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Xia X, Wang L, Pei H, Dong C, Zhang Y, Ding J. Nanoplastics exposure simplifies the network structure of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) gut microbiota and improves cluster randomness. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 360:124663. [PMID: 39097257 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Nanoplastics (NPs) are abundant in ocean environments, leading to environmental pollution and notable disruptions to the physiological functions of marine animals. To investigate the toxic effects of NPs on echinoderms, specifically sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus), they were exposed to varying concentrations of NPs (0, 102, 104 particles/L) for 14 d. Subsequently, the 102 particles/L exposure group was purified for 35 d to elucidate the impact of both NPs exposure and purification on the intestinal bacteria structure and function. The results showed that the richness and variety of intestinal bacteria in sea cucumbers significantly reduced under NPs exposure, and then they could be restored to the pre-exposure treatment state after 35 d of purification. With the increase of NPs exposure concentration in the environment, the intestinal core bacteria gradually changed from Firmicutes and Proteobacteria to Pseudoalteromonas and Vibrio. The KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway database annotated that the gut microbiota of sea cucumbers was significantly downregulated in the glycosylation, carbohydratic and amino acid metabolic pathways (P < 0. 05), exogenous substance biodegradation and metabolism, DNA replication and repair pathways were significantly up-regulated (P < 0.05) under the exposure of NPs. In addition, nanoplastics exposure simplified the symbiotic network relationships of the gut bacteria, reduced the selective effect of host on the intestinal bacteria, and increased stochasticity. In conclusion, waterborne NPs can adversely affect the structure and function of sea cucumber intestinal bacteria, with these effects persisting for a duration. However, as the purification time lengthens, these adverse effects gradually diminish. This study aims to provide some theoretical basis for the biotoxic effects of NPs.
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- Xinglong Xia
- Dalian Ocean University, Key Laboratory of Northern Aquatic Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding in Liaoning Province, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian Ocean University, Key Laboratory of Northern Aquatic Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding in Liaoning Province, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China; Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China; Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China; Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian Ocean University, Key Laboratory of Northern Aquatic Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding in Liaoning Province, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China; Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian Ocean University, Key Laboratory of Northern Aquatic Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding in Liaoning Province, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning Province Aquatic Germplasm Resources Protection and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Dalian, 116023, China; Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Clinton M, Wyness AJ, Martin SAM, Brierley AS, Ferrier DEK. Association of microbial community structure with gill disease in marine-stage farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); a yearlong study. BMC Vet Res 2024; 20:340. [PMID: 39090695 PMCID: PMC11293161 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-04125-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the relationship between resident microbiota and disease in cultured fish represents an important and emerging area of study. Marine gill disorders in particular are considered an important challenge to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture, however relatively little is known regarding the role resident gill microbiota might play in providing protection from or potentiating different gill diseases. Here, 16S rRNA sequencing was used to examine the gill microbiome alongside fish health screening in farmed Atlantic salmon. Results were used to explore the relationship between microbial communities and gill disease. RESULTS Microbial community restructuring was observed throughout the sampling period and linked to varied drivers of change, including environmental conditions and severity of gill pathology. Taxa with significantly greater relative abundance on healthier gills included isolates within genus Shewanella, and taxa within family Procabacteriaceae. In contrast, altered abundance of Candidatus Branchiomonas and Rubritalea spp. were associated with damaged gills. Interestingly, more general changes in community richness and diversity were not associated with altered gill health, and thus not apparently deleterious to fish. Gross and histological gill scoring demonstrated seasonal shifts in gill pathology, with increased severity of gill damage in autumn. Specific infectious causes that contributed to observed pathology within the population included the gill disorder amoebic gill disease (AGD), however due to the uncontrolled nature of this study and likely mixed contribution of various causes of gill disease to observed pathology results do not strongly support an association between the microbial community and specific infectious or non-infectious drivers of gill pathology. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that the microbial community of farmed Atlantic salmon gills undergo continual restructuring in the marine environment, with mixed influences upon this change including environmental, host, and pathogenic factors. A significant association of specific taxa with different gill health states suggests these taxa might make meaningful indicators of gill health. Further research with more frequent sampling and deliberate manipulation of gills would provide important advancement of knowledge in this area. Overall, although much is still to be learnt regarding what constitutes a healthy or maladapted gill microbial community, the results of this study provide clear advancement of the field, providing new insight into the microbial community structure of gills during an annual production cycle of marine-stage farmed Atlantic salmon.
