Fine Flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) Microbiome Showed Important Differences between Wild and Reared Specimens.

ABSTRACT: The intestinal microbiota is involved in a wide range of biological processes that benefit the host, including providing nutrition and modulating the immune system. Fine flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) is a flatfish of commercial interest that is native to the Chilean coast. The high value of this flatfish has prompted the development of stock enhancement and aquaculture activities. Knowledge of microbiota may help to improve the cultivation of this species; however, few comparative studies have evaluated the intestinal microbiota composition in farmed versus wild fishes. Intestinal contents from wild and aquaculture fish were collected, and DNA was extracted. Subsequently, the V3-region of 16S rRNA was PCR amplified and sequenced using the Ion Torrent platform. The comparison bet

SUBMITTER: Ramirez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324718 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature