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High Variability of Levels of Aliivibrio and Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Intestinal Microbiota of Farmed Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar L Ann Microbiol (2015) 65:2343–2353 DOI 10.1007/s13213-015-1076-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE High variability of levels of Aliivibrio and lactic acid bacteria in the intestinal microbiota of farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. Félix A. Godoy1 & Claudio D. Miranda2,3 & Geraldine D. Wittwer1 & Carlos P. Aranda1 & Raúl Calderón4 Received: 10 November 2014 /Accepted: 11 March 2015 /Published online: 16 April 2015 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg and the University of Milan 2015 Abstract In the present study, the structure of the intestinal structure of the intestinal microbiota of farmed Atlantic salm- microbiota of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was studied on enabling detection of a minority of taxa not previously using culture and culture-independent methods. Three adult reported as part of the intestinal microbiota of salmonids, in- specimens of S. salar were collected from a commercial salm- cluding the genera Hydrogenophilus, Propionibacterium, on farm in Chile, and their intestinal microbiota were studied Cronobacter, Enhydrobacter, Veillonella, Prevotella,and by partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of pure cultures Atopostipes, as well as to evaluate the health status of farmed as well as of clone libraries. Out of the 74 bacterial isolates, fish when evaluating the dominance of potential pathogenic Pseudomonas was the most predominant genus among cul- species and the incidence of lactic acid bacteria. tured microbiota. In clone libraries, 325 clones were obtained from three adult fish, and a total of 36 operational taxonomic Keywords Aquaculture . Intestinal microbiota . Aliivibrio . units (OTUs) were identified. This indicated that lactic acid Salmon farming . Salmo salar bacteria (Weissella, Leuconostoc, and Lactococcus genera) comprised more than 50 % of identified clones in two fishes. This was in contrast with the high dominance of a single OTU Introduction (99 sequences) of Aliivibrio sp. related to the pathogenic Aliivibrio salmonicida species and the absence of lactic acid Chile is currently a worldwide leading salmon producer and bacteria in the third fish, suggesting a condition of an asymp- the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. is one of the main Chilean tomatic non-healthy carrier. It is clear that molecular identifi- salmonid farming products, constituting 182,712 tons from cation of 16S rRNA gene libraries obtained from intestinal January to June of 2014, and comprising 64 % of total salmo- content samples is effective in determining the overall nid exports (SalmonChile 2014). It is well established that the intestinal tract of reared fish harbors a microbiota that fulfill an important role in immunity, nutrition, and disease control of * Félix A. Godoy reared fishes (Trust and Sparrow 1974; Ringø and Birkbeck [email protected]; [email protected] 1999; Moffitt and Mobin 2006). To study the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract of fish- 1 Centro i ~ mar, Universidad De Los Lagos, Camino Chinquihue km es, the general approach has been the use of conventional 6, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt, Chile culture methods (Ringø et al. 1995). However, it has been 2 Laboratorio de Patobiología Acuática, Departamento de Acuicultura, found that these methods present several disadvantages and Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile usually only detect aerobics and facultative anaerobic bacteria, 3 Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Larrondo but do not detect slow-growing bacteria (Spanggaard et al. 1281, Coquimbo, Chile 2000;Nayak2010). Thus, molecular analysis of DNA extract- 4 Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, ed directly from the sample has rapidly replaced cultivation in Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile the study of the structure of fish intestinal microbiota. 2344 Ann Microbiol (2015) 65:2343–2353 Nonetheless, when some phenotypic properties such as enzy- methods, and to characterize some of the metabolic and enzy- matic activities need to be studied in order to understand the matic capabilities of the isolated strains. potential role of the microbiota in improving fish nutrition, it is more appropriate to study the fish intestinal microbiota composition by culture techniques in combination with Materials and methods culture-independent methods (Bakke-McKellep et al. 2007; Kristiansen et al. 2011;Askarianetal.2012). Sampling The intestinal microbiota composition is known to depend on dietary factors (Gómez and Balcázar 2008;Nayak2010; Three apparently healthy adult specimens of Atlantic salmon Hartviksen et al. 2014). Navarrete et al. (2013), using micro- (Salmo salar