 2010 | 19247791 |
a revision of the haploporinae nicoll, 1914 (digenea: haploporidae) from mullets (mugilidae): two new haploporine genera and a key to the genera of the subfamily. | two new haploporine genera are established for parasites of mullets. ragaia n. g. is erected for r. lizae n. sp. from liza ramado in the ebro delta on the mediterranean coast of spain. this new genus is distinguished by the unique combination of the following characters: a strongly muscular ventral sucker which is twice as large as the oral sucker; a large, muscular hermaphroditic sac similar in length to the ventral sucker; a saccular, thick-walled internal seminal vesicle which is larger than ... | 2009 | 19189231 |
a revision of the haploporinae nicoll, 1914 (digenea: haploporidae) from mullets (mugilidae): dicrogaster looss, 1902 and forticulcita overstreet, 1982. | the status of the nominal species of dicrogaster is re-assessed by means of a comparative morphological study based on newly collected material from the western mediterranean and a critical evaluation of the published data. d. perpusilla looss, 1902 (type-species) and d. contracta looss, 1902 are redescribed on the basis of new material from liza spp. d. fragilis fernández bargiela, 1987 is considered a junior synonym of d. fastigata thatcher & sparks, 1958 and d. maryutensis al-bassel, 1990 is ... | 2009 | 19189230 |
a revision of the haploporinae nicoll, 1914 (digenea: haploporidae) from mullets (mugilidae): saccocoelium looss, 1902. | saccocoelium looss, 1902 is revised and a key to its recognised species is presented. s. obesum looss, 1902 (type-species) and s. tensum looss, 1902 are redescribed based on material from liza spp. (pisces: mugilidae) in spanish mediterranean and, in the case of the former, bulgarian black sea waters. two new species, s. cephali n. sp. and s. currani n. sp., are described from mugil cephalus l. in spanish mediterranean waters. s. gohari ramadan, saoud, ashour & mansour, 1989b is recognised and c ... | 2009 | 19189229 |
chaetomugilins, new selectively cytotoxic metabolites, produced by a marine fish-derived chaetomium species. | chaetomugilins a-f have been isolated from a strain of chaetomium globosum originally isolated from the marine fish mugil cephalus, and their absolute stereostructures have been elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1d and 2d nmr techniques, some chemical transformations and an x-ray analysis. these compounds exhibited significant growth inhibition against cultured p388 cells and hl-60 cells. in addition, chaetomugilins a, c and f showed selective cytotoxic activities agai ... | 2008 | 19168975 |
accumulation and distribution of copper and zinc in both water and some vital tissues of two fish species (tilapia zillii and mugil cephalus) of lake qarun, fayoum province, egypt. | this study was carried out on lake qarun, fayoum province, egypt throughout four seasons, spring 2004 to winter 2005. the concentration of zn in water as well as in fish organs was always higher than cu. correlations between concentration of heavy metals in water and fish organs were elucidated. the concentrations of heavy metals in fish samples indicated that tilapia zillii were higher than those of mugil cephalus, which is attributed to their feeding behavior. it was found that these metals ha ... | 2007 | 19070169 |
impact of season on liver mitochondrial oxidative stress and the expression of hsp70 in grey mullets from contaminated estuary. | heat shock proteins (hsps) are the ubiquitous feature of cells in which these proteins cope with stress induced denaturation of other proteins. hsp70 is found to play a primary role in cellular defense under stress condition. in the present investigation, the seasonal impact on environmental stress induced mitochondrial hsp70 (mthsp70) expression in the liver mitochondria was examined in grey mullets, mugil cephalus living in the ennore estuary (polluted site) was compared with the kovalam estua ... | 2009 | 19030988 |
chemical characterization and dna tracking of sardinian botargo by mugil cephalus from different geographical origins. | the chemical composition of the sardinian botargo by mugil cephalus from different geographical origins was investigated. fat ( approximately 20%), proteins ( approximately 50%), moisture ( approximately 22%), and salt ( approximately 7%) were measured in ground (g) and whole (w) commercial products. among the nutritional compounds, omega-3 fatty acids were approximately 8%, squalene was approximately 15 mg/100 g, vitamin e was approximately 8.5 mg/kg, and cholesterol was approximately 300 mg/10 ... | 2008 | 18942834 |
liver oxidative stress of the grey mullet mugil cephalus presents seasonal variations in ennore estuary. | the objective of this study was to determine the liver oxidative stress status of grey mullets living in heavy-metal-rich polluted ennore estuary compared with unpolluted kovalam estuary. fish were collected from both estuaries during the monsoon and summer seasons from october 2004 to september 2006. fish liver homogenate (n = 20 per group) was prepared for evaluating oxidative stress parameters. fish living in the polluted estuary had significantly higher lipid oxidation products, conjugated d ... | 2008 | 18853043 |
