‘Cand. Actinochlamydia clariae’ gen. nov., sp. nov., a Unique Intracellular Bacterium Causing Epitheliocystis in Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Uganda

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e66840
• Main Authors: Steigen, Andreas, Nylund, Are, Karlsbakk, Egil, Akoll, Peter, Fiksdal, Ingrid U., Nylund, Stian, Odong, Robinson, Plarre, Heidrun, Semyalo, Ronald, Skår, Cecilie, Watanabe, Kuninori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 24.06.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal tissues; Animals; Apomorphy; Aquaculture; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Biology; Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis; Catfish; Catfishes - microbiology; Cell culture; Cell surface; Channels; Chemical analysis; Chlamydia; Chlamydia psittaci; Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydiae; Chlamydiales - physiology; Chlamydiales - ultrastructure; Clarias gariepinus; Cysts; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Developmental stages; DNA; Electron microscopy; Epithelial cells; Epithelium - microbiology; Epithelium - pathology; Epithelium - ultrastructure; Fish; Fish diseases; Fish Diseases - microbiology; Fish Diseases - pathology; Gene sequencing; Gills - microbiology; Gills - pathology; Inclusion Bodies - pathology; Inclusion Bodies - ultrastructure; Intracellular Space - microbiology; Medicine; Microscopy; Molecular Sequence Data; Morphology; New species; Phylogeny; Proteins; Radiation; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Respiratory function; rRNA 16S; Salmo salar; Salmon; Seawater; Sexually transmitted diseases; Similarity; STD; Swimming; Transmission electron microscopy; Tubules; Uganda; Veterinary Science; Water analysis; Zoology; Uganda; Norway; Kampala Uganda

Epitheliocystis, caused by bacteria infecting gill epithelial cells in fish, is common among a large range of fish species in both fresh- and seawater. The aquaculture industry considers epitheliocystis an important problem. It affects the welfare of the fish and the resulting gill disease may lead...