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- Morag Clinton
- Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
- Sitka Sound Science Center, Alaska, Sitka, USA.
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- Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
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Sørensen J, Cuenca A, Schmidt JG, Madsen SB, Iburg TM, Madsen L, Vendramin N. A novel high-throughput qPCR chip for solving co-infections in RAS farmed rainbow trout. Sci Rep 2024; 14:16802. [PMID: 39039114 PMCID: PMC11263403 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65697-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) have become more attractive due to reduced water consumption and effluent discharge. However, intensification of production increases the risk of introducing pathogens at farming sites. The emergence of uncultivable pathogens and RAS pathobiome diversity shifts the traditional disease paradigm from "one pathogen, one disease" to complex multiple-pathogen disease cases. Piscine orthoreovirus genotype 3 (PRV-3) is an excellent example, as it is capable of inducing anemia and heart pathology resembling heart and skeletal muscle inflammation under experimental conditions, and is associated with increased mortality in association with other pathogens in the field. The aim of this study was to develop a method for detection of multiple pathogens and putative pathogens, as co-infections are common in aquaculture. To do this, in the pilot study, we mapped the pathobiome of RAS-farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (commercial RAS, farm A) using both standard diagnostic methods and metabarcording (16S rRNA) to investigate the gill microbiome. During this study, we observed infections with multiple pathogens, and detected two putative gill pathogens Candidatus Branchiomonas cysticola and Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis, both of which have been linked with complex gill disease in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Based on the pilot study, we developed and tested a high throughput qPCR (HT-qPCR) chip targeting 22 viral and bacterial pathogens and putative pathogens, followed by a surveillance of a fish cohort in a commercial RAS farm during production (farm B). Co-infection with PRV-3 and Ca. B. cysticola combined with stress inducing management practices may explain the severe disease outbreak observed (37% mortality). The time course study sets the base for a future screening scheme for disease prediction and addresses limitations of the method when testing environmental DNA/RNA.
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- Juliane Sørensen
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources DTU Aqua, Section for Fish and Shellfish Diseases, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
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Liu J, Pan Y, Jin S, Zheng Y, Xu J, Fan H, Khalid M, Wang Y, Hu M. Effects of Citrobacter freundii on sturgeon: Insights from skin mucosal immunology and microbiota. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 149:109527. [PMID: 38561068 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Skin mucus analysis has recently been used as a non-invasive method to evaluate for fish welfare. The present research study was conducted to examine the skin mucosal immunity and skin microbiota profiles of sturgeons infected with Citrobacter freundii. Our histology results showed that the thickness of the epidermal layer of skin remained thinner, and the number of mucous cells was significantly decreased in sturgeons after infection (p < 0.05). Total protein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, superoxide dismutase, and creatine kinase levels in the mucus showed biphasic pattern (decrease and then increase). Lactate dehydrogenase, lysozyme, and acid phosphatase activities in the mucus showed an increasing trend after infection. Furthermore, 16S rRNA sequencing also revealed that C. freundii infection also affected the diversity and community structure of the skin mucus microbiota. An increase in microbial diversity (p > 0.05) and a decrease in microbial abundance (p < 0.05) after infection were noted. The predominant bacterial phyla in the skin mucus were Proteobacteria, Fusobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria. Specifically, the relative abundance of Fusobacteria increased after infection. The predominant bacterial genera in the skin mucus were Cetobacterium, Pelomonas, Bradyrhizobium, Flavobacterium, and Pseudomonas. The relative abundance of Cetobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Flavobacterium increased after infection. Our current research findings will provide new insights into the theoretical basis for future research studies exploring the mechanism of sturgeon infection with C. freundii.
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- Jiehao Liu
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Monitoring and Conservation of Aquatic Living Resources in the Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Aquatic Wildlife Conservation and Research Center, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Monitoring and Conservation of Aquatic Living Resources in the Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Aquatic Wildlife Conservation and Research Center, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Joint Laboratory for Monitoring and Conservation of Aquatic Living Resources in the Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Aquatic Wildlife Conservation and Research Center, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Lingang Special Area Marine Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Varela JL, Nikouli E, Medina A, Papaspyrou S, Kormas K. The gills and skin microbiota of five pelagic fish species from the Atlantic Ocean. Int Microbiol 2024:10.1007/s10123-024-00524-8. [PMID: 38740652 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-024-00524-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The gills and skin microbiota and microbiome of wild fish remain far more under-investigated compared to that of farmed fish species, despite that these animal-microbe interactions hold the same ecophysiological roles in both cases. In this study, the gills and skin bacterial microbiota profiles and their presumptive bacterial metabolisms were investigated in five open-sea fishes: bullet tuna (Auxis sp.), common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), Atlantic little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus), Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) and Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida). Gills and skin tissues were collected from two to three individuals per species, from specimens caught by recreational trolling during summer of 2019, and their bacterial 16S rRNA gene diversity was analysed by high-throughput sequencing. The gills bacterial communities among the five species were clearly different but not the skin bacterial microbiota. The dominant operational taxonomic units belonged to the Moraxellaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Rhodobacteraceae, Staphylococcaceae and Vibrionaceae families. Despite the differences in taxonomic composition, the presumptive bacterial metabolisms between the gills and skin of the five fishes investigated here were ≥ 94% similar and were dominated by basic metabolism, most likely reflecting the continuous exposure of these tissues in the surrounding seawater.
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- José Luis Varela
- Department of Biology, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, 384 46, Volos, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, 384 46, Volos, Greece.
- Agricultural Development Institute, University Research and Innovation Centre "IASON", Argonafton & Filellinon, 382 21, Volos, Greece.
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Di S, Li Y, Song B, Guo C, Qi P, Wang Z, Liu Z, Zhao H, Wang X. Potential effects of individual and combined exposure to tetraconazole and cadmium on zebrafish from the perspective of enantioselectivity and intestinal microbiota. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:170899. [PMID: 38350559 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
As the wide use of pesticides, they could form combined pollution with heavy metals, which would affect their environmental behaviors and toxic effects. Particularly, the effects would be more intricate for chiral pesticides. In this study, the accumulation and dissipation trends of tetraconazole enantiomers in zebrafish were investigated by individual and combined exposure of cadmium (Cd) and tetraconazole (including racemate and enantiomers) after confirming the absolute configuration of tetraconazole enantiomer. For the enantiomer treatments, Cd enhanced the accumulation of S-(+)-tetraconazole, but declined the concentrations of R-(-)-tetraconazole in zebrafish. The dissipation half-lives of tetraconazole enantiomers were extended by 1.65-1.44 times after the combined exposure of Cd and enantiomers. The community richness and diversity of intestinal microbiota were reduced in all treatments, and there were significant differences in R + Cd treatment. There was synergistic effect between Cd and S-(+)-tetraconazole for the effects on the relative abundances of Fusobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. For R-(-)-tetraconazole, Cd mainly exhibited antagonistic effects. In the combined exposure of Cd and S-(+)-tetraconazole, the relative abundance changes of Cetobacterium (Fusobacteria, increase) and Edwardsiella (Proteobacteria, decrease) might affect the carbohydrate metabolism and energy metabolism, and led to the increase of S-(+)-tetraconazole bioaccumulation concentration. In the combined exposure of Cd and R-(-)-tetraconazole, Cd could increase the relative abundance of Edwardsiella (Proteobacteria), and affect the amino acid metabolism, which might reduce the bioaccumulation concentration of R-(-)-tetraconazole. This study reported for the first time that the abundance of intestinal microbiota in zebrafish might affect the bioaccumulation and dissipation of tetraconazole enantiomers, and would provide new insight for the study of combined pollutions.
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- Shanshan Di
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China; Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou 310021, PR China.
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Kelly LA, Yost CK, Cooke SJ. Opportunities and challenges with transitioning to non-lethal sampling of wild fish for microbiome research. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2024; 104:912-919. [PMID: 38226503 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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The microbial communities of fish are considered an integral part of maintaining the overall health and fitness of their host. Research has shown that resident microbes reside on various mucosal surfaces, such as the gills, skin, and gastrointestinal tract, and play a key role in various host functions, including digestion, immunity, and disease resistance. A second, more transient group of microbes reside in the digesta, or feces, and are primarily influenced by environmental factors such as the host diet. The vast majority of fish microbiome research currently uses lethal sampling to analyse any one of these mucosal and/or digesta microbial communities. The present paper discusses the various opportunities that non-lethal microbiome sampling offers, as well as some inherent challenges, with the ultimate goal of creating a sound argument for future researchers to transition to non-lethal sampling of wild fish in microbiome research. Doing so will reduce animal welfare and population impacts on fish while creating novel opportunities to link host microbial communities to an individual's behavior and survival across space and time (e.g., life-stages, seasons). Current lethal sampling efforts constrain our ability to understand the mechanistic ecological consequences of variation in microbiome communities in the wild. Transitioning to non-lethal sampling will open new frontiers in ecological and microbial research.
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- Lisa A Kelly
- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Institute for Microbial Systems and Society, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Godoy M, Coca Y, Suárez R, Montes de Oca M, Bledsoe JW, Burbulis I, Caro D, Pontigo JP, Maracaja-Coutinho V, Arias-Carrasco R, Rodríguez-Córdova L, Sáez-Navarrete C. Salmo salar Skin and Gill Microbiome during Piscirickettsia salmonis Infection. Animals (Basel) 2023; 14:97. [PMID: 38200828 PMCID: PMC10778177 DOI: 10.3390/ani14010097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Maintaining the high overall health of farmed animals is a central tenant of their well-being and care. Intense animal crowding in aquaculture promotes animal morbidity especially in the absence of straightforward methods for monitoring their health. Here, we used bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing to measure bacterial population dynamics during P. salmonis infection. We observed a complex bacterial community consisting of a previously undescribed core pathobiome. Notably, we detected Aliivibrio wodanis and Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi on the skin ulcers of salmon infected with P. salmonis, while Vibrio spp. were enriched on infected gills. The prevalence of these co-occurring networks indicated that coinfection with other pathogens may enhance P. salmonis pathogenicity.
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- Marcos Godoy
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIBA), Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile; (M.M.d.O.); (D.C.)
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Patagonia, Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile
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- Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile;
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- Programa de Magíster en Acuicultura, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, Elqui, Chile;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIBA), Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile; (M.M.d.O.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Animal, Veterinary, and Food Sciences, Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Idaho, Hagerman, ID 83332, USA;
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Patagonia, Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CIBA), Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile; (M.M.d.O.); (D.C.)
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- Laboratorio Institucional, Facultad de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Patagonia, Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt 5480000, Región de Los Lagos, Chile;
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile;
- Centro de Modelamiento Molecular, Biofísica y Bioinformática (CM2B2), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile
- Beagle Bioinformatics, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile
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- Programa Institucional de Fomento a la Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación (PIDi), Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile;
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile;
- Centro de Investigación en Nanotecnología y Materiales Avanzados (CIEN-UC), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Macul, Chile
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Cain JL, Norris JK, Swan MP, Nielsen MK. A diverse microbial community and common core microbiota associated with the gonad of female Parascaris spp. Parasitol Res 2023; 123:56. [PMID: 38105374 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-08086-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The microbiome plays an important role in health, where changes in microbiota composition can have significant downstream effects within the host, and host-microbiota relationships can be exploited to affect health outcomes. Parasitic helminths affect animals globally, but an exploration of their microbiota has been limited, despite the development of anti-Wolbachia drugs to help control infections with some filarial nematodes. The equine ascarids, Parascaris spp., are considered the most pathogenic nematodes affecting juvenile horses and are also the only ascarid parasite to have developed widespread anthelmintic resistance. The aim of this study was to characterize the microbiota of this helminth, focusing on the female gonad, determine a core microbiota for this organ, identify bacterial species, and show bacterial localization to the female gonad via in situ hybridization (ISH). A total of 22 gonads were isolated from female Parascaris spp. collected from three foals, and 9 female parasites were formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded for ISH. Next-generation sequencing was performed using V3-V4 primers as well as the Swift Amplicon™ 16S+ ITS Panel. Overall, ten genera were identified as members of the Parascaris spp. female gonad and twelve bacterial species were identified. The most prevalent genus was Mycoplasma, followed by Reyranella, and there were no differences in alpha diversity between parasites from different horses. Specific eubacteria staining was identified in both the intestine and within the gonad using ISH. Overall, this study provided in-depth information regarding the female Parascaris spp. microbiota and was the first to identify the core microbiota within a specific parasite organ.
