Dynamics of Bacterial and Vibrio Communities in Blacklip Rock Oysters in the Seasonal Tropics.

ABSTRACT: Cultivation of the tropical Blacklip Rock Oyster (BRO) (Saccostrea spathulata) is an emerging Indigenous-led aquaculture industry in the seasonal tropics of northern Australia. However, little is currently known about the potential for pathogen outbreaks in this species. We conducted a year-long study to establish a microbial baseline to identify potential oyster and human health risks to inform future food safety decision making in this nascent industry. In healthy oysters, we identified both the core microbiome of this oyster species and the presence of potential oyster and human pathogens. The core bacteriome comprised nine bacterial families, while the core vibriome comprised the animal pathogens Vibrio harveyi and V. owensii. The potential human pathogen V. parahaemolyticus was detect

SUBMITTER: Tinning Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12628417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature