Differentiation of Flavobacterium psychrophilum from Flavobacterium psychrophilum-like species by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS) is an important infectious disease caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum affecting farmed salmonids worldwide. Other Flavobacterium psychrophilum-like species (F. plurextorum, F. oncorhynchi, F. tructae, F. collinsii and F. piscis) have been isolated from diseased...

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Published in:Research in veterinary science 2017-12, Vol.115, p.345-352
Main Authors: Pérez-Sancho, Marta, Vela, Ana Isabel, Wiklund, Tom, Kostrzewa, Markus, Domínguez, Lucas, Fernández-Garayzábal, José Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquaculture - methods
Bacteria
Biochemical tests
Desorption
Diagnosis
Differentiation
Epidemiology
Fish
Fish diseases
Fish Diseases - classification
Fish Diseases - diagnosis
Flavobacteriaceae Infections - classification
Flavobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis
Flavobacteriaceae Infections - veterinary
Flavobacterium - classification
Flavobacterium - isolation & purification
Flavobacterium collinsii
Flavobacterium oncorhynchi
Flavobacterium piscis
Flavobacterium plurextorum
Flavobacterium psychrophilum
Flavobacterium tructae
Identification
Infections
Infectious diseases
Ionization
Laboratories
MALDI-TOF MS
Mass spectra
Mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Proteins
Salmonidae
Salmonids
Scientific imaging
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization - methods
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization - veterinary
Spectroscopy
Taxonomy
Trout
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS) is an important infectious disease caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum affecting farmed salmonids worldwide. Other Flavobacterium psychrophilum-like species (F. plurextorum, F. oncorhynchi, F. tructae, F. collinsii and F. piscis) have been isolated from diseased rainbow trout fry suspected of RTFS although the epidemiological and clinical relevance of these pathogens are unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential use of MALDI-TOF (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight) Mass Spectrometry as method for specific identification of F. psychrophilum and its differentiation from other F. psychrophilum-like species isolated from diseased fish. Fifty-three isolates were analyzed after the creation of the Main Spectrum Profile (MSP) of reference strains of each of abovementioned species. F. psychrophilum exhibited a mass spectra very different from those of F. psychrophilum-like species, with five peaks (m/z 3654, 4585, 5388, 6730 and 7310) present only in F. psychrophilum isolates, and three peaks (m/z 6170, 7098 and 9241) absent in F. psychrophilum but present in all F. psychrophilum-like species. All F. psychrophilum isolates were correctly identified and differentiated from the F. psychrophilum-like species by MALDI-TOF. Although this approach showed a limited ability to differentiate among F. psychrophilum-like species, its complementation with a few simple biochemical tests may represent an alternative approach for the routine identification of the Flavobacterium psychrophilum-like species. •MALDI-TOF MS is a reliable approach for accurate identification of F. psychrophilum.•F. psychrophilum exhibited distinctive mass peaks useful as specific biomarkers•MALDI-TOF differentiated F. psychrophilum from other F. psycrophilum-like species•MALDI-TOF differentiated the species F. oncorhynchi, F. plurextorum and F. collinsii•Species F. tructae and F. piscis were not clearly identified by MALDI-TOF.
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.06.022