Molecular characterization of Flavobacterium columnare isolates from nile tilapia and piracanjuba by RAPD-PCR

Authors

  • Fernanda de Alexandre SEBASTIÃO Mestre em Microbiologia. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista -  UNESP - Campus de Jaboticabal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-681X
  • Fabiana PILARSKI Docente do Centro de Aquicultura da UNESP (CAUNESP), Universidade Estadual Paulista http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9946-7502
  • Manoel Victor Franco LEMOS Docente da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista -  UNESP - Campus de Jaboticabal

Keywords:

bacteria, fish, Oreochromis niloticus, Brycon orbignyanus

Abstract

Flavobacterium columnare is a cosmopolite bacteria and it is one of the main problem in Brazilian aquaculture, causing high mortalities index and economic damage. The main factors that contribute to columnaris disease are inadequate water quality, excess handling, high density of fish and temperature variations. For a successful epidemiological study and disease control, it is essential to differentiate F. columnare from other yellow pigmentation bacteria. The present study used molecular techniques to characterize, by RAPD-PCR, two strains of F. columnare isolated from Oreochromis niloticus and Brycon orbignyanus. Data were analyzed as binary (0 and 1) and a genetic similarity matrix was generated by Jaccard's coefficient. Cluster analysis was performed by the neighbor joining method. The RAPD-PCR technique confirmed to be a usefull tool to obtain genetic profiles from F. columnare isolates based on the oligonucleotides used and to verify genetic similarity.

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Published

2018-11-08

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