Agglutinating antibody to Aeromonas hydrophila in wild largemouth bass

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1981)110<514:AATAHI>2.0.CO;2· OSTI ID:6230125

Hazen, T C ^[1]; Esch, G W; Raker, M L

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1. Univ. of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Among largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in Par Pond, South Carolina, a significantly large percentage of those with red-sore disease were positive for anti-Aeromonas hydrophila agglutinin than of uninfected fish. Highest titers occurred during summer and fall, when the prevalence of the disease was declining. Most agglutinin activity was associated with a single serum fraction; the agglutinin has an apparent molecular weight of > 340,000 daltons, suggesting it may be a macroglobulin-like antibody. Homologous agglutinin reacted better with A. hydrophila than heterologous agglutinin. Differences in severity and duration of red-sore epizootics in the southeastern United States may be due to differing virulence among strains of A. hydrophila.

• OSTI ID: 6230125
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 110:4; ISSN TAFSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AEROMONAS
AGGLUTININS
ANIMALS
ANTIBODIES
ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BACTERIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD SERUM
CHROMIUM 51
CHROMIUM ISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FISHES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MICROORGANISMS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VARIATIONS
VERTEBRATES