Carnobacterium maltaromaticum Infections in Feral Oncorhynchus spp. (Family Salmonidae) in Michigan

Thomas P. Loch; Rakesh Kumar; Wei Xu; Mohamed Faisal

doi:10.1007/s12275-011-0527-1

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Carnobacterium maltaromaticum Infections in Feral Oncorhynchus spp. (Family Salmonidae) in Michigan: Thomas P. Loch ¹, Rakesh Kumar ², Wei Xu ¹, Mohamed Faisal ^1,3; Journal of Microbiology 2011;49(5):703-713.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-011-0527-1
Published online: November 9, 2011

¹Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, ²Microbiology Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin 682029 India, ³Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Corresponding author: Mohamed Faisal , Tel: +1-517-884-2019,

Received: 20 December 2010 • Accepted: 27 April 2011

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Members of the genus Oncorhynchus were introduced from the Pacific Northwest to the Laurentian Great Lakes basin and now constitute one of its most commercially and ecologically valuable fisheries. Recently, infections by a group of Gram-positive atypical lactobacilli belonging to the genus Carnobacterium have been detected in feral and captive Oncorhynchus spp. broodstock, some of which were associated with mortalities. Out of 1564 rainbow and steelhead trout (O. mykiss), coho salmon (O. kisutch), and Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) that were bacteriologically examined, 57 Carnobacterium spp. isolates were recovered from the kidneys, spleen, swimbladder, and/or external ulcerations of 51 infected fish. Phenotypic and biochemical characterization, as well as partial 16S rDNA sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of 30 representative isolates identified 29 as Carnobacterium maltaromaticum and 1 as C. divergens, though some phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity was observed. Infections with C. maltaromaticum were associated with signitures typical of pseudokidney disease, but on occasion were also observed in fish displaying the gross and histopathological changes characteristic of nephrocalcinosis. While C. maltaromaticum infections were found to be widespread in both feral and farmed spawning populations of Oncorhynchus spp. residing within the Great Lakes basin, infection prevalence varied significantly according to fish species and strain, gender, and across time, but not by sampling location according to logistic regression analysis. The findings of this study further underscore the presence of phenotypic variations among Carnobacterium maltaromaticum strains that necessitate genotypic analysis to achieve definitive identification.

Keywords: Carnobacterium;Oncorhynchus;Great Lakes;bacteria;nephrocalcinosis

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Carnobacterium maltaromaticum Infections in Feral Oncorhynchus spp. (Family Salmonidae) in Michigan

J. Microbiol. 2011;49(5):703-713. Published online November 9, 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-011-0527-1

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