A Preliminary Assessment of Skin Microbiome Diversity of Zebrafish (Danio rerio): South African Pet Shop Fish.

ABSTRACT: The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a well-known model organism used in an array of scientific research fields. Many microbiome studies conducted on fishes have focused on gut microbiome diversity. To our knowledge, no investigations into the skin microbiome diversity of pet shop zebrafish have been performed. In this pilot study we aimed to assess the microbiome diversity composition of different groups of zebrafish housed at the Department of Genetics, University of the Free State, South Africa. These fish originated from pet shops located in Bloemfontein, South Africa. We investigated the skin microbiome diversity between wild-type zebrafish and the well-known leopard colour morph. The microbiome compositions between zebrafish sexes were also assessed. No significant differences were

SUBMITTER: Coetzer WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810809 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature