Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean

Abstract Rapid expansion of salmon aquaculture has resulted in high-density populations that host diverse infectious agents, for which surveillance and monitoring are critical to disease management. Screening can reveal infection diversity from which disease arises, differential patterns of infectio...

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Autores principales: Andrew W. Bateman, Angela D. Schulze, Karia H. Kaukinen, Amy Tabata, Gideon Mordecai, Kelsey Flynn, Arthur Bass, Emiliano Di Cicco, Kristina M. Miller
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:29ee43ebad544ca18a7f7d9050457b542021-12-02T12:09:51ZDescriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean10.1038/s41598-020-78978-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/29ee43ebad544ca18a7f7d9050457b542021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78978-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Rapid expansion of salmon aquaculture has resulted in high-density populations that host diverse infectious agents, for which surveillance and monitoring are critical to disease management. Screening can reveal infection diversity from which disease arises, differential patterns of infection in live and dead fish that are difficult to collect in wild populations, and potential risks associated with agent transmission between wild and farmed hosts. We report results from a multi-year infectious-agent screening program of farmed salmon in British Columbia, Canada, using quantitative PCR to assess presence and load of 58 infective agents (viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes) in 2931 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Our analysis reveals temporal trends, agent correlations within hosts, and agent-associated mortality signatures. Multiple agents, most notably Tenacibaculum maritimum, were elevated in dead and dying salmon. We also report detections of agents only recently shown to infect farmed salmon in BC (Atlantic salmon calicivirus, Cutthroat trout virus-2), detection in freshwater hatcheries of two marine agents (Kudoa thyrsites and Tenacibaculum maritimum), and detection in the ocean of a freshwater agent (Flavobacterium psychrophilum). Our results provide information for farm managers, regulators, and conservationists, and enable further work to explore patterns of multi-agent infection and farm/wild transmission risk.Andrew W. BatemanAngela D. SchulzeKaria H. KaukinenAmy TabataGideon MordecaiKelsey FlynnArthur BassEmiliano Di CiccoKristina M. MillerNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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Andrew W. Bateman
Angela D. Schulze
Karia H. Kaukinen
Amy Tabata
Gideon Mordecai
Kelsey Flynn
Arthur Bass
Emiliano Di Cicco
Kristina M. Miller
Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
description Abstract Rapid expansion of salmon aquaculture has resulted in high-density populations that host diverse infectious agents, for which surveillance and monitoring are critical to disease management. Screening can reveal infection diversity from which disease arises, differential patterns of infection in live and dead fish that are difficult to collect in wild populations, and potential risks associated with agent transmission between wild and farmed hosts. We report results from a multi-year infectious-agent screening program of farmed salmon in British Columbia, Canada, using quantitative PCR to assess presence and load of 58 infective agents (viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes) in 2931 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Our analysis reveals temporal trends, agent correlations within hosts, and agent-associated mortality signatures. Multiple agents, most notably Tenacibaculum maritimum, were elevated in dead and dying salmon. We also report detections of agents only recently shown to infect farmed salmon in BC (Atlantic salmon calicivirus, Cutthroat trout virus-2), detection in freshwater hatcheries of two marine agents (Kudoa thyrsites and Tenacibaculum maritimum), and detection in the ocean of a freshwater agent (Flavobacterium psychrophilum). Our results provide information for farm managers, regulators, and conservationists, and enable further work to explore patterns of multi-agent infection and farm/wild transmission risk.
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author Andrew W. Bateman
Angela D. Schulze
Karia H. Kaukinen
Amy Tabata
Gideon Mordecai
Kelsey Flynn
Arthur Bass
Emiliano Di Cicco
Kristina M. Miller
author_facet Andrew W. Bateman
Angela D. Schulze
Karia H. Kaukinen
Amy Tabata
Gideon Mordecai
Kelsey Flynn
Arthur Bass
Emiliano Di Cicco
Kristina M. Miller
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title Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
title_short Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
title_full Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
title_fullStr Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
title_full_unstemmed Descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on Atlantic salmon farms in the northeast Pacific Ocean
title_sort descriptive multi-agent epidemiology via molecular screening on atlantic salmon farms in the northeast pacific ocean
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