Journal
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages 174-182Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.09.012
Keywords
Streptococcus agalactiae; Tilapia; Metabolomics; Temperature
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31560725]
- National Marine Public Welfare Research Project of China [201405020-4]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province [20153050, 2016CXTD005]
- Hainan University campus team project [hdkytg201704]
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Streptococcosis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae is one of the most serious diseases in farmed tilapia, and temperature is one of the most important environmental factors related to its outbreak. To elucidate the influence of temperature variation on the pathogen from a metabolic perspective, the global metabolomics of 2 pathogenic strains of S. agalactiae from sick tilapia were analyzed at 35 degrees C and 25 degrees C using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) combined with pattern recognition approaches and pathway analysis. The result showed that the metabolic status of S. agalactiae was extensively affected by its culture temperature. Based on the results of metabolites contributing to these differences, a large number of nucleotides and their ramifications were markedly elevated at 35 degrees C. Various energy substances, components of the cell wall and substances associated with stress regulation such as glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, pyroglutamic acid, glutamate, D-Alanyl-D-alanine, glycerophosphocholine, dephospho-CoA, and oxidized glutathione increased when the strains were cultured at 35 degrees C. Additionally, a general decrease in various precursors of capsule, antigen, and virulence protein formation were detected including mannose, maltotriose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate, uracil, proline, and citrulline. These metabolic changes indicated that metabolic activity decreased, while adaptive ability to environment and pathogenicity to host increased at high temperature. This study is the first to determine the metabolomic responses of S. agalactiae to temperature, and the results are useful to reveal its pathogenic mechanism and find effective disease control
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