Phenotypic, molecular detection and antibiogram analysis of Aeromonas Hydrophila from Oreochromis Niloticus (Nile Tilapia) and Ready-To- eat fish products in selected Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia.

Autor: Kerigano NK; Department of Fish Disease Research and Diagnostics, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia. neby.etu@gmail.com., Chibsa TR; Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Molla YG; College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture Department of Clinical Studies, Addis Ababa University, Debrezeit, Ethiopia., Mohammed AA; Department of Molecular Biology, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Tamiru M; Department of General Bacteriology, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Bulto AO; Department of General Bacteriology, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Wodaj TK; Department of General Bacteriology, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Gebreweld DS; Department of General Bacteriology, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia., Abdi AK; Department of Fish Disease Research and Diagnostics, Animal Health Institute, Sebeta, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC veterinary research [BMC Vet Res] 2023 Aug 12; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 12.
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03684-3
Abstrakt: Background: Aeromonas hydrophila is a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that frequently causes disease and mass mortalities among cultured and feral fishes worldwide. In Ethiopia, A. hydrophila outbreak was reported in Sebeta fish ponds and in Lake Tana fishery. However, there is no to little information on the molecular, and phenotypical characteristics of A. hydrophila in Ethiopian fisheries. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2020 to May 2021 in selected Ethiopian Rift valley lakes.
Results: A total of 140 samples were collected aseptically from fish (Muscle, Gill, Intestine, Spleen and Kidney) from fish landing sites, market and restaurants with purposive sampling methods. Aeromonas selective media (AMB), morphological and biochemical tests were used to isolate and identify A. hydrophila. Accordingly, the pathogen was isolated from 81 (60.45%) of samples. Among the isolates 92.59% expressed virulence trait through β hemolysis on blood agar media with 5% sheep blood. Moreover, 54 strains (66.67%) were further confirmed with Real-Time PCR (qPCR) using ahaI gene specific primers and optimized protocol. The highest (68.51%) were detected from live fish, (24.07%) were from market fish and the lowest (7.4%%) were from ready-to-eat products. Antibiogram analysis was conducted on ten representative isolates. Accordingly, A. hydrophila isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin (100%), chloramphenicol (100%) and ceftriaxone (100%). However, all ten isolates were resistant to Amoxicillin and Penicillin.
Conclusions: The study indicates A. hydrophila strains carrying virulence ahaI gene that were ß-hemolytic and resistant to antibiotics commonly used in human and veterinary medicine are circulating in the fishery. The detection of the pathogen in 140 of the sampled fish population is alarming for potential outbreaks and zoonosis. Therefore, further molecular epidemiology of the disease should be studied to establish potential inter host transmission and antibiotic resistance traits. Therefore, raising the public awareness on risk associated with consuming undercooked or raw fish meat is pertinent.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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