Gut Microbiota of Freshwater Gastropod (Bellamya aeruginosa) Assist the Adaptation of Host to Toxic Cyanobacterial Stress.

ABSTRACT: Gut microbes play a critical role in helping hosts adapt to external environmental changes and are becoming an important phenotype for evaluating the response of aquatic animals to environmental stresses. However, few studies have reported the role that gut microbes play after the exposure of gastropods to bloom-forming cyanobacteria and toxins. In this study, we investigated the response pattern and potential role of intestinal flora in freshwater gastropod Bellamya aeruginosa when exposed to toxic and non-toxic strains of Microcystis aeruginosa, respectively. Results showed that the composition of the intestinal flora of the toxin-producing cyanobacteria group (T group) changed significantly over time. The concentration of microcystins (MCs) in hepatopancreas tissue decreas

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature