Factors affecting post-challenge survival of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in susceptible rainbow trout from the literature
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Abstract
Infectious bacterial pathogens are a concern for aquaculture as estimates suggest that billions of US dollars are lost annually in aquaculture due to disease. One of the most prevalent salmonid pathogens is the bacterium Flavobacterium psychrophilum that causes bacterial coldwater disease. We reviewed the published F. psychrophilum literature and conducted a Bayesian analysis to examine large-scale patterns in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) mortality associated with laboratory challenge. We incorporated factors that were common across a majority of the laboratory exposure studies and these included bacterial dose, culture time, exposure method, bacterial isolate, experimental duration, and fish weight. The comparison showed that injection as the exposure method produced higher mortality than bath immersion, bacterial isolates differed in their effect on mortality, and bacterial dose has an interactive effect with fish weight and exposure method. Our comparison allows for inference on factors affecting rainbow trout mortality due to exposure to F. psychrophilum and suggests avenues to further optimize research protocols to better reach study goals.
Suggested Citation
Avila, B., Huyvaert, K., Winkelman, D.L., and Fetherman, E., 2022, Factors affecting post-challenge survival of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in susceptible rainbow trout from the literature: Pathogens, v. 11, no. 11, 1318, 14 p., https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111318.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Factors affecting post-challenge survival of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in susceptible rainbow trout from the literature |
| Series title | Pathogens |
| DOI | 10.3390/pathogens11111318 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Publication Date | November 10, 2022 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Seattle |
| Description | 1318, 14 p. |