Short-term infection of striped bass Morone saxatilis with Mycobacterium marinum.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Soo Jin Jeon; Gonsalves, Lonnie C.; Jacobs, John M.; Rhodes, Matt; Councilman, Jimmy; Baya, Ana; May, Eric B.; Fast, Mark D.
- Source
- Diseases of Aquatic Organisms; 4/6/2011, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p117-124, 8p, 1 Chart, 7 Graphs
- Subject
- MYCOBACTERIUM marinum
STRIPED bass
AQUATIC animals
IMMUNE response
MORONE
GENE expression
DISEASES
- Language
- ISSN
- 01775103
The article discusses a study on striped bass Morone saxtilis to characterize their immune responses over the short term after challenge with Mycobacterium marinum. The study found that the expression of immunity-related genes quickly increased after infection with Morone marinum and a number of monocytes and neutrophilis also initially increased at 1 day post-infection. The study concluded that the discrete window in which inflammatory mechanisms were stimulated in striped bass may be related to the intracellular nature of Morone marinum.