Edwardsiella tarda: an intriguing problem in aquaculture

Edwardsiella tarda is a Gram-negative intracellular pathogen accounting for enormous economic losses in cultured seawater and freshwater fish. Infection by E. tarda often leads to the development of a systematic disease called edwardsiellosis, characterized by symptoms of ascites, hernia, exophthalm...

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Published in:Aquaculture 2014-07, Vol.431, p.129-135
Main Authors: Xu, Tingting, Zhang, Xiao-Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal aquaculture
Animal diseases
Animal productions
Aquaculture
Biological and medical sciences
Edwardsiella tarda
Edwardsiellosis
Fish
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Gram-negative bacteria
Intracellular pathogen
Pathogens
Vibrio
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Summary:Edwardsiella tarda is a Gram-negative intracellular pathogen accounting for enormous economic losses in cultured seawater and freshwater fish. Infection by E. tarda often leads to the development of a systematic disease called edwardsiellosis, characterized by symptoms of ascites, hernia, exophthalmia, and severe lesions of internal organs. Although edwardsiellosis has been studied for many years, however, the major virulence factors of E. tarda are still poorly understood. In addition, the control of edwardsiellosis by antibiotics or formalin-killed bacterin was not as effective as that of extracellular pathogens such as Vibrio spp. More recently, great efforts have been put in studying the virulent factors of E. tarda, especially by scientists from China, and various candidate vaccines have been developed, some of which are very promising for cure of edwardsiellosis. •Edwardsiella tarda is an important bacterial pathogen in aquaculture.•Contributions of Chinese scientists to this area have been emphasized.•Numerous highly effective vaccine candidates have been developed.
ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.12.001