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DAO 137:65-72 (2019)  -  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03423

Use of silver nanoparticles to control Vibrio fluvialis in cultured angelfish Pterophyllum scalare

Julio César Meneses-Márquez1, Aida Hamdan-Partida1,*, María del Carmen Monroy-Dosta2, Jorge Castro-Mejía2, Abraham Faustino-Vega3, Elizabeth Soria-Castro4, Jaime Bustos-Martínez1

1Laboratorio de Microbiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Atención a la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
2Laboratorio de Alimento Vivo y Análisis Químico, Departamento del Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
3Laboratorio de Farmacia Molecular y Liberación Controlada, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, CONACYT-Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
4Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología ‘Ignacio Chávez’, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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ABSTRACT: Nanoparticles have multiple applications, among which is their use as antimicrobial agents in aquaculture. The objective of this work was to determine the antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against Vibrio fluvialis in cultured angelfish Pterophyllum scalare. AgNPs were synthetized through chemical reduction and characterized by UV-visible and infrared spectroscopy. Particle size ranged from 60 to 170.8 nm, and scanning electron microscopy revealed cubic and spherical forms. A minimal inhibitory concentration of 222.5 ppm was determined, as well as inhibition halos between 8.66 and 14.3 mm. Inhibition of V. fluvialis growth was observed upon contact with AgNPs. An 88% survival of infected fish was obtained when treated with AgNPs, in contrast to 100% mortality of fish that were not treated. No damage to internal or external organs was observed in fish exposed to AgNPs. We conclude that AgNPs exert an antimicrobial effect against V. fluvialis, and thus represent a new alternative to control diseases caused by this microorganism in P. scalare culture.


KEY WORDS: Silver nanoparticles · Vibrio fluvialis · Antibacterial effect · Pterophyllum scalare


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Cite this article as: Meneses-Márquez JC, Hamdan-Partida A, Monroy-Dosta MdC, Castro-Mejía J, Faustino-Vega A, Soria-Castro E, Bustos-Martínez J (2019) Use of silver nanoparticles to control Vibrio fluvialis in cultured angelfish Pterophyllum scalare. Dis Aquat Org 137:65-72. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03423

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