Aquaponics using a fish farm effluent shifts bacterial communities profile in halophytes rhizosphere and endosphere.

ABSTRACT: The intensification of marine aquaculture raises multiple sustainability issues, namely the handling of nutrient-rich effluents that can adversely impact ecosystems. As integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) gains momentum, the use of halophyte plants to phytoremediate aquaculture effluents has received growing attention, particularly in aquaponics. It is, therefore, important to obtain a more in-depth knowledge of the microbial communities present in the root systems of these plants, both in their natural environment (sediment) and in aquaponics, in order to understand their nutrient removal potential. The present study used denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and barcoded pyrosequencing to assess the bacterial community present in the endosphere and rhizosphere of three h

SUBMITTER: Oliveira V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7308282 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature