Exploring the gut microbiota of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) suffering pale shrimp disease.

ABSTRACT: Pale shrimp disease is an emerging threat in Thailand, characterized by pale body coloration in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Although the etiology had been identified as Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae, the disease effects on gut microbiome remain poorly understood. This study investigated changes in the gut microbiota of Pacific white shrimp suffering from pale shrimp disease (diseased group) compared to disease-free shrimp (healthy group) collected from Surat Thani Province, Thailand. DNA extracted from the intestinal samples was subjected to 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing, followed by taxonomic identification, diversity analyses, and functional prediction of the metabolic pathways. Despite a limited number of biological replicates, the occurrence of pale shrimp

SUBMITTER: Kitsanayanyong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604756 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature