Effect of long-term temperature stress on the intestinal microbiome of an invasive snail.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiome is vital to the physiological and biochemical functions of the host, and changes in the composition of these microbial communities may affect growth and adaptability to the environment. Pomacea canaliculata is an invasive freshwater snail which has become a serious agricultural pest. Temperature adaptation is considered an important reason for the widespread distribution of this species. To date, the contribution of the gut microbes to host fitness of P. canaliculata during long-term temperature stress is not well understood. In this study, the morphological changes and intestinal microbiome of P. canaliculata under long-term stress at low temperature (15°C) and high temperature (35°C) were investigated with laboratory experiments. Compared with cont

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9465035 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature