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Experimental challenge of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with the diplomonad parasite Spironucleus salmonicida to characterize the infection cycle

Anders, Alfjorden (författare)
Astvaldsson, Asgeir, 1981- (författare)
Uppsala universitet,Mikrobiologi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab,Staffan Svärd
Eva, Jansson (författare)
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Svärd, Staffan (författare)
Uppsala universitet,Mikrobiologi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab
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Engelska.
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  • Experimental infections were performed of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from the Baltic Sea region with the Diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus salmonicida in order to define the infection cycle, specifically the time-line and putative routes of transmission. An oral infection protocol using axenic parasites was developed, as were new diagnostic tools using PCR and specific antibodies. We also produced firefly luciferase expressing S. salmonicida parasites that could be identified in the infected fish using in vivo and ex vivo imaging. The new tools made it possible to follow the S. salmonicida infection cycle in detail. Three different stages of the infection were identified: one initial intestinal stage, followed by a blood stage and a final tissue stage. Parasites intubated into the intestine attached to the intestinal surface and were identified in the blood after 1-3 weeks. Skin lesions and infections of the muscles, internal organs and eyes were seen 4-10 weeks after initiation of infection. Several morphologically different forms of S. salmonicida cells were detected in ex vivo cell-cultures of biopsies from skin lesions. By this infection trial we have been able to show that S. salmonicida may use several alternative routes of transmission. One alternative is the fecal-oral route, similar to other Diplomonad parasites but the parasites can also be excreted directly into the surrounding water from the mucous layer of the skin or from an ulcerated skin lesion. This information can be used to prevent the transmission of the parasite in fish farms.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Mikrobiologi (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Microbiology (hsv//eng)

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Diplomonads
Spironucleus salmonis
Salmo salar
fish infection
pathology

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