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Mass Kills Associated with Pseudomonas fluorescens and Saprolegnia parasitica Concurrent Infection in Earthen Pond-Farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Avian and aquatic Diseases

Abstract

Poor water quality is considered the most critical predisposing factor for disease eruptions in aquaculture facilities. Abrupt decrease or fluctuation in water temperature is a detrimental factor in the occurrence of some low temperature dependent microbes. The ubiquitous pathogen Pseudomonas fluorescens and the saprotrophic water mold Saprolegnia parasitica are ideal examples of this disease pathway. In the current study, the two ubiquitous microbes were isolated from Nile tilapias at an acre-sized earthen pond that was overstocked with more than 25,000 fingerlings during an episode of mass mortalities at mid-February 2023. The peak of mass mortalities occurred after heavy rains and wind storms that hit the country during this time of the year. Most of the dead and moribund fishes were suffering from generalized skin ulcers, fin rot, gill congestion, and cottony wool-like hyphae intimately attached to skin ulcers and fins. Internally, almost all internal organs including the kidney, spleen, and liver were congested. Histopathological examination of affected fish showed hyalinization and necrosis of fin tissues together with inflammatory cell infiltration. Moreover, fungal hyphae were detected within the muscle bundles. The final identity of the retrieved Pseudomonas fluorescens was confirmed using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, while Saprolegnia parasitica isolates were confirmed using ITS rDNA gene sequence analysis. All supportive accession numbers for retrieved isolates were published through the Genbank official website.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.286135.2047

Keywords

Winter kills, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Saprolegnia parasitica, Concurrent infection, Climatic stress

Authors

First Name

Nayera

Last Name

Moharam

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt

Email

nayeramedhat8@gmail.com

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Giza

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First Name

Alaa Eldin

Last Name

Eissa

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Affiliation

Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 11221 Egypt

Email

aeissa2005@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-7042-8999

First Name

Nehal

Last Name

Younis

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 11221, Egypt

Email

nabouelkaramat@gmail.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Moustafa

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Affiliation

Department of Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 11221, Egypt

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moustafa1973@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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-2

Receive Date

2024-04-29

Publish Date

2024-08-07

Page Start

1

Page End

10

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_372477.html

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Mass Kills Associated with Pseudomonas fluorescens and Saprolegnia parasitica Concurrent Infection in Earthen Pond-Farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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23 Dec 2024