南、北极近岸海水中好氧不产氧光合基因pufM的多样性

好氧不产氧光合(AAP)细菌因其具有利用溶解性有机物及光能的能力,在海洋碳循环及能量流动中发挥着重要的作用。该类细菌广泛分布在海洋环境中,其在不同生境中的多样性已被调查。但到目前为止,人们对于高纬度地区好氧不产氧光合细菌的认识还较为缺乏。有鉴于此,本研究基于编码光反应复合物上一个色素结合蛋白亚基的pufM基因,对北极王湾及南极乔治王岛近岸水体中夏季好氧不产氧光合细菌的多样性进行了检测。针对2个王湾站位和2个南极麦克斯维尔湾站位构建了4个pufM基因克隆文库,获得674个阳性克隆子。北极克隆子全部由α-变形细菌组成,而南极克隆子则包括α-变形细菌及β-变形细菌。来源于类似红细菌科的pufM基因在所有样品中皆占据优势。此外,与一株滴状亚硫酸盐杆菌中质粒编码的pufM基因存在亲缘关系的序列,在南、北极样品中均占优势。结果表明海洋环境中的pufM基因存在跨极甚至是环球分布。与此同时,南、北极序列之间的差异,也表明了极地地方种的存在。这些结果显示,作为好氧不产氧光合细菌的红细菌科在两极的近岸水体中具有重要的地位。     

Reduced survivorship of Himasthla (Trematoda, Digenea)-infected cockles (Cerastoderma edule) exposed to oxygen depletion

Bivalve populations from inshore waters often accommodate a diverse trematode fauna that may have a variety of effects on host specimens. In particular, larval trematodes that grow or reproduce within their host are known to be severe pathogens, whereas trematodes utilising bivalves only for encystment are thought to be relatively benign. Yet this may depend on the environmental conditions, and it can be expected that such trematodes in concert with other stress agents can be detrimental to host organisms. To examine the impact of such larval trematodes on hosts subjected to stress, we studied the digenetic trematode Himasthla elongata and one of its second intermediate hosts, the bivalve Cerastoderma edule. Experimentally infected cockles and non-infected cockles were exposed to oxygen depletion, whereupon we measured their burrowing ability and survivorship. After 30 h of hypoxia, the survival of infected cockles was significantly reduced compared to non-infected cockles, whereas no effect of parasites on cockles under normoxic conditions was found. In addition, parasites tended to reduce the burrowing ability of cockles exposed to hypoxia but the effect was not clear. The effect of parasites and possible ecological consequences are discussed and it is suggested that the combined effects of parasites and oxygen deficiency may explain some hitherto unexplained cases of mass mortalities in bivalve populations.     

针胞藻海洋卡盾藻(Chattonella marina)和硅藻中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)藻际细菌的分离、鉴定及影响研究

对实验室培养的两株海洋微藻海洋卡盾藻和中肋骨条藻的可培养细菌进行了分离鉴定,分别在海洋卡盾藻和硅藻中肋骨条藻不同生长时期分离得到48株和34株可培养细菌,去除重复序列后得到12株不同的菌株。这些菌株分属α-变形杆菌纲、γ-变形杆菌纲、拟杆菌和放线菌。α-变形杆菌纲在两种藻的藻际环境中占据优势,其中红杆菌科是最为常见的科,中肋骨条藻的藻际细菌比海洋卡盾藻更为多样化。海洋卡盾藻生长后期细菌密度大幅度上升,可能导致了藻细胞的衰亡。中肋骨条藻相关细菌中有一株对旋链角毛藻的生长具有明显抑制作用,而大部分海洋卡盾藻相关细菌对角毛藻的生长具有抑制作用。本研究结果说明海洋卡盾藻的藻际细菌也许对其与硅藻的种间竞争中具有一定作用。     

Vertical and horizontal distribution of meiofauna in mangrove sediments in Transkei, southern Africa

The depth-distribution profiles of meiofauna in four transects in the Mngazana River, Transkei were studied during summer 1980. Highest densities [±1000(100 cm³)⁻¹] were encountered within the top 10 cm of the sediment. Nematodes dominated (80%) and the remainder was made up of ciliates, oligochaetes, gastrotrichs, and low numbers of polychaetes, copepods, kinorhynchs and various crustacean larvae. Among chemical parameters Eh correlated most consistantly with distribution, particularly at the lower tidal levels. Temperature and pH appeared to be of lesser importance. The maximum estimated depth of penetration was on average 72 cm at the HW levels; 32 at MW and 23 at LW. The mean dry biomass was estimated at 1073 mg m⁻²; 941 mg m⁻² and 196 mg m⁻² at these tidal levels respectively. The importance of preliminary studies designed to estimate the depth distribution of meiofauna is discussed.     

