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... Previous research demonstrated that bacterial and viral vaccines delivered via the nasal route in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at 7 and 28 days post-vaccination are highly protective (>95% protection). Long-term protection following nasal vaccination in teleosts has not been evaluated. The goal of this study was to assess efficacy and immune responses at 6 months (mo) post-vaccination (mpv) ...
... Intensive commercial production of burbot fingerlings will depend on consistent supply of eggs and larvae at multiple times during the year; however, no information on out-of-season spawning of burbot exists. The current study was designed to shift sexual maturation of burbot broodstock by six months from the natural spawning season through temperature and photoperiod manipulation. Results demonst ...
Flavobacterium psychrophilum; Oncorhynchus mykiss; bacterial cold-water disease; fish; gene expression; iron; iron absorption; live vaccines; metabolism; siderophores; transport proteins; virulence
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... Iron is essential for growth and virulence in most pathogenic bacterial strains. In some cases, the hosts for these pathogenic bacteria develop specialized strategies to sequester iron and limit infectivity. This in turn may result in the invading pathogens utilizing high‐affinity iron transport mechanisms, such as the use of iron‐chelating siderophores, to extend beyond the host defences. Flavoba ...
KennethD. Cain, et al. ; Timothy J. Bruce; Luke P. Oliver; Jie Ma; Brian C. Small; Ronald W. Hardy; Michael L. Brown; Steven R. Craig; Show all 8 Authors
... Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) are the only freshwater member of the cod family (Gadidae) and potentially a new species for aquaculture production. This “freshwater cod” species could provide diversification for freshwater salmonid and other aquaculture operations, given its desirable fillet quality and growth potential. Burbot nutrition research is necessary to further define dietary requirements an ...
Lota lota; Salmonidae; biomass; fillets; fish; fish culture; fish feeding; fish production; freshwater; grower diets; juveniles; liver; optimal nutrition; pathogens; protein efficiency ratio; rearing; water quality
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... Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) are the only true freshwater gadiforms (cod-like fish) and are a promising new species for cold water aquaculture. This “freshwater cod” produces a delicate white flesh fillet, the liver and roe are considered delicacies, and the skin can be manufactured into leather. Furthermore, burbot grow-out requires similar water quality parameters as trout production, and burbot ...
Chryseobacterium; Flavobacterium psychrophilum; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Western blotting; antibodies; bacterial cold-water disease; cross immunity; fish; juveniles; live vaccines; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; virulence
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... For salmonid producers, a common threat is Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Recent advancements in bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) management include the development of a live‐attenuated immersion vaccine that cross‐protects against an array of F. psychrophilum strains. Emerging family Flavobacteriaceae cases associated with clinical disease have been increasing, including pathogenic isolates of F ...
Aeromonas sobria; Flavobacterium columnare; Lota lota; Oncorhynchus mykiss; columnaris disease; fish culture; fish health; immune response; juveniles; new species; pathogens; polymerase chain reaction; rearing; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; virulence
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... Burbot (Lota lota maculosa) are a potential new species for commercial aquaculture. As burbot culture expands, there is a need to further define pathogen susceptibility and characterize aspects of the burbot immune response in an effort to assess fish health. A recent clinical diagnostic case from juvenile burbot reared at a commercial production facility resulted in the isolation and identificati ...
KennethD. Cain, et al. ; Timothy J. Bruce; Jie Ma; Evan M. Jones; Brent M. Vuglar; Luke P. Oliver; Christopher Knupp; Thomas P. Loch; Show all 8 Authors
... Salmonid diseases caused by infections of Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of bacterial coldwater disease, remain difficult to manage as novel, pathogenic strains continue to emerge in aquaculture settings globally. To date, much of the research regarding treatment options and vaccine development has focused on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), but other inland‐reared salmonids ...
