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Mycobacterial Infection in Farmed Turbot Scophthalmus Maximus DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS Vol. 52: 87–91, 2002 Published November 7 Dis Aquat Org NOTE Mycobacterial infection in farmed turbot Scophthalmus maximus N. M. S. dos Santos1, 2,*, A. do Vale1, M. J. Sousa3, M. T. Silva1 1Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Rua do Campo Alegre no. 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal 2Novartis Animal Vaccines Ltd, 4 Warner Drive, Springwood Industrial Estate, Braintree, Essex CM7 2YW, United Kingdom 3Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Laboratório de Tuberculose e Micobactérias, Largo 1º de Dezembro, 4000 Porto, Portugal ABSTRACT: Mycobacteriosis (piscine tuberculosis) has been kidney and liver (Frerichs 1993, Belas et al. 1995). reported to affect a wide range of freshwater and marine fish Mycobacterium marinum, M. fortuitum and M. che- species; however, this is the first report describing mycobac- lonae are the most common species found in fish terial infections in turbot Scophthalmus maximus. High num- bers of granulomas were initially observed in the organs of (Frerichs 1993, Belas et al. 1995). Recently, 2 new moribund farmed turbot. Bacteriological analysis of organs mycobacterium species infecting fish have been pro- with granulomas led to the isolation of Mycobacterium mar- posed (Heckert et al. 2001, Herbst et al. 2001). In addi- inum. Further analysis, to determine the prevalence of the tion, M. marinum, M. fortuitum and M. chelonae have infection in the farm and to identify its source, showed the occurrence of a dual infection by M. marinum and M. che- been reported as being capable of infecting warm- lonae. The presence of Nocardia sp. in some of the fish blooded vertebrates, including man (Frerichs 1993). infected with mycobacteria was also detected. The presence The present work reports the occurrence of myco- of granulomas in internal organs of apparently healthy fish bacteriosis in a turbot farm in Portugal. indicated a high prevalence of the disease, a conclusion that Materials and methods. Fish sampling and necropsy: was supported by isolating mycobacteria from all fish with or without granulomas. The infection was probably responsible Moribund turbot (1st sampling group) were initially for the mortality observed (approximately 2% mo–1), as most collected from a turbot farm (rearing temperature of of the recently dead fish presented high numbers of granulo- 18 ± 1°C), killed by overdose of anaesthetic (ethylene mas and isolation of mycobacteria was possible from all of the glycol monophenyl ether, Merk; 0.05% v/v) and fish. The isolation of M. marinum from the inlet water sug- gested this as the most plausible source for the infection necropsised. Head kidney, spleen and, when showing occurring in the farm. visible granulomas, other internal organs were sam- pled for histological, ultrastructural and bacteriological KEY WORDS: Turbot · Scophthalmus maximus · Mycobac- studies. For further studies concerning the prevalence teria · Mycobacterium marinum · Mycobacterium chelonae · of the disease in the farm, 30 recently dead (within Nocardia · Granulomas · Fish pathology ≤ 1 d; 2nd sampling group) and 19 apparently healthy Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher (3rd sampling group) fish at harvest size (mean weight of 1213 g) were collected and all the organs checked for the presence of visible granulomas. Whole head Mycobacteriosis has been reported to affect a wide kidney and spleen from 10 recently dead (2nd sam- range of freshwater and marine fish species, suggest- pling group) and 10 apparently healthy (3rd sampling ing an ubiquitous distribution (Frerichs 1993, Belas et group) fish were used for bacteriological analysis. In al. 1995). However, no information could be found on addition, the presence of mycobacteria was investi- mycobacterial infections in farmed turbot Scophthal- gated in the kidney and spleen of 30 fingerlings (5 g) mus maximus. arriving at the farm and before transfer to the rearing In general, mycobacterioses in fish have been de- tanks (4th sampling group). scribed as a systemic, chronic, progressive disease Histology: Tissue samples of the organs containing with granulomas scattered or grouped in virtually any granulomas from fish of the 1st sampling group were parenchymatous tissue, but especially in the spleen, fixed in 10% buffered formalin and stained with haematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN). Ultrastructural study: Tissue samples (1st sampling *E-mail: [email protected] group) and isolated mycobacteria cultured in 7H10 © Inter-Research 2002 · www.int-res.com 88 Dis Aquat Org 52: 87–91, 2002 Middlebrook broth (Difco) were fixed with 2.5% glutar- and spleen and less frequently in the digestive tract aldehyde-1.0% osmium tetroxide-0.5% uranyl acetate and liver, and 84% of apparently healthy fish with (Silva et al. 1987) and embedded in Epon. Sections commercial size (3rd sampling group) had granulomas were contrasted with uranyl-lead (Silva et al. 1987) as described for dead fish (Table 1 and Figs. 1 & 2). and viewed under a Zeiss EM 10 electron microscope. Table 1 also