Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota of Mandarin Fish (Siniperca chuatsi) Feeding on Compound Diets and Live Baits.

ABSTRACT: Siniperca chuatsi feeds on live fry throughout their life. The sustainable development of its farming industry has urgently necessitated the development of artificial diets to substitute live baits. It has been demonstrated that gut microbiota assists in feed adaptation and improves the feed conversion rate in fish. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the potential role of intestinal microorganisms in the domestication of S. chuatsi with a compound diet. Accordingly, we performed 16S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbial communities in S. chuatsi groups that were fed a compound diet (including large and small individuals) and live baits. A total of 2,471 OTUs were identified, and the large individual group possessed the highest number of unique OTUs. The α-diversi

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9158118 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature