Bacterial Kidney Disease and Its effect on the Salmonid Immune response

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dc.contributor.authorDensmore, Christine L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSmith, Stephen A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFord, Larisaen
dc.contributor.committeememberRobertson, John L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCipriano, Roccoen
dc.contributor.committeememberVeit, Hugo P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberStarliper, Cliffen
dc.contributor.departmentVeterinary Medical Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:21:51Zen
dc.date.adate1997-04-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:21:51Zen
dc.date.issued1997-11-04en
dc.date.rdate1998-04-11en
dc.date.sdate1998-07-25en
dc.description.abstractRenibacterium salmoninarum, the etiological agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) of salmonid fish, is a pathogen of great concern among fisheries and the aquaculture industry worldwide. Previous investigations have indicated the pathogenesis of BKD is complex. It is a chronic, multisystemic, granulomatous disease with a number of potential immunomodulatory effects on the host. Given the current limitations for treatment and control of BKD, it is imperative that the pursuit of development of methods of prevention, namely management strategies and vaccination, be continued. To do so, the immunology of BKD must be elucidated in order to better understand and manipulate the associated immune responses to our advantage. This dissertation is composed of four chapters which relate to BKD and the associated immune responses of three species of susceptible salmonid fish as follows: Exogenous stress factors, through stress-induced immunosuppression, have been shown to influence BKD development in cultured salmonids. Chapter 1 examines the effects of two environmental stressors common to fish culture, overcrowding and overfeeding, as they affect BKD development and R. salmoninarumantigen prevalence among juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Immunomodulatory interaction between pathogen and host in BKD is widely reported and merits further investigation. Particularly, the immunological parameters affected and the role of the extracellular protein (ECP) of R. salmoninarum are of interest. Chapter 2 examines the in vivo immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following exposure to the ECP in terms of both humoral and cell-mediated immunological parameters, including the immune response against another bacterial pathogen. Chapter 3 addresses the in vitro effects of the ECP upon specific splenic immunocyte functions, phagocytosis and respiratory burst activity, in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). The immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity reported to occur with BKD has considerable ramifications for control measures involving immunostimulation via antigen exposure. Further investigation is warranted to discern the significance and consistency of immunological hypersensivity in BKD pathogenesis. Chapter 4 examines the renal lesions, including immunopathologic changes and indications of immune-mediated disease, of brook trout exposed to R. salmoninarum.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-3617102339731121en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-3617102339731121/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30488en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.subjectRenibacterium salmoninarumen
dc.subjectsalmoniden
dc.subjectimmunityen
dc.subjectbacterial kidney diseaseen
dc.titleBacterial Kidney Disease and Its effect on the Salmonid Immune responseen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineVeterinary Medical Sciencesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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