shows the relative amount of visible gran- Bacteriology: Fresh smears of isolated granulomas ulomas in the organs of fish from the 2nd and 3rd sam- from the 1st sampling group were made and stained pling groups. All affected fish showed enlarged spleen with ZN. Isolated granulomas from the 1st sampling and kidney. None of the fingerlings showed any sign of group and whole organs from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th disease and no granulomas could be observed. sampling groups, with or without granulomas, were Histopathology: Granulomas of varying sizes were macerated using sterile mortars and pestles and identified in the H&E-stained sections of organs of treated with the BBL Mycoprep decontamination kit moribund fish from the 1st sampling group (Fig. 3). according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Becton Pre-granulomatous lesions consisted of an extensive Dickinson). The macerate was allowed to settle and accumulation of epithelioid cells surrounded by lym- 200 µl of the supernatant were inoculated into Løwen- phocytes. Lymphocyte infiltration was present in the stein-Jensen (L-J) media and incubated at 25°C. entire tissue. The mature granulomas consisted of Mycobacteria were identified by rate of growth, colo- clumps of epithelioid cells surrounded by a thin fibrous nial morphology and biochemical methods including: capsule and often with a central area of caseous necro- acid-alcohol-fastness; photochromogenicity; scotochro- sis, sometimes showing a calcified centre. No Lang- mogenicity; growth at 28, 37 and 42°C; growth on hans giant cells were found, but atypical mononucle- nutrient agar (28°C), levulose (sole C) and mannitol ated giant cells were observed within the epithelioid (sole C); growth with 5% NaCl; enzymatic activity zone of some granulomas (Fig. 4). In sections of in- (urease, b-galactosidase, nitrate reductase, arylsulfa- fected organs stained with ZN, acid-fast bacilli (fre- tase, catalase at 22°C, heat-stable catalase at 68°C, quently granular) were occasionally found (Fig. 5). Tween 80 hydrolysis); tolerance to picric acid (0.2 mg Ultrastructural characteristics: The bacteria seen in ml–1); citrate and oxalate utilisation; sensitivity to thio- the infected organs (Fig. 6) and in the cultures (Fig. 7) semicarbazone (2 and 19 µg ml–1), ethambutol (2 and showed a multi-layered cell envelope typical of myco- 5µg ml–1) and paraminosalicilic acid (0.5 µg ml–1). bacteria (Silva & Macedo 1983) with a cytoplasmic Water, sediments and biofilm analysis: Five litre membrane and a cell wall with a peptidoglycan layer samples of water were collected from the inlet, rearing covered by an outer electron-transparent layer. tank and outlet of the farm using sterile containers. Bacteriology: Mycobacterium marinum was first iso- Each sample was vacuum pumped through a 0.45 µm lated from granulomas from the kidney and spleen of pore filter, which was subsequently macerated and moribund fish (1st sampling group). Mycobacteria were decontaminated as described before for the organs. found in all the cultures from the recently dead (2nd Each sample was inoculated onto L-J medium (200 µl; sampling group) and apparently healthy (3rd sampling 50 L-J tubes per sample) and incubated until visible group) fish irrespective of the presence of granulomas. growth had occurred. In the non-contaminated sam- After exposure to light, 3 types of colonies could be ob- ples mycobacteria were further identified using the methods mentioned above. Samples of sediments and Table 1. Scophthalmus maximus. Number of recently dead biofilm growing on the walls of the rearing tank were (2nd sampling group) and apparently healthy (3rd sampling also collected and decontaminated as described previ- group) fish with relative amount of visible granulomas in the ously but isolation of mycobacteria was not possible organs. 0, no visible granulomas; 1, few visible granulomas; because of contamination by other bacteria. 2, many visible granulomas Results. Clinical signs: In general, moribund fish showed discoloration of the skin, lethargy, lack of Kidney Spleen Digestive tract Liver Heart appetite and solitary swimming. Some fish showed Recently dead fish abdominal swelling and exophthalmia. A persistent 01213212327 –1 mortality of approximately 2% mo was observed dur- 135762 ing the present study (June to October 2001), repre- 21512211 senting a 2-fold increase in the average mortality in the N30 farm. Apparently healthy fish Post-mortem observations: Approximately 67% of 041318 19 18 163101 the recently dead fish (2nd sampling group) showed 293000 macroscopic greyish-white granulomas scattered or N19 grouped in various organs, especially in the kidney dos Santos et al.: Mycobacterial infection in Scophthalmus maximus 89 Figs. 1 & 2. Scophthalmus maximus. Fish heavily infected by mycobacteria. Notice the granulomatous lesions in Fig. 1 kidney and Fig. 2 spleen Fig. 4. Scophthalmus maximus infected by mycobacteria. (a) Atypical mononucleated giant cells (MGC) in a granu- lomatous lesion of kidney (haematoxylin-eosin stained). (b) Higher magnification of an area in (a) colonies (identified as belonging to the genus Nocar- dia).
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