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- Jennifer L Cain
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, 1400 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY, 40503, USA.
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- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, 1400 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY, 40503, USA
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- University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 1490 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, KY, 40511, USA
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- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, 1400 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY, 40503, USA
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Mes W, Lücker S, Jetten MSM, Siepel H, Gorissen M, van Kessel MAHJ. Comparison of the gill and gut microbiomes of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) and their RAS environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 896:165212. [PMID: 37391154 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are increasingly being used to grow fish, as intensive water reuse reduces water consumption and environmental impact. RAS use biofilters containing nitrogen-cycling microorganisms that remove ammonia from the aquaculture water. Knowledge of how RAS microbial communities relate to the fish-associated microbiome is limited, as is knowledge of fish-associated microbiota in general. Recently, nitrogen-cycling bacteria have been discovered in zebrafish and carp gills and shown to detoxify ammonia in a manner similar to the RAS biofilter. Here, we compared RAS water and biofilter microbiomes with fish-associated gut and gill microbial communities in laboratory RAS housing either zebrafish (Danio rerio) or common carp (Cyprinus carpio) using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The phylogeny of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the gills and the RAS environment was investigated in more detail by phylogenetic analysis of the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA). The location from which the microbiome was sampled (RAS compartments and gills or gut) had a stronger effect on community composition than the fish species, but species-specific differences were also observed. We found that carp- and zebrafish-associated microbiomes were highly distinct from their respective RAS microbiomes, characterized by lower overall diversity and a small core microbiome consisting of taxa specifically adapted to the respective organ. The gill microbiome was also defined by a high proportion of unique taxa. Finally, we found that amoA sequences from the gills were distinct from those from the RAS biofilter and water. Our results showed that the gut and gill microbiomes of carp and zebrafish share a common and species-specific core microbiome that is distinct from the microbially-rich RAS environment.
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- Wouter Mes
- Cluster Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Cluster Ecology & Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Ecology & Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Ecology & Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Ochoa-Sánchez M, Acuña Gomez EP, Ramírez-Fenández L, Eguiarte LE, Souza V. Current knowledge of the Southern Hemisphere marine microbiome in eukaryotic hosts and the Strait of Magellan surface microbiome project. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15978. [PMID: 37810788 PMCID: PMC10557944 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Host-microbe interactions are ubiquitous and play important roles in host biology, ecology, and evolution. Yet, host-microbe research has focused on inland species, whereas marine hosts and their associated microbes remain largely unexplored, especially in developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Here, we review the current knowledge of marine host microbiomes in the Southern Hemisphere. Our results revealed important biases in marine host species sampling for studies conducted in the Southern Hemisphere, where sponges and marine mammals have received the greatest attention. Sponge-associated microbes vary greatly across geographic regions and species. Nevertheless, besides taxonomic heterogeneity, sponge microbiomes have functional consistency, whereas geography and aging are important drivers of marine mammal microbiomes. Seabird and macroalgal microbiomes in the Southern Hemisphere were also common. Most seabird microbiome has focused on feces, whereas macroalgal microbiome has focused on the epibiotic community. Important drivers of seabird fecal microbiome are aging, sex, and species-specific factors. In contrast, host-derived deterministic factors drive the macroalgal epibiotic microbiome, in a process known as "microbial gardening". In turn, marine invertebrates (especially crustaceans) and fish microbiomes have received less attention in the Southern Hemisphere. In general, the predominant approach to study host marine microbiomes has been the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Interestingly, there are some marine holobiont studies (i.e., studies that simultaneously analyze host (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics) and microbiome (e.g., 16S rRNA gene, metagenome) traits), but only in some marine invertebrates and macroalgae from Africa and Australia. Finally, we introduce an ongoing project on the surface microbiome of key species in the Strait of Magellan. This is an international project that will provide novel microbiome information of several species in the Strait of Magellan. In the short-term, the project will improve our knowledge about microbial diversity in the region, while long-term potential benefits include the use of these data to assess host-microbial responses to the Anthropocene derived climate change.
