Candidatus Renichlamydia lutjani, a Gram-negative bacterium in internal organs of blue striped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from Hawaii
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Abstract
The blue-striped snapper Lutjanus kasmira (Perciformes, Lutjanidae) are cosmopolitan in the Indo-Pacific but were introduced into Oahu, Hawaii, USA, in the 1950s and have since colonized most of the archipelago. Studies of microparasites in blue-striped snappers from Hawaii revealed chlamydia-like organisms (CLO) infecting the spleen and kidney, characterized by intracellular basophilic granular inclusions containing Gram-negative and Gimenez-positive bacteria similar in appearance to epitheliocysts when seen under light microscopy. We provide molecular evidence that CLO are a new member of Chlamydiae, i.e. Candidatus Renichlamydia lutjani, that represents the first reported case of chlamydial infection in organs other than the gill in fishes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Candidatus Renichlamydia lutjani, a Gram-negative bacterium in internal organs of blue striped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from Hawaii |
| Series title | Diseases of Aquatic Organisms |
| DOI | 10.3354/dao02441 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Inter-Research |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 249 |
| Last page | 254 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawai'i |
| Other Geospatial | Oahu |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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