The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence
Abd Allah, O., Eissa, I., Sherif, M., Abd El-Rahman, H., Elhalouse, A. (2015). The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence. EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), 185-197. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2015.65045
Osama Abd Allah; Ismaiel Eissa; Mona Sherif; Haidy Abd El-Rahman; Abeer Elhalouse. "The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 1, 2015, 185-197. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2015.65045
Abd Allah, O., Eissa, I., Sherif, M., Abd El-Rahman, H., Elhalouse, A. (2015). 'The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence', EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), pp. 185-197. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2015.65045
Abd Allah, O., Eissa, I., Sherif, M., Abd El-Rahman, H., Elhalouse, A. The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 20(1): 185-197. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2015.65045

The Effect of β-glucan on Blood and Mucus of Catfish Clarias gariepinus Infected with Pseudomonas florescence

Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ
Article 14, Volume 20, Issue 1, June 2015, Page 185-197  XML PDF (1.13 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/scvmj.2015.65045
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Authors
Osama Abd Allah1; Ismaiel Eissa2; Mona Sherif3; Haidy Abd El-Rahman2; Abeer Elhalouse* 3
1Clinical Pathology Dept., Faculty of Vet Medicine, Suez Canal Univ.
2Fish Diseases and Management Dept., Faculty of Vet Medicine, Suez Canal Univ.
3Animal Health Research Institute, Ismailia, Egypt
Abstract
The present study was planned to investigate the immunological changes in blood and mucus of catfish Clarias gariepinus infected with Pseudomonas florescence along with trial for control using (β-glucan). A total number of 240 catfish were collected from Ismailia channel and subdivided to 4 equal groups: the control group, infected group with virulent strain of P. florescence, β-glucan group and β-glucan infected group fed on diet supplemented with β-glucan. The blood and mucus samples were taken at 2 days, 3 and 5 weeks for immunological examinations. There were significant decreases in total protein and albumin of the infected group, while β-glucan and β-glucan infected groups revealed significant increases in total protein and globulin compared to the control group. The serum and mucus immunological studies revealed enhanced immune parameters (lysozyme activity and IgM) in all groups with non-significant change in protease level in serum but increased in mucus only compared to the control group. These results concluded that dietary supplementation of β-glucan enhanced skin mucosal and serum humoral defence responses and resistance of catfish againstinfection with P. florescence. The results could be useful for better understanding the role of skin mucus as a key component of the innate immune system, which could be beneficial in control of fish health.
Keywords
β-glucan; Blood; Mucus; catfish; Pseudomonas florescence
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