DAO 147:87-95 (2021) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03629
First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus
Zhang Luo1, Hanchang Sun2, Shuang Hao1, Youfu Ma3, Zhenguo Zhang3, Shouming Feng3, Xiaohui Bai1,*
ABSTRACT: Bacillus cereus is commonly considered a bacterium pathogenic to mammals, but several studies have suggested that it also induces diseases in fish. In 2017 and 2018, 2 strains of B. cereus, NQ-2017-17 and NQ-2018-8, were isolated from diseased large-scale loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus in Tianjin, China, and were considered to be the pathogens responsible for the disease. These stains were identified as B. cereus based on the results of 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis, Vitek biochemical tests, physiological and biochemical tests, and B. cereus group species-specific PCR. Strains NQ-2017-7 and NQ-2018-8 were found to contain virulence genes (e.g. hblA, hblC, hblD, entFM, and bceT) causing pathological damage to the spleen, kidneys, liver, and gills of loach. The median lethal dose (LD50) of NQ-2017-7 and NQ-2018-8 for loach were 1.0 ×106.64 and 1.0 ×106.49 CFU ml-1, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of loach disease caused by a member of the genus Bacillus.
KEY WORDS: Paramisgurnus dabryanus · Loach · Bacillus cereus · Pathogenic · Isolated
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(2021) First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus. Dis Aquat Org 147:87-95. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03629
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