HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2023, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (4): 118-122.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2023.04.021

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Isolation, identification and characteristic analysis of three new pathogenic bacteria of Apostichopus japonicus

XU Xiao-ran1, GE Chang-zi2, ZHANG Yu-qun2, LIU Hong-zhan2   

  1. 1. Product Quality Inspection Institute of Changji Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, Changji 831100, Xinjiang, China;
    2. Offshore Ecological Dynamics Laboratory, Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, Shandong, China
  • Received:2021-11-08 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-05-12

Abstract: Three dominant pathogenic bacteria WY-1, WY-8 and LY-2 were isolated from the skin canker tissue of Apostichopus japonicus infected with severe skin rot. The isolated strains were identified by morphological observation, biochemical identification, 16S rRNA molecular identification, drug sensitivity analysis, growth characteristics analysis and other methods. WY-1, WY-8 and LY-2 were arranged in a grape-like shape on 2216E solid medium with the color of milky white, and Gram staining was positive. The artificial infection test showed that the three strains of bacteria had strong pathogenicity to pseudoacanthus japonicus, and could cause the skin ulcer and other symptoms, which were the same as natural infection symptoms. Through 16S rRNA molecular sequencing and phylogenetic tree construction, it was confirmed that the strains WY-8, WY-1 and LY-2 had the highest homology with Staphylococcus haematolyticus, Staphylococcus saprophytius and Staphylococcus epidermidis, respectively, and clustered into one branch in the phylogenetic tree. Combined with morphological and biochemical identification, WY-8, WY-1 and LY-2 were Staphylococcus haematolyticus,Staphylococcus saprophytius and Staphylococcus epidermidis, respectively. The drug sensitivity test showed that tetracycline and oxytetracycline, commonly used antibiotics in marine aquatic products, had inhibitory effects on three strains of pathogenic Staphylococcus. The growth characteristics test showed that the three strains of pathogenic Staphylococcus had the growth characteristics of adapting to high temperature and low salt.

Key words: Apostichopus japonicus, Staphylococcus, skin ulceration syndrome, 16S rRNA, growth characteristics

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