Core Gut Microbiota of Shrimp Function as a Regulator to Maintain Immune Homeostasis in Response to WSSV Infection.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiota is an integral part of the host and has a functional potential in host physiology. Numerous scientific efforts have opened new horizons in gut microbiota research and enhanced the understanding of host-microbe interactions in vertebrates. However, evidence on the association between the gut microbiota and immunity in invertebrates, especially in shrimp, which is an important aquatic animal, is limited. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and liquid chromatography-coupled mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to investigate the correlation between them. Comparing the gut microbiota among the four different species of shrimp, we found huge variations and determined a core gut microbiota composed of 55 microbes. The environmental challenge of

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature