Abstract
Saprolegnia infections are among the main parasitic diseases affecting farmed salmonids. The distribution and potential transfer of Saprolegnia spp. between farms and the natural environment has been scarcely investigated. Therefore, this work aimed to study the diversity and abundance of oomycete species in salmonid farms, tributary water, and effluent water systems. Four trout farms in Italy and two Atlantic salmon farms in Scotland were considered. In Italian farms, 532 isolates of oomycetes were obtained from fish and water, at upstream, inside, and downstream the farms. In Scottish farms, 201 oomycetes isolates were obtained from water outside the farm and from fish and water inside the farming units. Isolates were identified to the species level through amplification and sequencing of the ITS rDNA region. In Italy, S. parasitica was significantly more present in farmed than in wild fish, while in water it was more frequently isolated from the wild, particularly in effluent systems, not associated with more frequent isolation of S. parasitica in wild fish downstream the farm. In Scotland, S. parasitica was the most prevalent species isolated from fish, while isolates from water were mostly Pythium spp. with few S. parasitica isolates from upstream and downstream the farms.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 926 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Pathogens |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 22 Jul 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Jul 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 634429. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which may be made of the information contained therein.Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the fish farmers/staff, veterinarians, biologists and local authorities who collaborated in the sample collection.
Keywords
- Italy
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Salmo marmoratus
- Salmo salar
- Salmo trutta
- Salmonid farms
- Saprolegnia parasitica
- Scotland
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