Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water

The thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and it is important to culture them for the conservation of natural stocks. Integrating mussels into the freshwater aquaculture system could be an efficient method, because of...

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Main Authors: Menekşe Didem Demircan, Aygül Ekici, Gökhan Tunçelli, Merve Tınkır, İlker Keskin, Devrim Memiş
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-10-01
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author Menekşe Didem Demircan
Aygül Ekici
Gökhan Tunçelli
Merve Tınkır
İlker Keskin
Devrim Memiş
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Merve Tınkır
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Devrim Memiş
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description The thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and it is important to culture them for the conservation of natural stocks. Integrating mussels into the freshwater aquaculture system could be an efficient method, because of their filtering ability. In this study, it was aimed to determine the bacteria filtering ability of the thick-shelled river mussel on an aquaculture system to determine if the water quality got better in terms of bacteriology. Depuration, disinfection, and antibiotic treatments were applied to reduce the bacterial load in the mussels' bodies. Disinfection was made using NaCl2 , 2-Phenoxyethanol, Formalin, Virkon® S and Chloramine T. Antibiotic treatment was performed using Oxytetracycline and Florfenicol. The best result was obtained in the group to which 5 mg L-1 Oxytetracycline was added. However, since mussels can uptake the same bacteria into own bodies with their own pseudofeces, it was found that it is appropriate to use antibiotic treatment and depuration applications together. In the experiment of keeping them in the same environment with the pathogens (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Aeromonas caviae), intense growth of bacteria was inoculated into water. Thus, it has been determined that mussels clean the water by removing bacteria from the environment within 48 hours, so river mussels can be adapted to aquaculture systems to reduce aquatic bacteria.
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spelling doaj-art-5ea7461b009e4b91bb8de17e6f1cbbac2025-08-20T01:49:04ZengIstanbul University PressAquatic Sciences and Engineering2602-473X2022-10-0137421221910.26650/ASE202221136891123456Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The WaterMenekşe Didem Demircan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-4682Aygül Ekici1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-0304Gökhan Tunçelli2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1708-7272Merve Tınkır3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-2789İlker Keskin4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1896-9069Devrim Memiş5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-3601İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeThe thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and it is important to culture them for the conservation of natural stocks. Integrating mussels into the freshwater aquaculture system could be an efficient method, because of their filtering ability. In this study, it was aimed to determine the bacteria filtering ability of the thick-shelled river mussel on an aquaculture system to determine if the water quality got better in terms of bacteriology. Depuration, disinfection, and antibiotic treatments were applied to reduce the bacterial load in the mussels' bodies. Disinfection was made using NaCl2 , 2-Phenoxyethanol, Formalin, Virkon® S and Chloramine T. Antibiotic treatment was performed using Oxytetracycline and Florfenicol. The best result was obtained in the group to which 5 mg L-1 Oxytetracycline was added. However, since mussels can uptake the same bacteria into own bodies with their own pseudofeces, it was found that it is appropriate to use antibiotic treatment and depuration applications together. In the experiment of keeping them in the same environment with the pathogens (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Aeromonas caviae), intense growth of bacteria was inoculated into water. Thus, it has been determined that mussels clean the water by removing bacteria from the environment within 48 hours, so river mussels can be adapted to aquaculture systems to reduce aquatic bacteria.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8C051EF649B84F648BFA52E069D06EFEunionidaefilteringaquatic bacteriaaquaculture
spellingShingle Menekşe Didem Demircan
Aygül Ekici
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Merve Tınkır
İlker Keskin
Devrim Memiş
Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
Aquatic Sciences and Engineering
unionidae
filtering
aquatic bacteria
aquaculture
title Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
title_full Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
title_fullStr Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
title_full_unstemmed Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
title_short Using The Thick-Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus) Filtering Ability for Water Treatment Process in Aquaculture Systems: an In Vitro Study on Removal of the Bacteria from The Water
title_sort using the thick shelled river mussel unio crassus filtering ability for water treatment process in aquaculture systems an in vitro study on removal of the bacteria from the water
topic unionidae
filtering
aquatic bacteria
aquaculture
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8C051EF649B84F648BFA52E069D06EFE
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