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Effects of anaesthetics containing eugenol on Neoparamoeba perurans

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posted on 2023-05-18, 20:59 authored by Shijie LiShijie Li, Mark AdamsMark Adams, Barbara NowakBarbara Nowak, Crosbie, PBB
Oil extracted from cloves, Syzygium aromaticum, consists mainly of eugenol, which has been documented to affect protozoa attachment, viability and growth. Isoeugenol (sold under the trade name AQUI-S®) is a commercially available fish anaesthetic produced by isomerisation of eugenol. Both are anaesthetics commonly employed during the husbandry and euthanasia of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., used for amoebic gill disease (AGD) research. Neoparamoeba perurans (the causative agent of AGD) trophozoites were exposed to clove oil at 10, 20, 40 and 80 μL L−1 for 10 min and 5, 10, 20 and 40 μL L−1 for 120 min; AQUI-S® at 5, 10, 20 and 40 μL L−1 for 10 min and 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 μL L−1 for 120 min There were no significant differences in viability and survival of trophozoites after exposure to the anaesthetics. When trophozoites were exposed to clove oil at 80 μL L−1 for 10 min there was significantly (P < 0.05) more detachment from a plastic surface compared to the control. Continued use of clove oil and AQUI-S® at 40 μL L−1 or less for up to 120 min is unlikely to have a detrimental impact on amoebae that are isolated and collected from salmon with AGD to be used for downstream research such as projects involving disease challenges and in vitro screening of anti-N. perurans compounds.

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Publication title

Aquaculture

Volume

463

Pagination

159-162

ISSN

0044-8486

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Elsevier Science Bv

Place of publication

Po Box 211, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1000 Ae

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© 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Socio-economic Objectives

Fisheries - aquaculture not elsewhere classified

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