Effects of suction-dredging for cockles on non-target fauna in the Wadden Sea

Suction dredging for cockles removes large cockles from tidal flats and may also cause mortality of non-target fauna and make the habitat less suitable for some species. This study examines whether suction dredging for cockles on tidal flats of the Dutch Wadden Sea had affected densities of non-target fauna, directly after fishing and one year later. Densities of non-target fauna in two randomly chosen undredged locations were compared to densities at the surrounding heavily commercially dredged area. A significant negative effect of cockle dredging on densities of 0-group Macoma balthica was observed and this effect persisted one year after dredging. The dredged area appeared to be less suitable for settlement of mussels Mytilus edulis. No significant effects of dredging on the mudsnail Hydrobia ulvae and on 0 and 1-group C. edule were found. For the mobile young Macoma balthica it seems unlikely that the effect found after one year was still due to the mortality caused by dredging and this suggests that the habitat was less suitable as a consequence of dredging. Thus, even in the highly dynamic ecosystem of the Wadden Sea, effects of bottom disturbance by cockle dredging may persist after one year.     

Factors involved in growth plasticity of cockles Cerastoderma edule (L.), identified by field survey and transplant experiments

In Arcachon Bay, a macrotidal coastal lagoon in southwest France, growth rates of cockles Cerastoderma edule (L.) differ greatly between locations. Sampling of populations at different tidal levels showed that the mean shell length was significantly and positively correlated with immersion time, whereas no correlation was found with population density and microphytobenthos biomass. Transplants of cockles between two intertidal sites were used to examine the relative importance of habitat and site of origin for growth rate and condition index. Artifacts due to manipulation were assessed, i.e. the impact of enclosures on growth, conditon index and mortality. During a 5-mo reciprocal transplant experiment, growth rates of the transplanted cockles and the cockles already present were similar, whereas the sites of origin did not affect growth rate. Condition index, however, displayed significant differences in relation to both transplant and origin sites. During a further 6-mo experiment in which cockles were transplanted from one site to four new sites, growth was mainly influenced by tidal level. These results indicate that net growth started when cockles were immersed 30% of the time. It is concluded that, on the scale of Arcachon Bay (156 km²), differences in growth and condition between cockle populations are largely phenotypic. Tidal level (i.e. food supply and emersion stress) accounts for most of these differences, but the existence of genetically or physiologically different populations cannot be excluded.     

牡蛎体内及其养殖水体中细菌耐药性研究

为进一步了解牡蛎体内外细菌的耐药性，对分离自阳江的香港牡蛎（Crassostrea hongkongensis）养殖水体及其内脏团的637个异养细菌进行了10种抗生素的药敏试验。采用纸片扩散法（Kirby-Bauer，简称K-B），参照NCCLS抗生素敏感试验操作标准，研究细菌的耐药概况。结果显示：健康牡蛎体内细菌对恩诺沙星和庆大霉素耐药率较低，发病牡蛎体内细菌对庆大霉素耐药率最低，次之为复合磺胺和恩诺沙星；水体细菌对氯霉素、恩诺沙星、环丙沙星耐药率较低，水体及体内细菌对呋喃唑酮耐药率最高，而对卡那霉素及青霉素耐药率则波动较大。结果还显示，不同来源的受试菌株多重耐药状况严重，来源于健康和病牡蛎的菌株在7月份的多重耐药率达到峰值，分别为66.7%和64.3%，养殖水体细菌多重耐药率峰值出现在4月份，最高达76.7%。总体来看，源于牡蛎养殖环境水体及其牡蛎体内的异养菌多重耐药比例较高，值得引起注意。而受试菌株对不同药物的抗性存在较大差异，且异养细菌对呋喃唑酮的耐药率明显高于对其它受测抗生素的耐药率。从时间动态上看，水体菌耐药率峰值出现于4月份，而牡蛎体内菌群耐药率峰值出现于7月份。     

Effect on marine sediment nitrogen fluxes caused by organic matter enrichment with varying organic carbon structure and nitrogen content