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- Manuel Ochoa-Sánchez
- Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile
- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile
- Centro de Desarrollo de Biotecnología Industrial y Bioproductos, Antofagasta, Chile
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- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile
- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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Akter S, Wos-Oxley ML, Catalano SR, Hassan MM, Li X, Qin JG, Oxley AP. Host Species and Environment Shape the Gut Microbiota of Cohabiting Marine Bivalves. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 86:1755-1772. [PMID: 36811710 PMCID: PMC10497454 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02192-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) are commercially important marine bivalves that frequently coexist and have overlapping feeding ecologies. Like other invertebrates, their gut microbiota is thought to play an important role in supporting their health and nutrition. Yet, little is known regarding the role of the host and environment in driving these communities. Here, bacterial assemblages were surveyed from seawater and gut aspirates of farmed C. gigas and co-occurring wild M. galloprovincialis in summer and winter using Illumina 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Unlike seawater, which was dominated by Pseudomonadata, bivalve samples largely consisted of Mycoplasmatota (Mollicutes) and accounted for >50% of the total OTU abundance. Despite large numbers of common (core) bacterial taxa, bivalve-specific species (OTUs) were also evident and predominantly associated with Mycoplasmataceae (notably Mycoplasma). An increase in diversity (though with varied taxonomic evenness) was observed in winter for both bivalves and was associated with changes in the abundance of core and bivalve-specific taxa, including several representing host-associated and environmental (free-living or particle-diet associated) organisms. Our findings highlight the contribution of the environment and the host in defining the composition of the gut microbiota in cohabiting, intergeneric bivalve populations.
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- Shirin Akter
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Aquatic Sciences Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, SA, Australia
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- Aquaculture Research and Development, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Hillarys, WA, Australia
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- Aquatic Sciences Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, SA, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
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Wu H, Yuan X, Gao J, Xie M, Tian X, Xiong Z, Song R, Xie Z, Ou D. Conventional Anthelmintic Concentration of Deltamethrin Immersion Disorder in the Gill Immune Responses of Crucian Carp. TOXICS 2023; 11:743. [PMID: 37755753 PMCID: PMC10534886 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11090743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Current treatment strategies for parasitic infectious diseases in crucian carp primarily rely on chemotherapy. As a commonly used antiparasitic agent, deltamethrin (DEL) may have the potential adverse effects on external mucosa of fish such as gills. In this study, 180 healthy juvenile crucian carp (Carassius auratus) (average weight: 8.8 ± 1.0 g) were randomly divided into three groups for 28 days, which were immersed in 0 μg/L, 0.3 μg/L, and 0.6 μg/L of DEL, respectively. The results of histological analysis revealed that severe hyperplasia in the secondary lamellae of gills was observed, and the number of goblet (mucus-secreting) cells increased significantly after DEL immersion. TUNEL staining indicated that the number of apoptotic cells increased in crucian carp gill. At the molecular level, the mRNA expression analysis revealed significant upregulation of apoptosis (caspase 3, caspase 8, and bax), autophagy (atg5 and beclin-1), and immune response (lzm, muc5, il-6, il-8, il-10, tnfα, ifnγ, tgfβ, tlr4, myd88, and nf-kb), whereas tight junction-related genes (occludin and claudin12) were downregulated after DEL immersion, suggesting that DEL immersion altered innate immunity responses and promoted mucus secretion. Moreover, tandem mass tag (TMT)-based proteomics revealed that a total of 428 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) contained 341 upregulated DEPs and 87 downregulated DEPs with function annotation were identified between the control and DEL groups. Functional analyses revealed that the DEPs were enriched in apoptotic process, phagosome, and lysosome pathways. Additionally, DEL immersion also drove gill microbiota to dysbiosis and an increase in potentially harmful bacteria such as Flavobacterium. Overall, this study showed that DEL elicited shifts in the immune response and changes in the surface microbiota of fish. These results provide new perspectives on the conventional anthelmintic concentration of DEL immersion disorder of the gill immune microenvironment in crucian carp and theoretical support for future optimization of their practical application.
