Evaluation of oil-based inactivated vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila administered to Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and Ctenopharyngodon idella at different concentrations: Immune response, immersion challenge, growth performance and histopathology

Autor: Fatima Sughra, Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Farzana Abbas, Imran Altaf, Sumaira Aslam, Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Khalid, Ghulam Mustafa, Sheikh Muhammad Azam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Aquaculture Reports, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 100885- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-5134
DOI: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100885
Popis: The present study aimed at developing Montanide oil based inactivated vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila and assessing immunogenic potential of two Indian major carps (Rohu: Labeo rohita and Mori: Cirrhinus mrigala), and a Chinese carp (Grass carp: Ctenopharyngodon idella) commercially cultured in Pakistan. Fishes were randomly distributed in three vaccinated groups with three vaccine concentrations at 108, 109 and 1010 colony forming unit (CFU)/mL and an unvaccinated control group. Fixed dose of 0.1 mL was intraperitoneally injected to each fish on 1st day and a booster dose at 15 days post-vaccination (DPV). Blood samples were collected at 14, 28, 35, 48 and 60 DPV to determine antibody titers in blood serum using complement fixation test (CFT). Growth parameters were also measured on fortnightly basis. The immune response showed highest antibody Geometric Mean Titers (GMT) on 35 DPV in all vaccinated groups which remained significantly higher than control group till 60 DPV. Fishes were challenged at 60 DPV with infectious A. hydrophila with 108 CFU/mL through immersion bath. The relative percentage survival (RPS) was 89% for fishes vaccinated with 109 and 1010 CFU/mL potencies while 78% for 108 CFU/mL potency. Vaccination did not cause adverse effect on growth performance of fishes. Minor degenerations, with non-significant histopathological changes were observed in few vaccinated fishes as compared to control group in which majority of the fishes presented deteriorative changes in tissues histology.
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