Enrichments with five types of organic carbon, differing in nitrogen content and type of organic carbon, were made to a marine sediment in order to study effects on nitrogen fluxes. The enrichments used were Ulva lactuca, Ascophyllum nodosum, Zostera marina, Ceratium spp., lignin, and mixtures of U. lactuca and A. nodosum. Fluxes of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate were measured in short-term (48 h) microcosm experiments, using a carbon enrichment loading similar to that at the sampling site. Changes in microbial community growth and structure due to three types enrichments were also detected using molecular methods in a microcosm experiment run for 4 days to allow for detection at DNA-level.Ammonium fluxes changed from an efflux in the control to an influx for all enrichments apart from U. lactuca. The change was significantly related to the added material's C:N ratio when Ceratium spp. was excluded. All enrichments induced an influx of nitrate suggesting the formation of anoxic micro zones, but there was no relationship with C:N ratio. Instead, the magnitude of the nitrate influx is suggested to be related to the structure of the organic carbon, where enrichments containing a large pool of cellulose and lignin (Z. marina and lignin) gave rise to a lower influx, compared to algal material with more easily degraded organic matter like lipids and starch, which induced the highest influx of nitrate (Ceratium spp., U. lactuca, and A. nodosum). The occurrence of an ammonium influx together with increased nitrate influx and a lower efflux of phosphate in the enrichments suggests a growth of heterotrophic bacteria. This was also confirmed using molecular methods (PCR-DGGE) where the relative abundance of bacterial species in the enrichments increased.The sum of ammonium and nitrate fluxes showed that total nitrogen removal was enhanced in all enrichments compared to the nonenriched control sediment, but in different ways. Ceratium spp. induced the highest removal followed by A. nodosum, U. lactuca, Z. marina, and lastly, by lignin. The same pattern was observed also in a second experiment. These results indicate that easily degradable organic carbon, together with a lower C:N ratio of the added material, will remove nitrogen from the water phase, making the recycling of nitrogen to the overlying water mass smaller.     

大气CO2浓度升高对繁茂膜海绵滤食海水细菌能力的影响

通过模拟大气CO_2浓度升高,研究其对海绵滤食细菌功能的影响。在模拟大气CO_2浓度升高生态系统中,探究了大气CO_2浓度387、500、750和1 000mmol/mol环境下繁茂膜海绵(Hymeniacidon perlevis)滤食灭菌海水中大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli AS 1.1017)和灿烂弧菌(Vibrio splendidus)的能力。结果表明:在24 h实验期间,模拟大气CO_2从目前约387mmol/mol升高至500mmol/mol,繁茂膜海绵滤食大肠杆菌和灿烂弧菌效率提高了。当模拟大气CO_2 750mmol/mol时,繁茂膜海绵滤食海水中大肠杆菌和灿烂弧菌功能都下降了,说明繁茂膜海绵已经受到大气较高浓度CO_2损害。模拟大气CO_2为1 000mmol/mol时,繁茂膜海绵基本丧失了滤食海水中大肠杆菌和灿烂弧菌的功能。上述结果可为了解大气CO_2浓度对近岸海洋生态系统的影响提供科学依据。     

海洋石油降解菌深海弯曲菌的种类多样性及地理分布特征分析

深海弯曲菌(Thalassolituus)是一类海洋专属的石油降解菌.为认识其多样性与地理分布、获取石油降解菌资源,本研究对西太平洋和厦门近海的表层海水分别通过石油烃富集和直接涂布石油烃平板,对获取的菌株进行了分离鉴定.在此基础上,对Gen Bank数据库中该属的可培养和未培养菌株信息,进行了系统进化与物种多样性分析.结果表明,从西太富集菌群分离得到的32个菌株中,主要优势菌为假单孢菌(Pseudomonas)和海杆菌(Marinobacter);其次是食烷菌(Alcanivorax)和弧菌(Vibrio).深海弯曲菌仅有2株,但它们代表1个潜在的新种,它们与模式菌株T.marinus IMCC1826T的同源性仅为96.9%和97.0%.从厦门表层海水中分离到1株深海弯曲菌,与模式菌株T.marinus IMCC1826T的相似度为99.66%.基于本研究分离菌株及Gen Bank可培养及未培养菌株的16S rRNA基因序列开展的系统发育分析表明,该属存在3个明显的进化分支,即2个模式种T.oleivorans与T.marinus分别代表的2个分支和1个独立分支;此外,不同分支呈现明显的地理分布特征,即来自同一纬度范围的菌株或序列多聚类于同一分支中.我们推测,深海弯曲菌在进化过程中,可能因适应不同纬度海域的温度等环境因子,逐步进化出3个不同环境适应性的分支.本研究加深了对深海弯曲菌在不同温度海洋环境中种类多样性分布特征的认识,为海洋石油污染生物修复提供了新资源.     

