Isolation of a zoonotic pathogen Aeromonas hydrophila from freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) kept in a Korean aquarium with ricefish (Oryzias latipes).
10.14405/kjvr.2017.57.1.67
- Author:
Saekil YUN
1
;
Young Ran LEE
;
Sib Sankar GIRI
;
Hyoun Joong KIM
;
Cheng CHI
;
Sang Guen KIM
;
Sang Wha KIM
;
Jin Woo JUN
;
Se Chang PARK
Author Information
1. Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. parksec@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aeromonas hydrophila;
Potamotrygon motoro;
aquarium;
freshwater stingray
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aeromonas hydrophila*;
Aeromonas*;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Fresh Water*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Kidney;
Korea
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2017;57(1):67-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In the present study, Aeromonas (A.) hydrophila was isolated from a captive-bred adult freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) reared at a commercial aquarium in Korea. The stingray had bites on its fins, hemorrhages on the ventral part, and congested internal organs. A bacterium was isolated from kidney and subsequently identified as A. hydrophila. Based on phylogenetic analysis results, the isolate in the present study (SNUAh-LA1) was most closely related to A. hydrophila AH10 (China) and A. hydrophila AKR1 (Korea). It is most likely that the pathogen infection resulted from Potamotrygon motoro cohabiting with ricefish (Oryzias latipes).