Fine scale transitions of the microbiota and metabolome along the gastrointestinal tract of herbivorous fishes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gut microorganisms aid in the digestion of food by providing exogenous metabolic pathways to break down organic compounds. An integration of longitudinal microbial and chemical data is necessary to illuminate how gut microorganisms supplement the energetic and nutritional requirements of animals. Although mammalian gut systems are well-studied in this capacity, the role of microbes in the breakdown and utilization of recalcitrant marine macroalgae in herbivorous fish is relatively understudied and an emerging priority for bioproduct extraction. Here we use a comprehensive survey of the marine herbivorous fish gut microbial ecosystem via parallel 16S rRNA gene amplicon profiling (microbiota) and untargeted tandem mass spectrometry (metabolomes) to demonstrate consistent t

SUBMITTER: Sparagon WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9128220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature