The Skin-Mucus Microbial Community of Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar).

ABSTRACT: The skin of the teleost is a flexible and scaled structure that protects the fish toward the external environment. The outermost surface of the skin is coated with mucus, which is believed to be colonized by a diverse bacterial community (commensal and/or opportunistic). Little is known about such communities and their role in fish welfare. In aquaculture, fish seem to be more susceptible to pathogens compared to wild fish. Indeed common fish farming practices may play important roles in promoting their vulnerability, possibly by causing changes to their microbiomes. In the present study, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing was employed to analyze the composition of the farmed Salmo salar skin-mucus microbiome before and after netting and transfer. The composition of the bacterial com

SUBMITTER: Minniti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5655796 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature