Effects of Thermal Stress on the Gut Microbiome of Juvenile Milkfish (Chanos chanos).

ABSTRACT: Milkfish, an important aquaculture species in Asian countries, are traditionally cultured in outdoor-based systems. There, they experience potentially stressful fluctuations in environmental conditions, such as temperature, eliciting changes in fish physiology. While the importance of the gut microbiome for the welfare and performance of fish has been recognized, little is known about the effects of thermal stress on the gut microbiome of milkfish and its interactions with the host's metabolism. We investigated the gut microbiome of juvenile milkfish in a thermal stress experiment, comparing control (26 °C) and elevated temperature (33 °C) treatments over three weeks, analyzing physiological biomarkers, gut microbiome composition, and tank water microbial communities using 16S amplicon seq

SUBMITTER: Hassenruck C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822048 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature