Deciphering the gut microbiome of grass carp through multi-omics approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aquaculture plays an important role in global protein supplies and food security. The ban on antibiotics as feed additive proposes urgent need to develop alternatives. Gut microbiota plays important roles in the metabolism and immunity of fish and has the potential to give rise to novel solutions for challenges confronted by fish culture. However, our understanding of fish gut microbiome is still lacking.

Results

We identified 575,856 non-redundant genes by metagenomic sequencing of the intestinal content samples of grass carp. Taxonomic and functional annotation of the gene catalogue revealed specificity of the gut microbiome of grass carp compared with mammals. Co-occurrence analysis indicated exclusive relations between the genera belonging to Proteobacteria an

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature