Screening of new chemotherapeutic agents to combat fish diseases caused by parasitic Diplomaragnidae (Diplomonadida wenyon, 1926)

Russian Journal of Parasitology, 2016, V.35, Iss.1
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Received 02.10.2014
Accepted 14.01.2016
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SCREENING OF NEW CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO COMBAT FISH DISEASES CAUSED BY PARASITIC DIPLOMARAGNIDAE (DIPLOMONADIDA WENYON, 1926)

 

Gavrilin K. V.1, Bychkova L. I.1, Dmitriev S. N.1, Mamykin G. A.2
1 Moscow state University of technologies and management. K. G. Razumovsky (First Cossack University)
109004, Moscow, Zemlyanoy Val, 73, e-mail: k.gavrilin@yandex.ru
2 Centre for fish breeding and disease control of fishes (LLC "Rebbetzen")
123001, Moscow, Ermolaevsky pereulok, 18a, e-mail: rvc77@mail.ru

 

Abstract

Objective of research. The purpose of the study – screening of new chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of hexamita ornamental fish.

Materials and methods. The test drugs were performed on juveniles of the discus Symphysodon discus a body mass of 15 g, spontaneously infested hexamitidae (Diplomonadida). 35 discus of the infected individuals were divided into 7 groups of 5 copies of the Fish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6th groups were appointed in the composition of granulated feed, respectively pyrimethamine at a dose of 50 mg/kg albendazole – 50, fenbendazole – 50, mebendazole – 10, magnesium sulfate – 500 and metronidazole in a dose of 50 mg/kg for 5 days. Fish 7 the first group was control and received feed without the drug. The effectiveness was considered after 5 days after the last Dachi medicated feed. Fish were dissected, the intestines were isolated, which were released from the food pulp, homogenized, and were studied by optical microscopy at a magnification of 180 times.

Results and discussion. The number of examined in treated fish compared with the control decreased after the application of metronidazole by 95.5 %, mebendazole – 77.8, magnesium sulfate, which is 74.5, fenbendazole – by 56.6, albendazole – 50.5 and pyrimethamine – 24.4 %. Advanced for further testing are mebendazole, magnesium sulphate, fenbendazole and albendazole. The most effective was a basic drug – metronidazole. During the test degradation of fish were noted. Food activity was moderate at the level of 2% of ichthyomass. In fish treated with metronidazole, mebendazole and magnesium sulfate, have improved the condition.

Key words: ornamental fish, hexamita, treatment, metronidazole, mebendazole.

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