Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus

This study was conducted to understand the associations between water quality and the presence of bacteria in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus. Tilapia from commercial floating net cage culture systems in lakes and river in Peninsular Malaysia were randomly sa...

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Main Authors: Nurul Izzatul Aliya Ismail, Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal, Shamarina Shohaimi, Mohd Zamri Saad, Siti Zahrah Abdullah
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513416300540
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author Nurul Izzatul Aliya Ismail
Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal
Shamarina Shohaimi
Mohd Zamri Saad
Siti Zahrah Abdullah
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Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal
Shamarina Shohaimi
Mohd Zamri Saad
Siti Zahrah Abdullah
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description This study was conducted to understand the associations between water quality and the presence of bacteria in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus. Tilapia from commercial floating net cage culture systems in lakes and river in Peninsular Malaysia were randomly sampled over a 24-month period. The eye, brain and kidney were sampled for bacterial isolation, following identification using biochemical test and commercial identification kits. The water clarity, velocity, depth, temperature, pH, iron, sulfide, ammonia, nitrite, phosphate, conductivity and dissolved oxygen at each sampling site were also measured. A total of 44 bacterial species were isolated, which are comprised of 28 Gram-positive and 16 Gram-negative bacteria. Terengganu River (506 isolates, 41 species) recorded the highest number of bacterial isolation and species, compared to Pedu Lake (286 isolates, 25 species) and Kenyir Lake (179 isolates, 25 species). The highest number of isolates was Streptococcus agalactiae (28.3%), followed by Lactococcus lactis (8.4%) and Micrococcus spp. (7.3%). Terengganu River had significantly lower (P < 0.05) water dissolved oxygen, temperature and pH compared to Pedu and Kenyir lakes. On the other hand, water iron, nitrite, sulfide, ammonia and velocity were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in Terengganu River compared to Pedu and Kenyir lakes. Multivariate analyses showed that each sampling site has different water quality parameters that were associated with the presence of bacteria. However, water temperature and ammonia have been identified as the most significant parameters, as they were observed to have strong associations with the bacteria presence in all of the study sites.
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spelling doaj.art-964f510bf1bb4aaba957620b4ccc86d72022-12-22T00:42:25ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342016-11-014C576510.1016/j.aqrep.2016.06.004Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicusNurul Izzatul Aliya Ismail0Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal1Shamarina Shohaimi2Mohd Zamri Saad3Siti Zahrah Abdullah4Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaNational Fish Health Research Centre, Fisheries Research Institute, 11960 Batu Maung, Penang, MalaysiaThis study was conducted to understand the associations between water quality and the presence of bacteria in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus. Tilapia from commercial floating net cage culture systems in lakes and river in Peninsular Malaysia were randomly sampled over a 24-month period. The eye, brain and kidney were sampled for bacterial isolation, following identification using biochemical test and commercial identification kits. The water clarity, velocity, depth, temperature, pH, iron, sulfide, ammonia, nitrite, phosphate, conductivity and dissolved oxygen at each sampling site were also measured. A total of 44 bacterial species were isolated, which are comprised of 28 Gram-positive and 16 Gram-negative bacteria. Terengganu River (506 isolates, 41 species) recorded the highest number of bacterial isolation and species, compared to Pedu Lake (286 isolates, 25 species) and Kenyir Lake (179 isolates, 25 species). The highest number of isolates was Streptococcus agalactiae (28.3%), followed by Lactococcus lactis (8.4%) and Micrococcus spp. (7.3%). Terengganu River had significantly lower (P < 0.05) water dissolved oxygen, temperature and pH compared to Pedu and Kenyir lakes. On the other hand, water iron, nitrite, sulfide, ammonia and velocity were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in Terengganu River compared to Pedu and Kenyir lakes. Multivariate analyses showed that each sampling site has different water quality parameters that were associated with the presence of bacteria. However, water temperature and ammonia have been identified as the most significant parameters, as they were observed to have strong associations with the bacteria presence in all of the study sites.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513416300540Water qualityBacteria presenceTilapiaRiverLake
spellingShingle Nurul Izzatul Aliya Ismail
Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal
Shamarina Shohaimi
Mohd Zamri Saad
Siti Zahrah Abdullah
Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
Aquaculture Reports
Water quality
Bacteria presence
Tilapia
River
Lake
title Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
title_full Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
title_fullStr Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
title_full_unstemmed Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
title_short Associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus
title_sort associations of water quality and bacteria presence in cage cultured red hybrid tilapia oreochromis niloticus o mossambicus
topic Water quality
Bacteria presence
Tilapia
River
Lake
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513416300540
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