Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia

Iridovirus is the causative agent of grouper iridovirus infection (GIV), which causes severe epizootics resulting in large-scale mortalities and huge economic losses in cultured and marine fishes worldwide. The current study evaluated the gross and histopathological lesions, and molecular detection...

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Main Authors: Hazeri, Maryam, Mohd Daud, Hassan, Abba, Yusuf, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah, Soltani, Mehdi, Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati, Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah, Manaf, Sharifah Raina, Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh
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Published: Springer 2016
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author Hazeri, Maryam
Mohd Daud, Hassan
Abba, Yusuf
Omar, Abdul Rahman
Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Soltani, Mehdi
Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati
Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah
Manaf, Sharifah Raina
Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh
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Mohd Daud, Hassan
Abba, Yusuf
Omar, Abdul Rahman
Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Soltani, Mehdi
Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati
Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah
Manaf, Sharifah Raina
Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh
author_sort Hazeri, Maryam
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description Iridovirus is the causative agent of grouper iridovirus infection (GIV), which causes severe epizootics resulting in large-scale mortalities and huge economic losses in cultured and marine fishes worldwide. The current study evaluated the gross and histopathological lesions, and molecular detection of GIV in naturally infected grouper farms in Malaysia. A total of 150 moribund fish showing different clinical signs, presented to the Aquatic unit were used for this study. The fish were necropsied and visceral organs (spleen, kidney, heart, liver, intestine, brain, eyes, gills, and some parts of skin with ulcer) were collected and fixed in 10 % buffered formalin for histopathological processing and evaluation. Molecular detection of the virus was done by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Grossly, the groupers had ulceration on the operculum and close to the caudal fin with hemorrhages on the margin of the caudal fin. In some fish, there was necrosis of the caudal fin, sloughing of the epidermis, dermal ulceration and popeyes Histological sections showed large basophilic cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuolations in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. Basophilic or eosinophilic enlarged cells with the presence of mononuclear cellular infiltrations were seen in the kidney, liver, eye and gills, which is the distinctive feature of this disease. PCR detection showed positive amplification from 27 groupers. Based on the gross, histopathological and molecular detection GIV infection was established.
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spelling upm-568442017-09-05T09:57:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56844/ Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia Hazeri, Maryam Mohd Daud, Hassan Abba, Yusuf Omar, Abdul Rahman Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah Soltani, Mehdi Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah Manaf, Sharifah Raina Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh Iridovirus is the causative agent of grouper iridovirus infection (GIV), which causes severe epizootics resulting in large-scale mortalities and huge economic losses in cultured and marine fishes worldwide. The current study evaluated the gross and histopathological lesions, and molecular detection of GIV in naturally infected grouper farms in Malaysia. A total of 150 moribund fish showing different clinical signs, presented to the Aquatic unit were used for this study. The fish were necropsied and visceral organs (spleen, kidney, heart, liver, intestine, brain, eyes, gills, and some parts of skin with ulcer) were collected and fixed in 10 % buffered formalin for histopathological processing and evaluation. Molecular detection of the virus was done by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Grossly, the groupers had ulceration on the operculum and close to the caudal fin with hemorrhages on the margin of the caudal fin. In some fish, there was necrosis of the caudal fin, sloughing of the epidermis, dermal ulceration and popeyes Histological sections showed large basophilic cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuolations in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. Basophilic or eosinophilic enlarged cells with the presence of mononuclear cellular infiltrations were seen in the kidney, liver, eye and gills, which is the distinctive feature of this disease. PCR detection showed positive amplification from 27 groupers. Based on the gross, histopathological and molecular detection GIV infection was established. Springer 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56844/1/Histopathological%20evaluation%20and%20molecular%20detection%20of%20natural%20iridovirus%20infection%20in%20cultured%20grouper%20fish%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Hazeri, Maryam and Mohd Daud, Hassan and Abba, Yusuf and Omar, Abdul Rahman and Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah and Soltani, Mehdi and Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati and Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah and Manaf, Sharifah Raina and Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh (2016) Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia. Comparative Clinical Pathology, 25 (5). pp. 965-971. ISSN 1618-5641; ESSN: 1618-565X https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00580-016-2288-z 10.1007/s00580-016-2288-z
spellingShingle Hazeri, Maryam
Mohd Daud, Hassan
Abba, Yusuf
Omar, Abdul Rahman
Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
Soltani, Mehdi
Hamdan, Ruhil Hayati
Mohamad, Nora Faten Afifah
Manaf, Sharifah Raina
Vishkaei, Mahta Sadegh
Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title_full Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title_fullStr Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title_short Histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in Malaysia
title_sort histopathological evaluation and molecular detection of natural iridovirus infection in cultured grouper fish in malaysia
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56844/1/Histopathological%20evaluation%20and%20molecular%20detection%20of%20natural%20iridovirus%20infection%20in%20cultured%20grouper%20fish%20in%20Malaysia.pdf