Molecular assessment of oyster microbiomes and viromes reveals their potential as pathogen and ecological sentinels.

ABSTRACT: Oyster aquaculture world-wide is a booming industry that can provide many benefits to coastal habitats, including economic, ecosystem-level, and cultural benefits. Oysters present several risks for human consumption, including transmission of parasites, and bacterial and viral pathogens. Oyster microbiomes are well-defined, but their connection to the incidence of pathogens, humans or others, is unclear. Furthermore, viruses associated with oysters are largely unknown, and their connection to humans, animals, and ecosystem health has not been explored. Here, we employed a One Health framework and modern molecular techniques, including 16S rRNA amplicon and metagenomic sequencing, to identify links between changes in the microbial and viral communities associated with oysters and the incide

SUBMITTER: Walker JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature