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Predatory bacteria in the haemolymph of the cultured spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus
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Ooi, MC and Goulden, EF and Smith, GG and Bridle, AR, Predatory bacteria in the haemolymph of the cultured spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus, Microbiology, 167, (11) Article 001113. ISSN 1350-0872 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are Gram-negative obligate predators of other bacteria in a range of environments. The recent discovery of BALOs in the circulatory system of cultured spiny lobster P. ornatus warrants more investigation. We used a combination of co-culture agar and broth assays and transmission electron microscopy to show a Halobacteriovorax sp. strain Hbv preyed upon the model prey bacterium Vibrio sp. strain Vib. The haemolymph microbiome of juvenile P. ornatus was characterised following injection of phosphate buffered saline (control) or prey and/or predator bacteria for 3 d. The predator Hbv had no effect on survival compared to the control after 3 d. However, when compared to the prey only treatment group, lobsters injected with both prey and predator showed significantly lower abundance of genus Vibrio in the haemolymph bacterial community composition. This study indicates that predatory bacteria are not pathogenic and may assist in controlling microbial population growth in the haemolymph of lobsters.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | predator, Halobacteriovorax, prey, Vibrio species, spiny lobster |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Aquaculture |
Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Fisheries - aquaculture |
Objective Field: | Aquaculture rock lobster |
UTAS Author: | Ooi, MC (Miss Mei Ooi) |
UTAS Author: | Goulden, EF (Dr Evan Goulden) |
UTAS Author: | Smith, GG (Professor Gregory Smith) |
UTAS Author: | Bridle, AR (Associate Professor Andrew Bridle) |
ID Code: | 148257 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (IH120100032) |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2021-12-15 |
Last Modified: | 2022-01-07 |
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