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DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
卷 91, 期 2, 页码 129-136出版社
INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/dao02242
关键词
Atlantic salmon; Gyrodactylus salaris; Pathogen susceptibility; Triploid; Microsatellites; Baltic Sea
资金
- Estonian Science Foundation [6802, 8215, 5729]
- Academy of Finland
- [SF1080022s07]
We describe an unusually high infection rate of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg in juvenile Atlantic salmon Sahno salar L. of Baltic Sea origin, which are generally believed to be more resistant to G. salaris than East Atlantic salmon populations. Based on analyses of mitochondrial (complete cytochrome oxidase 1 [CO1] gene, 1548 bp) and nuclear (ADNAM1, 435 bp; internal transcribed spacer [ITS] rDNA region, 1232 bp) DNA fragments, the closest relatives of the characterized Estonian G. salaris strain were parasites found off the Swedish west coast and in Raasakka hatchery, Iijoki (Baltic Sea, Finland). Analyses of 14 microsatellite loci of the host S. salar revealed that approximately 40% of studied fish were triploids. We subsequently identified triploid Atlantic salmon of Baltic origin as more susceptible to G. salaris infection than their diploid counterparts, possibly due to compromised complement-dependent immune pathways in triploid salmon. This is in accordance with earlier studies that have shown elevated susceptibility of triploids to various viral or bacterial pathogens, and represents one of the first reports of increased susceptibility of triploid salmonid fish to an ectoparasite. However, further experimental work is needed to determine whether triploid Atlantic salmon is generally more susceptible to G. salads compared to their diploid counterparts, irrespective of the particular triploidization method and population of origin.
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