Adsorption–desorption reactions and bioturbation transport of Ra in marine sediments: a one-dimensional model with applications

The distribution of trace metals in sediments and their exchange between sediments and overlying water is governed by multiple processes including molecular diffusion, bioturbation (porewater advection, porewater mixing, and particle mixing), chemical reactions and adsorption–desorption. To understand these processes and their relative contributions, a one-dimensional model was built, which includes bioturbation and adsorption–desorption processes, to describe the transport of ²²⁴Ra. Because ²²⁴Ra is adsorbed on MnO₂, ²²⁴Ra may serve as a proxy for trace metal transport. Three sites were sampled and both dissolved and adsorbed ²²⁴Ra were analyzed and modeled to understand the transport and exchange processes. It was found that particle transport of adsorbed ²²⁴Ra followed by desorption at the sediment/water interface typically represents the dominant flux. We have further been able to define conditions where the porewater transport for adsorption reactive metals like ²²⁴Ra (and other metals) may be out of the sediments whereas the active scavenging of ²²⁴Ra from the water column at the sediment water interface via adsorption reactions can result in a flux of ²²⁴Ra into the sediment. These processes are both predicted by the model and observed in sediment samples.     

条斑紫菜外生细菌的遗传多样性

为研究藻际微生物多样性与紫菜健康养殖的关系,从江苏南通(养殖)、山东青岛(野生)、浙江温州(养殖)三地的条斑紫菜叶状体和江苏东台条斑紫菜贝壳丝状体及其周围的海水样品中分离了条斑紫菜外生细菌。根据菌落特征和菌体形态将获得的63株细菌分为21种表型。16SrDNA-V3片段DGGE分析结合序列测序比对结果表明:这些菌株与假交替单孢菌(Pseudoalteromonas)、嗜冷单胞菌(Psychrobacter)和芽孢杆菌(Bacillus)等10属相应菌株具有较高的同源性。通过对条斑紫菜外生细菌区系多样性分析得出:条斑紫菜藻体外生细菌组成与生活环境相关,但不同于周围海水细菌群落;不同来源(地点)、不同生理状况(健康与病烂)和不同生长阶段(叶状体和丝状体)的条斑紫菜外生菌种群组成差异较大。许多外生细菌对常见测试菌、海水养殖动物致病菌和人致病菌具有抑菌活性,其抑菌特点与紫菜生理性状相关。从健康条斑紫菜样品分离的外生菌中假交替单孢菌占优势,病烂紫菜未分离到假交替单孢菌,提示假交替单孢菌可能与紫菜健康生长有密切关系。     

敌百虫对两种赤潮微藻生长的毒性效应研究

敌百虫是使用最为广泛的有机磷农药之一,在水产养殖中主要用于防治甲壳类寄生虫。本文研究了72 h的急性暴露以及25 d的亚慢性暴露下,敌百虫对两种赤潮微藻海洋卡盾藻和锥状斯氏藻生长的影响,以了解敌百虫对海洋微藻的毒性及海洋初级生产力的影响。在急性暴露下,高质量浓度敌百虫能明显抑制两种藻细胞的生长,而低质量浓度则对藻细胞的生长影响不明显,敌百虫对海洋卡盾藻和锥状斯氏藻生长的72 h EC50分别为32.1 mg/L和22.1 mg/L。在亚慢性暴露下,两种藻细胞对敌百虫的敏感性相近,高质量浓度组(25 mg/L)的藻细胞在暴露的第7~9天就全部死亡;1 mg/L的低质量浓度组,藻细胞的生长状况与对照组相近;5 mg/L和10 mg/L质量浓度组在暴露初期对藻细胞生长具有抑制作用,但在暴露后期则明显刺激了藻细胞的生长。本研究说明水环境背景质量浓度下的敌百虫不会抑制浮游植物的生长,但施药一段时间后,可刺激藻细胞的生长,从而增加了引发赤潮的风险。     