KennethD. Cain, et al. ; Neil K. Ashton; Tyler J. Ross; Ryan S. Hardy; Sarah M. Stephenson; Valerie Evans; Nathan R. Jensen; Shawn P. Young; Show all 8 Authors
Lota lota; aquaculture; climate; climate change; embryogenesis; heat sums; models; mortality; water power
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... Populations of Burbot Lota lota across the Holarctic ecozone are facing imperilment from environmental warming, particularly in ecosystems impacted by hydropower and climate change. We conducted a series of laboratory experiments to evaluate the tolerance of Burbot embryos to various thermal regimes. Both cyclical and constant warming between 4.0°C and 5.5°C during the initial 25 degree‐days of em ...
... The feasibility of triploid induction for burbot (Lota lota) was determined following a series of hydrostatic (pressure) and thermal (heat) shock treatments. Hydrostatic shock treatments were designed to test a range of variables including 1) duration of shock; 2) timing of shock (post-fertilization); and 3) shock pressure. Shock times post-fertilization and shock duration were varied by degree mi ...
... North American Burbot Lota lota maculosa occupy habitats from deep, cold lakes to prairie streams. Controlled laboratory trials were conducted to evaluate the growth, immune response, and thermal stress physiology of juvenile Burbot subjected to fluctuating, high diel temperatures. Age‐0 Burbot from a captive propagation program associated with population restoration in the Kootenai River, Idaho, ...
... Bacterial coldwater disease, caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum, remains one of the most significant bacterial diseases of salmonids worldwide. A previously developed and reported live‐attenuated immersion vaccine (F. psychrophilum; B.17‐ILM) has been shown to confer significant protection to salmonids. To further characterize this vaccine, a series of experiments were carried out to determine ...
... This study was aimed at optimizing the efficacy of a recently developed live attenuated immersion vaccine (B.17-ILM) as a promising vaccine against bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum in salmonids. Rainbow trout (RBT) fry were vaccinated by immersion, and different parameters affecting vaccination such as fish size, vaccine delivery time, dose, duration of pro ...
... Teleosts possess three immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chain isotypes viz., IgM, IgT and IgD and all three isotypes are reported in rainbow trout. The expression of these Ig isotypes in response to different immunization routes was investigated and results provide a better understanding of the role these Igs in different tissues. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were immunized with an attenuated Flav ...
... Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD), which has a major global impact on salmonid aquaculture. A candidate live-attenuated F. psychrophilum vaccine strain, CSF259-93B.17 (B17), has been developed and shown to provide significant protection when delivered by intraperitoneal (IP) or immersion routes. This study examined immune response in rainbow ...
... The etiological agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD), Flavobacterium psychrophilum , can be transmitted both vertically and horizontally. Outbreaks of BCWD can result in significant losses in salmonid aquaculture. Reduction of outbreaks in fry may be possible through implementation of a management strategy in which progeny of heavily infected broodstock are culled from the general populatio ...
... This study investigated the growth and immune function effects following partial replacement of fish meal with dried testes meal from pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) testes collected from Alaskan seafood processing byproducts. It was hypothesized that the dietary nucleotide content of testes meal may provide an immunostimulatory effect in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Three diets were ...
... To determine the potential for protection against Flavobacterium psychrophilum infection, a study was conducted where a probiotic, Enterobacter sp. strain C6-6, was delivered to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, via injection. Two separate studies were conducted. In a preliminary study groups of rainbow trout (mean weight, 2g) were either left unhandled or intramuscularly (IM) injected with a st ...
Lota lota; condition factor; juveniles; monitoring; specific growth rate; stakeholders; transponders; British Columbia; Idaho
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... A conservation program developed by regional stakeholders incorporates stock enhancement as one of several approaches to restore an imperiled Burbot Lota lota population native to Idaho and British Columbia. Tagging juvenile fish is pivotal to stock enhancement monitoring; however, limited information is currently available on marks or tags applied to Burbot. We identified six criteria to guide ar ...
Flavobacterium psychrophilum; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Western blotting; antibodies; antigens; control methods; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; fish; immune response; immunization; lipopolysaccharides; proteins; vaccine development
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... Control methods for Flavobacterium psychrophilum are limited and oftentimes ineffective; hence, research efforts have focused on vaccine development. This study tested the hypothesis that a crude lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extract from F. psychrophilum will elicit a protective immune response in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)against F. psychrophilum challenge. Rainbow trout (mean weight ...