L.) with an approximate weight of 2.5 kg were biological analysis, demonstrated that specific bacterial collected from three different rearing cages belonging to a groups were correlated with the administered diet, and commercial salmon farm located at Punta Quilque, X Region, Reveco et al. (2014) reported that intestinal microbiota of Chile (13 °C, water temperature; 32 g L-1, salinity). Samples Salmo salar is sensitive to dietary changes, observing that were packed in sterile bags, placed on ice, immediately the most dominant species were Lactococcus lactis, Weissella transported to the laboratory, and processed within 2 h of confusa,andPhotobacterium phosphoreum.Otherwise, collection. Navarrete et al. (2008) suggested that Atlantic salmon favors Pseudomonas establishment because this species was de- Sample processing and cultured bacterial count tected as the dominant component in most of the samples of juvenile farmed Atlantic salmon. There are other studies Adult salmon were externally washed with sterile deionized that describe the intestinal microbiota of farmed Atlantic water to reduce potential contamination with skin bacteria and salmon; however, the majority of these studies are associ- aseptically eviscerated. Salmon intestines were aseptically re- ated with fingerling or juvenile stages (Bakke-McKellep moved and placed in sterile Petri dishes and were divided into et al. 2007; Navarrete et al. 2008;Cantasetal.2011; proximal intestine (defined as the region between the distal Navarrete et al. 2013; Reveco et al. 2014). pyloric caeca and widening of the intestine and the appearance It has been reported that fish intestinal microbiota have an of transverse luminal folds) and distal intestine (the region important role in regulating nutrient digestion, immune re- from the widening of the intestine and the appearance of trans- sponses, and intestinal differentiation (Bates et al. 2006; verse luminal folds to anus). Then, digesta from proximal and Kanther and Rawls 2010;Merrifieldetal.2010; Nayak distal intestine were gently squeezed out and the two intestinal 2010; Ray et al. 2012), so physiological and biochemical char- segments were thoroughly rinsed three times using 3 mL of acterizations of the intestinal isolates are important in eluci- peptone water in order to collect both adherent and non- dating their functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Several stud- adherent bacteria (Ringø 1993). Culture counts of heterotro- ies reported that freshwater fish reared in warm waters harbor phic bacteria were determined by a spread plate method using proteolytic, amylolytic, and cellulolytic bacteria in their diges- Tryptic soy agar (TSA, Difco Labs). Salmon intestinal con- tive tracts (Bairaigi et al. 2002; Ghosh et al. 2002;Sahaetal. tents samples were aseptically weighed, ground, and added to 2006; Kar et al. 2008), whereas it was reported that an increase 5 mL of sterile physiological saline (0.85 %) (PS) to obtain a in proteolytic enzymes such as trypsin and chymotrypsin in homogenate as previously described by Miranda and salmon induces a better assimilation of proteins, as well as an Zemelman (2001). Appropriate tenfold dilution of the homog- increase in the growth and stimulation of immune and endo- enates in PS was prepared and 0.1 mL aliquots were inoculat- crine systems (Rungruangsak-Torrissen et al. 2009). Addition- ed in triplicate onto agar plates. All plates were incubated at ally, it has been observed that the different bacterial popula- 20 °C for 5–10 days and the bacterial numbers per g of tions composing the intestinal microbiota represent different sample were calculated as described in Miranda and metabolic groups, which can enhance the digestive capacity of Rojas (2007). A group of representative colonies from fish (Ringø and Olsen 1999). Hence, knowledge of the enzy- each sample was selected for purity. matic capacities of the gastrointestinal microbiota of farmed salmon could help regulate the intestinal microbiota enhanc- Bacterial isolation ing nutrition performance of farmed fishes under intensive rearing conditions. However, only a few studies on adult salm- Seventy-four isolates were recovered as a representative sam- on are available, and knowledge of the enzymatic properties ple of the intestinal cultured bacterial community of farmed of the intestinal microbiota of reared salmon is still scarce. salmon. From these, 26 strains were recovered from specimen The main aims of this study were to investigate the com- 1 (17 and nine strains from the proximal and distal intestine, position of intestinal microbiota of adult specimens of farmed respectively), 25 strains from specimen 2 (14 and 11 strains Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. by culture and cloning from the proximal and distal intestine, respectively) and 23 Ann Microbiol (2015) 65:2343–2353 2345 strains from specimen 3 (nine and 14 strains from the proximal the color allowed to develop
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