Pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility of two bacterial pathogens associated with the clam Tapes decussatus in some Egyptian fisheries

Bahaa Abdella; Eman El-wazzan; Nermeen El-sersy; Soraya Sabry; Ehab El-helow

doi:10.12714/egejfas.2017.34.4.04

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Pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility of two bacterial pathogens associated with the clam Tapes decussatus in some Egyptian fisheries

Abstract

Bivalve aquaculture is generally influenced by bacterial pathogens that cause high mortality-related losses in hatcheries. Six bacterial phenotypes had been previously isolated as the most predominant microorganisms in carpet shell clam (Tapes decussates) samples collected from natural beds in representative Egyptian clam fisheries. The main aims of this study were to investigate the nature of the pathogenic strains that significantly affect clam survival and test their susceptibility to commercially available antibiotics. Based on their 16S rRNA sequences and some biochemical features, two potent clam pathogens were emerged; one of which is gram-positive and the other is gram-negative. The former isolate was identified as Micrococcus luteus and the latter as Vibrio alginolyticus. Experimental challenges with the two bacterial pathogens introduced at different initial cell concentrations (2.5 X 10⁴ - 7.5 X 10⁴ cfu ml^-1) showed markedly diverse clam mortality results. However, the pathogenic interaction of M. luteus with clam survival was generally higher than that of V. alginolyticus. When introduced at a relatively low initial cell density, the infectious records of V. alginolyticus were significantly increased suggesting that the expression of its key virulence factors is mainly triggered as a response to host contact. Antibiotic susceptibility tests suggested chloramphenicol and tetracycline as markedly effective agents that can be used to control the spread of these two bacterial pathogens in aquaculture applications.

Keywords

Micrococcus luteus,Vibrio alginolyticus,Tapes decussates,pathogenicity,fisheries and Aquaculture

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Bahaa Abdella
Faculty of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
0000-0001-5237-263X
Egypt

Eman El-wazzan ^*
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
0000-0001-8615-5588
Egypt

Nermeen El-sersy
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
0000-0001-8724-0303
Egypt

Soraya Sabry
Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University
0000-0001-7428-4665
Egypt

Ehab El-helow ^*
Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University
0000-0002-4319-3856
Egypt

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Aralık 2017

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Haziran 2017

Kabul Tarihi

14 Eylül 2017

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2017 Cilt: 34 Sayı: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2017.34.4.04

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https://izlik.org/JA87SE46CD

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Abdella, B., El-wazzan, E., El-sersy, N., Sabry, S., & El-helow, E. (2017). Pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility of two bacterial pathogens associated with the clam Tapes decussatus in some Egyptian fisheries. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 34(4), 383-389. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2017.34.4.04

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