饵料中添加益生菌对大菱鲆幼鱼肠道菌群及部分免疫指标的影响

作者以初体质量为(4.80±0.11)g的大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus)为研究对象,在循环水水族箱中进行60 d饲喂实验,研究饲料中添加单一益生菌和复合益生菌对大菱鲆肠道菌群及部分血液免疫指标的影响。以基础饲料为对照组,在基础饲料中分别添加枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)、地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis)、枯草芽孢杆菌+地衣芽孢杆菌(1:1)、嗜酸乳酸菌(Lactobacillus acidophi-lus)、双歧杆菌(Bifidobacterium inopinatum)、嗜酸乳酸菌+双歧杆菌(1:1)、枯草芽孢杆菌+地衣芽孢杆菌+嗜酸乳酸菌+双歧杆菌(1:1:1:1),每克饲料约含菌3.0×109个/g干质量,共配制7种实验饲料。实验结果显示,饲料中添加益生菌对肠道中总菌数无显著影响,但显著降低了肠道弧菌数(P<0.05),显著提高了大菱鲆酚氧化酶活力、溶菌酶活性和总抗氧化力。添加不同的益生菌对血细胞数、血清蛋白浓度及超氧化物歧化酶的影响不同,例如添加的益生菌中含有乳酸菌能显著提高大菱鲆血清蛋白浓度(P<0.05),而添加芽孢杆菌无此效果。上述实验结果表明,与添加单一益生菌相比,在饲料中添加复合益生菌对降低大菱鲆肠道弧菌总数,提高机体免疫力具有更好的促进作用。     

水体中添加两种菌剂对凡纳滨对虾存活、生长及消化酶活力的影响

向水体中添加不同浓度的短小芽孢杆菌CGMCC1004（Bacillus pumilus）和胶红酵母菌CGMCC1013（Rhodotorula mucilaginosa）以研究凡纳滨对虾（Litoenaeus vapznamei）体长、体质量、存活率、胃蛋白酶、肝胰腺淀粉酶和肝胰腺脂肪酶的影响,以及需钠弧菌（Vibrio natriegens）的感染效果。结果表明：向水体中添加10^4CFU／mL短小芽孢杆菌能提高对虾体长、存活率,但结果不显著,但对体质量增长率具有显著提高作用;水体中添加10^4CFU／mL短小芽孢杆菌对提高需钠弧菌感染后对虾成活率有一定的提高作用;水体中添加10^4CFU／mL短小芽孢杆菌能显著提高胃蛋白酶活性,但是对肝胰腺淀粉酶活性有一定抑制作用;添加复合菌剂比添加单一菌种的作用要好;亦证明了向水体中添加细菌的方式对凡纳滨对虾的体长、体质量、存活率以及水质指标影响比较小,但是对消化酶具有一定的提高作用。     

广东沿海香港牡蛎消化道异养菌统计及其耐药性研究

本研究针对高温时期(6月、9月)广东沿海地区的香港牡蛎(Crassostrea hongkongensis)体内异养细菌总数和弧菌总数进行了深入的调查,并由添加单种抗生素(分别是:庆大霉素、呋喃唑酮、利福平、环丙沙星、恩诺沙星、氯霉素、复方新诺明)的培养基中分离得到310个菌株。进一步采用纸片扩散法(kirby-bauer法)针对常见的抗生素对此310个菌株进行药敏测试,了解不同来源菌株的耐药状况。结果表明310个菌株分属48个不同种属,主要是肠杆菌(Enterobacter)、弧菌(Vibrio)、芽孢杆菌(Bacillus)、肺炎克雷伯菌(Klebsiella)、希瓦氏菌(Shewanella)、不动杆菌(Acinetobacter)、假单胞菌(Pseudomonas)、短波单胞菌(Brevundimonas)、发光杆菌(Photobacterium)、黄杆菌(Tenacibaculum)、盐单胞菌(Halomonas)等。在9月份从牡蛎体内分离的异养细菌比6月份分离的异养细菌高出1～2个数量级(除台山外)。6月份从台山地区牡蛎分离的异养细菌数(2.6×10⁶...     

