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ArticlePloS one2013

Integrative study of physiological changes associated with bacterial infection in Pacific oyster larvae.

Bertrand Genard, Philippe Miner, Jean-Louis Nicolas, Dario Moraga, Pierre Boudry, Fabrice Pernet, Réjean Tremblay

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bertrand GenardInstitut des sciences de la mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada. bertrand.genard@uqar.qc.ca
Philippe Miner
Jean-Louis Nicolas
Dario Moraga
Pierre Boudry
Fabrice Pernet
Réjean Tremblay
Ifremer · FRLaboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin · FRUniversité du Québec à Rimouski · CAUniversité de Bretagne Occidentale · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBacterial infections are common in bivalve larvae and can lead to significant mortality, notably in hatcheries. Numerous studies have identified the pathogenic bacteria involved in such mortalities, but physiological changes associated with pathogen exposure at larval stage are still poorly understood. In the present study, we used an integrative approach including physiological, enzymatic, biochemical, and molecular analyses to investigate changes in energy metabolism, lipid remodelling, cellular stress, and immune status of Crassostrea gigas larvae subjected to experimental infection with the pathogenic bacteria Vibrio coralliilyticus.

findingsOur results showed that V. coralliilyticus exposure induced (1) limited but significant increase of larvae mortality compared with controls, (2) declined feeding activity, which resulted in energy status changes (i.e. reserve consumption, β-oxidation, decline of metabolic rate), (3) fatty acid remodeling of polar lipids (changes in phosphatidylinositol and lysophosphatidylcholine composition`, non-methylene-interrupted fatty acids accumulation, lower content of major C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as activation of desaturases, phospholipase and lipoxygenase), (4) activation of antioxidant defenses (catalase, superoxide dismutase, peroxiredoxin) and cytoprotective processes (heat shock protein 70, pernin), and (5) activation of the immune response (non-self recognition, NF-κκ signaling pathway, haematopoiesis, eiconosoids and lysophosphatidyl acid synthesis, inhibitor of metalloproteinase and antimicrobial peptides).

conclusionOverall, our results allowed us to propose an integrative view of changes induced by a bacterial infection in Pacific oyster larvae, opening new perspectives on the response of marine bivalve larvae to infections.

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AnimalsBacterial InfectionsCrassostreaDenaturing Gradient Gel ElectrophoresisEnergy MetabolismLarvaModels, BiologicalOxidative StressPacific OceanSurvival AnalysisVibrio

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PMID23704993
PMCPMC3660371
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