Sensitivity of a digoxigenin-labelled DNA probe in detecting Mikrocytos mackini, causative agent of Denman Island disease (mikrocytosis), in oysters.
J Invertebr Pathol
; 88(2): 89-94, 2005 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-15766924
ABSTRACT
The protistan parasite Mikrocytos mackini, causative agent of Denman Island disease (mikrocytosis), induces mortality and reduces marketability in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in British Columbia, Canada. This parasite is a pathogen of international concern because it infects a range of oyster species, and because its life cycle and mode of transmission are unknown. A digoxigenin-labelled DNA probe in situ hybridisation technique (DIG-ISH) was developed, and its detection sensitivity was compared to standard histological sections stained with haematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E-histo). In H&E-histo preparations, the detection of M. mackini was certain only when the parasite occurred within the vesicular connective tissue of adult oysters. However, the DIG-ISH technique clearly demonstrated the presence of infection in all other host tissues as well as in juvenile oysters with poorly developed vesicular connective tissue. The probe hybridised strongly to M. mackini, did not hybridise to oyster tissues or with the other shellfish parasites tested, and was more sensitive for detecting infections when compared to H&E-histo.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ostreidae
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Infecções Protozoárias em Animais
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Sondas de DNA
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Digoxigenina
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Eucariotos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article