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The interaction between temperature and dose on the efficacy and biochemical response of Atlantic salmon to hydrogen peroxide treatment for amoebic gill disease
Author(s) -
Wynne James W.,
Stratford Chris,
Slinger Joel,
Samsing Francisca,
Rigby Megan,
McCulloch Russell,
QuezadaRodriguez Petra,
Taylor Richard S.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1111/jfd.13110
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , parasite hosting , biology , toxicity , sodium , gill , zoology , medicine , chemistry , fishery , biochemistry , fish <actinopterygii> , organic chemistry , world wide web , computer science
Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is a commonly used treatment for a range of parasitic diseases of marine finfish, including amoebic gill disease (AGD). While this treatment is partially effective at reducing parasite load, H 2 O 2 can have detrimental effects on the host under certain conditions. Treatment temperature and dose concentration are two factors that are known to influence the toxicity of H 2 O 2 ; however, their impact on the outcome of AGD treatment remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of treatment temperature (8, 12 or 16°C) and dose concentration (750, 1,000, 1,250 mg/L) on the efficacy of H 2 O 2 to treat AGD. We demonstrated that a 20‐min bath treatment of H 2 O 2 at all doses reduced both parasite load and gross gill score significantly. Parasite load and gross gill score were lowest in the 1,000 mg/L treatment performed at 12°C. At the high dose and temperature combinations, H 2 O 2 caused moderate gill damage and a significant increase in the plasma concentration of electrolytes (sodium, chloride and potassium). Taken together, our study demonstrates that higher H 2 O 2 treatment temperatures can adversely affect the host and do not improve the effectiveness of the treatment.

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