identification and description of bucephalus minimus (digenea: bucephalidae) life cycle in portugal: morphological, histopathological, and molecular data. | the cercaria of bucephalus minimus infects the digestive gland and gonads of its first intermediate host, the edible cockle, cerastoderma edule. light microscopy (lm) and scanning electron microscopy (sem) of the cercaria showed a tail formed by a central stem, with 2 long contractile arms presenting distinct morphological surfaces. the encysted metacercaria naturally infected the flathead grey mullet, mugil cephalus. the cysts found in the heart, liver, and spleen were shown to be identical by ... | 2009 | 18710298 |
variation in fatty acid composition among nine forage species from a southeastern us estuarine and nearshore coastal ecosystem. | the fatty acid (fa) composition of nine potentially important forage species was determined (n = 330): red drum (sciaenops ocellatus), spot (leiostomus xanthurus), spotted seatrout (cynoscion nebulosus), striped mullet (mugil cephalus), pinfish (lagodon rhomboides), atlantic croaker (micropogonias undulatus), star drum (stellifer lanceolatus), striped anchovy (anchoa hepsetus), and brief squid (lolliguncula brevis). samples were collected from estuarine and nearshore coastal waters around charle ... | 2008 | 18665465 |
studies on antioxidant status in mugil cephalus in response to heavy metal pollution at ennore estuary. | estuaries, the important component of natural environment are under pressure nowadays due to pollution from different sources like industries, agricultural fields etc. ennore estuary one of the highly polluted estuary situated in chennai, tamilnadu, india, due to heavy industrialization surrounding this site poses serious threat to its inhabitants. the present paper focuses on studying the response of the fish mugil cephalus with reference to its antioxidants during their exposure to metals like ... | 2009 | 18629443 |
chemical composition of greek avgotaracho prepared from mullet (mugil cephalus): nutritional and health benefits. | crude composition, lipid composition, and tocopherols, ascorbic acid, cholesterol, phytosterols, and squalene content together with fatty acids and antiplatelet activities of total, neutral, and polar lipids of avgotaracho (wax-covered, dried, and salted mugil cephalus roe) were studied and compared with those of similar products. wax and steryl esters accounted for 63.7% of roe lipids followed by phosphatidylcholine (pc), which comprised 20.3%. wax esters were rich in saturated fatty alcohols, ... | 2008 | 18576655 |
prevalence of zoonotic metacercariae in two species of grouper, epinephelus coioides and epinephelus bleekeri, and flathead mullet, mugil cephalus, in vietnam. | fishborne zoonotic metacercariae have not been reported from brackish water and marine fish from vietnam waters although these parasites are common in the country's freshwater fish. both wild-caught and cultured grouper (epinephelus coioides and epinephelus bleekeri), and mullet (mugil cephalus) from brackish and marine waters located in khanh hoa province in central coastal vietnam were examined, and found positive for zoonotic trematode metacercariae. from grouper, heterophyopsis continua and ... | 2008 | 18552542 |
preliminary observations on infection of brackish and fresh water fish by heterophyid encysted metacercariae in egypt. | the infection status with heterophyids in the second intermediate host fish obtained from brackish and fresh water resources in dakahlia governorate, northern egypt was investigated. encysted metacercariae (emc) in the fish species mugil cephalus, mugil capito, mugil auratus, tilapia nilotica, and tilapia zilli from brackish water and t. nilotica and t. zilli from fresh water were isolated by artificial digestion method and identified by microscopic examination. morphometric analysis of emc isol ... | 2008 | 18537032 |
involvement of enterobacter cloacae in the mortality of the fish, mugil cephalus. | to identify the causative agent of the mortality in the fish, mugil cephalus, in muttukadu lagoon. | 2008 | 18422941 |
host-induced phenotypic differences in egyptian heterophyes heterophyes (digenea: heterophyidae). | a comparative morphometric study identified host-related variations in heterophyes heterophyes. in one study, variations in adult h. heterophyes obtained from different definitive hosts were examined. significant differences were in size and dimensions of body organs of adults collected from dogs, cats and albino-rats experimentally infected with encysted metacercariae (emc) from mullet (mugil cephalus). hypotheses on the sources of host-dependent variations were interpreted in terms of adaptati ... | 2007 | 18383783 |
partial purification and anti-leukemic activity of l-asparaginase enzyme of the actinomycete strain la-29 isolated from the estuarine fish, mugil cephalus (linn.). | the actinomycete strain la-29 isolated from the gut contents of the fish, mugil cephalus of the vellar estuary showed excellent l-asparaginase activity the enzyme was purified 18-fold and the final recovery of protein was 1.9%, which exhibited an activity of 13.57 iu/mg protein. the partially purified l-asparaginase inhibited the growth of leukemia cells in male wistar rats. average survival period of the rats was more in an optimum enzyme dose of 100 units and the survival period was less when ... | 2007 | 18380089 |
