Vibrio cholerae O1 Inhabit Intestines and Spleens of Fish in Aquaculture Ponds.
Cholera toxin
Fish
Intestine
O1
Reservoir
Spleen
Tilapia
Vibrio cholerae
Journal
Microbial ecology
ISSN: 1432-184X
Titre abrégé: Microb Ecol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7500663
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
29
05
2023
accepted:
05
12
2023
medline:
27
12
2023
pubmed:
27
12
2023
entrez:
26
12
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of cholera, an acute diarrheal disease that spreads locally and globally in epidemics and pandemics. Although it was discovered that fish harbor V. cholerae strains in their intestines, most investigations revealed non-toxic V. cholerae serogroups in fish. Due to the rarity of toxigenic V. cholerae serogroups, it is difficult to cultivate these strains from environmental samples. Hence, here we aimed to uncover evidence of the occurrence of toxigenic V. cholerae in the intestines and spleens of various fish species. By using molecular detection tools, we show that V. cholerae O1 and strains positive for the cholera toxin inhabit both healthy and diseased fish intestines and spleens, suggesting that fish may serve as intermediate vectors of toxigenic V. cholerae. No significant differences were found between the abundance of toxigenic V. cholerae (either O1 or cholera toxin positive strains) in the healthy and the diseased fish intestines or spleens. In conclusion, a variety of fish species may serve as potential vectors and reservoirs of toxigenic V. cholerae as they form a link between the other reservoirs of V. cholerae (chironomids, copepods, and waterbirds). Similarly, they may aid in the spread of this bacterium between water bodies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38148362
doi: 10.1007/s00248-023-02330-7
pii: 10.1007/s00248-023-02330-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
20Subventions
Organisme : the India-Israel Joint UGC-ISF
ID : 2728/17
Organisme : the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, BSF
ID : 2015103
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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