Sparus aurata and Lates calcarifer skin microbiota under healthy and diseased conditions in UV and non-UV treated water.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The welfare of farmed fish is influenced by numerous environmental and management factors. Fish skin is an important site for immunity and a major route by which infections are acquired. The objective of this study was to characterize bacterial composition variability on skin of healthy, diseased, and recovered Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) and Barramundi (Lates calcarifer). S. aurata, which are highly sensitive to gram-negative bacteria, were challenged with Vibrio harveyi. In addition, and to provide a wider range of infections, both fish species (S. aurata and L. calcarifer) were infected with gram-positive Streptococcus iniae, to compare the response of the highly sensitive L. calcarifer to that of the more resistant S. aurata. All experiments also compared micro

SUBMITTER: Al-Ashhab A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature