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Journal of Fish Diseases 2006, 29, 355–364<br />

Superoxi<strong>de</strong> dismutase and cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e activities<br />

in Photobacterium damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp. piscicida<br />

P Díaz-Rosales, M Chabrillón, S Arijo, E Martinez-Manzanares, M A MoriÇigo<br />

and M C Balebona<br />

Departm<strong>en</strong>t of Microbiology, Faculty of Sci<strong>en</strong>ces, University of Má<strong>la</strong>ga, Ma<strong>la</strong>ga, Spain<br />

Abstract<br />

The ability of a set of Photobacterium damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp.<br />

piscicida strains iso<strong>la</strong>ted from differ<strong>en</strong>t fish species to<br />

produce differ<strong>en</strong>t superoxi<strong>de</strong> dismutase (SOD) and<br />

cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e <strong>en</strong>zymes was <strong>de</strong>termined. Unlike other bacterial<br />

pathog<strong>en</strong>s, P. damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp. piscicida is not able<br />

to produce differ<strong>en</strong>t isoforms of SOD or cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e<br />

containing differ<strong>en</strong>t metal cofactors wh<strong>en</strong> cultured<br />

un<strong>de</strong>r oxidative stress induced by hydrog<strong>en</strong> peroxi<strong>de</strong><br />

or methyl violog<strong>en</strong>, or un<strong>de</strong>r iron <strong>de</strong>pleted conditions.<br />

However, iron cont<strong>en</strong>t of the growth medium<br />

influ<strong>en</strong>ced the levels of SOD and cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e activity in<br />

cells, these levels <strong>de</strong>creasing with iron avai<strong>la</strong>bility of<br />

the medium. Comparison of virul<strong>en</strong>t and non-virul<strong>en</strong>t<br />

strains of P. damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp. piscicida showed simi<strong>la</strong>r<br />

cont<strong>en</strong>ts of SOD, but higher levels of cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e<br />

were <strong>de</strong>tected in cells of the virul<strong>en</strong>t strain. Incubation<br />

of bacteria with sole, Solea s<strong>en</strong>egal<strong>en</strong>sis (Kaup),<br />

phagocytes has shown that survival rates range from<br />

19% to 62%, these rates being higher for the virul<strong>en</strong>t<br />

strain. The increased levels of cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e activity<br />

<strong>de</strong>tected in the virul<strong>en</strong>t strain indicates a possible role<br />

for this <strong>en</strong>zyme in bacterial survival.<br />

Keywords: cata<strong><strong>la</strong>s</strong>e, phagocyte, Photobacterium<br />

damse<strong>la</strong>e subsp, Solea s<strong>en</strong>egal<strong>en</strong>sis, superoxi<strong>de</strong><br />

dismutase, virul<strong>en</strong>ce.<br />

Introduction<br />

Photobacterium damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp. piscicida is a pathog<strong>en</strong><br />

responsible for important losses in fish<br />

Correspon<strong>de</strong>nce Prof. M C Balebona, Departm<strong>en</strong>t of<br />

Microbiology, Faculty of Sci<strong>en</strong>ces, University of Ma<strong>la</strong>ga, 29071<br />

Ma<strong>la</strong>ga, Spain<br />

(e-mail: balebona@uma.es)<br />

aquaculture worldwi<strong>de</strong>. The importance of extracellu<strong>la</strong>r<br />

products, the pres<strong>en</strong>ce of iron uptake<br />

mechanisms and the capsu<strong>la</strong>r material as virul<strong>en</strong>ce<br />

factors in P. damse<strong>la</strong>e ssp. piscicida are well<br />

docum<strong>en</strong>ted (Magariños, Romal<strong>de</strong>, Bandín, Fouz<br />

& Toranzo 1992; Magariños, Pazos, Santos,<br />

Romal<strong>de</strong> & Toranzo 1994; Magariños, Romal<strong>de</strong>,<br />

Lemos, Barja & Toranzo 1995; Arijo, Borrego,<br />

Zorril<strong>la</strong>, Balebona & Moriñigo 1998). However,<br />

information concerning mechanisms involved in<br />

the invasion and survival insi<strong>de</strong> the host is scarce<br />

and results regarding interaction of P. damse<strong>la</strong>e<br />

ssp. piscicida with phagocytes have be<strong>en</strong> contradictory.<br />

While some authors have reported the<br />

pres<strong>en</strong>ce of intact bacteria insi<strong>de</strong> fish cells,<br />

suggesting the ability of P. damse<strong>la</strong>e to survive as<br />

an intracellu<strong>la</strong>r pathog<strong>en</strong> (Kubota, Kimura &<br />

Egusa 1970; Nelson, Kawahara, Kawai & Kusuda<br />

1981; Kusuda & Sa<strong>la</strong>ti 1993; Noya, Magariños &<br />

Lamas 1995a; Noya, Magariños, Toranzo &<br />

Lamas 1995b), others have observed that this<br />

pathog<strong>en</strong> is highly susceptible to oxidative radicals<br />

g<strong>en</strong>erated during the macrophage respiratory burst<br />

(Skarmeta, Bandín, Santos & Toranzo 1995; Arijo<br />

et al. 1998).<br />

The reactive oxyg<strong>en</strong> species (ROS), such as<br />

hydrog<strong>en</strong> peroxi<strong>de</strong> (H 2 O 2 ) and superoxi<strong>de</strong> anion<br />

(O 2 ), are produced by phagocytes in response to<br />

microbial infection. ROS constitute an important<br />

compon<strong>en</strong>t of the innate active <strong>de</strong>f<strong>en</strong>ce response<br />

against invading microorganisms by fish phagocytic<br />

cells. Therefore, bacterial pathog<strong>en</strong>s must<br />

overcome the toxic effects of ROS to establish<br />

infections. Microorganisms have evolved systems<br />

to protect themselves from these highly toxic<br />

radicals. One of these protective pathways involves<br />

the production of <strong>de</strong>toxifying <strong>en</strong>zymes such as<br />

Ó 2006<br />

B<strong>la</strong>ckwell Publishing Ltd<br />

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