重金属锌对海洋微藻藻源氨基酸产出的影响

锌是海洋微藻生长必需的金属元素,低浓度时可促进微藻的生长,而在高浓度时则表现为抑制其生长。受人类活动的影响,海洋中锌有富集增加的趋势,从而会对海洋微藻的生长产生影响。本论文探究了锌离子以及纳米氧化锌对硅藻中肋骨条藻(Skeletonemacostatum)和新月菱形藻(Nitzschia closterium)生长的影响,特别是对藻源氨基酸产生的影响,结果发现:纳米金属颗粒会通过释放离子的形式抑制海洋浮游植物的生长,中肋骨条藻比新月菱形藻对锌的响应更敏感。锌离子和纳米氧化锌可通过抑制浮游植物的生长来减少氨基酸的释放量和改变藻源氨基酸的种类,从而可能会对海洋氮循环过程产生影响。     

浙江洞头岛自由生活线虫两个优势种的形态描述及其系统发育分析

为了了解浙江洞头岛自由生活线虫(Nematoda)的种类和多样性, 作者对该海域线虫进行分类研究, 发现了2个优势种并进行了重新描述。其中, 丑萨巴线虫(Sabatieria foetida Gagarin & Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2008)为一新纪录种, 主要特征为: 表皮具环状排列的小点, 有较大的点组成的侧装饰, 4根头刚毛较短(3~4 μm), 化感器呈螺旋状(2.5~3.0圈), 交接刺细长, 近端略膨大, 中间开始至远端变细(65~69 μm), 引带具直的引带突(20~25 μm), 具13~15个小的乳突状肛前辅器; 厦门后菱光线虫(Metachromadora xiamenensis Zhou, Zeng, Cai, Fu & Tan, 2020)特征为: 表皮具明显环纹, 4根头刚毛短且粗, 脊线由食道中部延伸至尾中部, 双环状化感器位于身体最前端, 交接刺近端具头状膨大(58~65 μm), 肛前辅器细管状(15个), 尾为短圆锥形。同时, 获得了两种线虫核糖体大亚基(LSU)的D2-D3片段序列数据, 构建了两种线虫基于贝叶斯推论法(Bayesian inference, BI)和最大似然法(maximum likelihood, ML)的系统发育树, 结果表明萨巴线虫属和后菱光线虫属表现出了多系进化的趋势。     

肠道细菌对厚壳贻贝稚贝附着的作用研究

为探讨肠道细菌形成的微生物被膜对贝类附着的作用,从厚壳贻贝(Mytilus coruscus)成体肠道中分离10株肠道细菌,调查厚壳贻贝肠道细菌形成微生物被膜特性,分析微生物被膜密度、细菌种属与厚壳贻贝稚贝附着之间的相互关系。所有肠道细菌均可有效促进稚贝附着。其中,Paracoccus sp.1微生物被膜诱导的稚贝附着率最高(61%),且微生物被膜膜厚较厚,细菌分布较密集;仅5株肠道细菌Roseovarius sp.1、Winogradskyella sp.1、Tenacibaculum sp.4、Bacillus sp.5和Nonlabens sp.1的被膜密度与附着显著相关(P0.05)。系统发育分析发现肠道细菌诱导附着率与其种属无关。本研究表明源于厚壳贻贝成贝肠道细菌可以促进其稚贝的附着,说明肠道细菌对厚壳贻贝的生长发育具有一定的作用。本研究结果为深入探讨肠道细菌与厚壳贻贝相互作用和推动该种规模化养殖提供理论依据。     

Enhanced resistance of marine shrimp Exopalamon carincauda Holthuis to WSSV by injecting live VP28-recombinant bacteria

Recombinant bacteria secreting the transmembrane-truncated region of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) envelope protein VP28 named DhpVB were constructed, using live Escherichia coli as a deliverer and a constitutive secretory expression plasmid as the expression vector. With the ability to deliver recombinant protein products outside, DhpVB could make VP28 directly interact with the shrimp when injected into shrimp. In order to test the protection potential, live DhpVB were injected into the marine shrimp Exopalamon carincauda Holthuis for three times and WSSV challenge was performed twice simultaneously at the last two injections of the bacteria. The results showed that DhpVB displayed statistically significant advantage over bacteria without VP28 after the second challenge with an average RI (Resistance index) of 0.67 ± 0.08, compared with 0.41 ± 0.09 of bacteria without VP28 (P <0.05). The data suggested that a quasi-immune response may exist in E. carincauda and live bacteria carrying VP28 could enhance the shrimp resistance against WSSV.