pathogenicity studies with the fungi aphanomyces invadans, achlya bisexualis, and phialemonium dimorphosporum: induction of skin ulcers in striped mullet. | based on isolations from naturally infected fish in florida, we investigated the role of the fungi aphanomyces invadans, achlya bisexualis, and phialemonium dimorphosporum in the etiology of ulcerative mycosis (um) in striped mullet mugil cephalus. we injected healthy striped mullet subcutaneously with secondary zoospores of four oomycete isolates: two concentrations (50 and 115 zoospores/ml) of sjr (an endemic isolate of aphanomyces invadans in american shad alosa sapidissima from the st. johns ... | 2007 | 18236631 |
aphanomyces invadans and ulcerative mycosis in estuarine and freshwater fish in florida. | in the spring of 1998, the florida fish and wildlife research institute received numerous reports of lesioned or ulcerated fish primarily from the st. lucie estuary on the southeast coast of florida, an area known since the late 1970s for lesions of the ulcerative mycosis (um) type. from these and archived reports, as well as others received from different areas of florida, we documented that diseased specimens had randomly distributed skin ulcers (usually reddened or hemorrhagic) with raised ir ... | 2007 | 18236628 |
studies on l-asparaginase enzyme of actinomycetes isolated from estuarine fishes. | actinomycetes were isolated from different organs viz. skin, gills and gut contents of three species of fishes viz. mugil cephalus (linnaeus, 1758), chanos chanos (forskal, 1775) and etroplus suratensis (bloch, 1780) using three different media from the vellar estuary, situated along the southeast coast of india. among the three fishes, m. cephalus harboured highest number of actinomycetes population in all the three body parts examined followed by c. chanos and e. suratensis. out of the three b ... | 2007 | 17929767 |
three new species of ligophorus (monogenea: dactylogyridae) on the gills of mugil cephalus (teleostei: mugilidae) from the japan sea. | comparative morphology and multivariate morphometric analysis of monogeneans collected on flathead mullets mugil cephalus from 2 russian localities of the japan sea revealed the presence of 3 new species of ligophorus, namely, l. domnichi n. sp., l. pacificus n. sp., and l. cheleus n. sp., which are described herein. so far, only 1 species of dactylogyrid monogenean identified as ligophorus chabaudi was known on flathead mullets in this sea, but after comparison with the present material, we pro ... | 2007 | 17918355 |
natural occurrence of metallothioneinlike proteins in liver tissues of four fish species from the northeast mediterranean sea. | fish with different ecological needs were captured from the northeast mediterranean sea to determine metallothioneinlike proteins in their livers. heat-treated liver samples were run on a column packed with sephadex g-75 (sigma, germany) for subsequent determination of metals, sulfhydryl, and absorbance at 254 and 280 nm. liver cytosols of sparus auratus and mullus barbatus had three heat-stable protein peaks, whereas mugil cephalus and atherina hepsetus had two. the third protein peak, containi ... | 2007 | 17910363 |
a survey of heterophyes nocens and pygidiopsis summa metacercariae in mullets and gobies along the coastal areas of the republic of korea. | the infection status of mullets mugil cephalus (n = 139) and gobies (n = 35) acanthogobius flavimanus with metacercariae of heterophyes nocens and pygidiopsis summa was examined in 11 western, southern, and eastern coastal areas of the republic of korea, using a digestion technique. heterophyid metacercariae were highly prevalent in mullets from western and southern coastal areas; shinan-gun (100% for h. nocens and 100% for p. summa), muan-gun (93% and 100%), buan-gun (42% and 75%), seocheon-gun ... | 2007 | 17876166 |
essential and toxic metals in nine fish species for human consumption from two coastal lagoons in the eastern gulf of california. | with the aim of knowing concentrations of cd, cu, fe, mn, pb and zn; percentage of daily mineral intake (pmi) for essential elements and percentage of weekly intake (pwi) of toxic metals in commercial fish from 2 coastal lagoons in the eastern gulf of california, analyses were carried out in 9 species. highest values of cd were detected in the liver of the sharks sphyrna lewini and carcharhinus leucas, pb was mostly detected in the liver of s. lewini; cu and mn in the liver and gills of the mull ... | 2007 | 17680479 |
biosynthesis of (r)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol from racemic styrene oxide by using bacterial and marine fish epoxide hydrolases. | enantio-convergent hydrolysis of racemic styrene oxides was achieved to prepare enantiopure (r)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol by using two recombinant epoxide hydrolases (ehs) of a bacterium, caulobacter crescentus, and a marine fish, mugil cephalus. the recombinant c. crescentus eh primarily attacked the benzylic carbon of (s)-styrene oxide, while the m. cephalus eh preferentially attacked the terminal carbon of (r)-styrene oxide, thus leading to the formation of (r)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol as the main p ... | 2008 | 17665136 |