›› 2019, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 207-215.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2019.02.05

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Isolation and identification of Pseudomonas putida from Leptobotia elongate and pathological lesions of its infection

BAI Minghuan1, GENG Yi1, *, DENG Longjun2, GAN Weixiong2, ZHOU Jian3, *, HUANG Xiaoli1, CHEN Defang1, OUYANG Ping1, ZHAO Ruoxuan1, SHEN Bingjie1   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610056, China;
    3. Fisheries Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China
  • Received:2018-07-20 Online:2019-02-25 Published:2019-03-06

Abstract: Pseudomonas putida is a conditional pathogen that widely distributed in water and soil, which can infect aquatic animals such as amphibians, fish and crustaceans. During August in 2017, a serious infection that characterized by ulceration of body surface and bleeding of fins occurred in a loach farm located in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. To determine the etiology of this outbreak, pathogen isolation, experimental infection, physical and chemical characteristics of isolated bacteria and sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and gyrB gene were carried out. Results showed that a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacillus (designated as BMH170820) was isolated from the diseased fish and its pathogenicity were confirmed by experimental infection test for its pathological changes were consistent with that of natural infection. Based on the colony morphology, physiological and biochemical characteristics, combined with 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequence analysis, Pseudomonas putida was confirmed as the causative factor of this outbreak. Histopathological observation revealed that Pseudomonas putida infection in Leptobotia elongate were followed as obvious degeneration, necrosis and inflammation in gill, kidney, liver, heart, spleen and digestive tract, the extensive and serious multiple organ dysfunction might lead to the death of Leptobotia elongate. Drug sensitivity tested results showed that this isolated strain of Pseudomonas putida was sensitive to neomycin, ofloxacin, doxycycline, etc, but resistant to amoxicillin, cefalexin and florfenicol.

Key words: Pseudomonas putida, Leptobotia elongate, phenotypic characteristic, 16S rRNA, gyrB gene, pathological lesion

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