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Molecular detection and genetic diversity of virulent Aeromonas hydrophila (Chester, 1901) Stanier, 1943 isolates from raw and processed fish


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1 Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
2 Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
3 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University,Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
 

Aeromonas hydrophilais a mesophilic motile aeromonad present ubiquitously and causes a high number of fish mortalities particularly in India along with various intestinal and extraintestinal diseases in humans. In this study, a total of 88 samples of fish and their processed products were screened by PCR targeting species-specific 16S rRNA gene, and the virulent genes such as aerA, hly and ahh1. The findings of the study showed that a total of 36.36 % of samples harboured A. hydrophila of which 51.61 %, 71.87 % and 78.12 % of isolates possessed virulent genes such as aerA, hly, and ahh1, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis of the isolates using AP-PCR assay suggested that five different clusters of organisms were prevalent among A. hydrophila with a high degree (> 95.00 %) of lineage. In conclusion, it may be presumed that raw and processed fish harboured the pathogenic A. hydrophila which may serve as a reservoir/ source of infection to human beings.

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Aeromonas hydrophila, Ap-Pcr, Fish, Virulence Marker.
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Authors

M Shaikh
Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
Anjay .
Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
P Kaushik
Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
A Kumar
Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
R Kumar
Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India
Sanjana .
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University,Patna, Bihar – 800 014, India., India

Abstract


Aeromonas hydrophilais a mesophilic motile aeromonad present ubiquitously and causes a high number of fish mortalities particularly in India along with various intestinal and extraintestinal diseases in humans. In this study, a total of 88 samples of fish and their processed products were screened by PCR targeting species-specific 16S rRNA gene, and the virulent genes such as aerA, hly and ahh1. The findings of the study showed that a total of 36.36 % of samples harboured A. hydrophila of which 51.61 %, 71.87 % and 78.12 % of isolates possessed virulent genes such as aerA, hly, and ahh1, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis of the isolates using AP-PCR assay suggested that five different clusters of organisms were prevalent among A. hydrophila with a high degree (> 95.00 %) of lineage. In conclusion, it may be presumed that raw and processed fish harboured the pathogenic A. hydrophila which may serve as a reservoir/ source of infection to human beings.

Keywords


Aeromonas hydrophila, Ap-Pcr, Fish, Virulence Marker.

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