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (H.W.); (X.Y.); (J.G.); (M.X.); (X.T.); (Z.X.); (Z.X.); (D.O.)
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Villatoro-Castañeda M, Forsburg ZR, Ortiz W, Fritts SR, Gabor CR, Carlos-Shanley C. Exposure to Roundup and Antibiotics Alters Gut Microbial Communities, Growth, and Behavior in Rana berlandieri Tadpoles. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1171. [PMID: 37759571 PMCID: PMC10525943 DOI: 10.3390/biology12091171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The gut microbiome is important for digestion, host fitness, and defense against pathogens, which provides a tool for host health assessment. Amphibians and their microbiomes are highly susceptible to pollutants including antibiotics. We explored the role of an unmanipulated gut microbiome on tadpole fitness and phenotype by comparing tadpoles of Rana berlandieri in a control group (1) with tadpoles exposed to: (2) Roundup® (glyphosate active ingredient), (3) antibiotic cocktail (enrofloxacin, sulfamethazine, trimethoprim, streptomycin, and penicillin), and (4) a combination of Roundup and antibiotics. Tadpoles in the antibiotic and combination treatments had the smallest dorsal body area and were the least active compared to control and Roundup-exposed tadpoles, which were less active than control tadpoles. The gut microbial community significantly changed across treatments at the alpha, beta, and core bacterial levels. However, we did not find significant differences between the antibiotic- and combination-exposed tadpoles, suggesting that antibiotic alone was enough to suppress growth, change behavior, and alter the gut microbiome composition. Here, we demonstrate that the gut microbial communities of tadpoles are sensitive to environmental pollutants, namely Roundup and antibiotics, which may have consequences for host phenotype and fitness via altered behavior and growth.
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- Melissa Villatoro-Castañeda
- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
- Archbold Biological Station, 123 Main Dr., Venus, FL 33960, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; (M.V.-C.); (Z.R.F.); (W.O.); (S.R.F.); (C.C.-S.)
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Wang LC, Chen LH, Chiu YC, Liou CY, Chen HC, Lu CY, Chen JL. Teleost skin microbiome: An intimate interplay between the environment and the host immunity. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 139:108869. [PMID: 37285875 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The mucosal microbiome plays a role in regulating host health. The research conducted in humans and mice has governed and detailed the information on microbiome-host immunity interactions. Teleost fish, different from humans and mice, lives in and relies on the aquatic environment and is subjected to environmental variation. The growth of teleost mucosal microbiome studies, the majority in the gastrointestinal tract, has emphasized the essential role of the teleost microbiome in growth and health. However, research in the teleost external surface microbiome, as the skin microbiome, has just started. In this review, we examine the general findings in the colonization of the skin microbiome, how the skin microbiome is subjected to environmental change and the reciprocal regulation with the host immune system, and the current challenges that potential study models can address. The information collected from teleost skin microbiome-host immunity research would help future teleost culturing from the potential parasitic infestation and bacterial infection as foreseeing growing threats.
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- Liang-Chun Wang
- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Committee of Fisheries Extension Service, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Marine and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, College of Marine Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Rosado D, Canada P, Marques Silva S, Ribeiro N, Diniz P, Xavier R. Disruption of the skin, gill, and gut mucosae microbiome of gilthead seabream fingerlings after bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment. FEMS MICROBES 2023; 4:xtad011. [PMID: 37389204 PMCID: PMC10306326 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtad011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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The activity of the microbiome of fish mucosae provides functions related to immune response, digestion, or metabolism. Several biotic and abiotic factors help maintaining microbial homeostasis, with disruptions leading to dysbiosis. Diseases and antibiotic administration are known to cause dysbiosis in farmed fish. Pathogen infections greatly affect the production of gilthead seabream, and antibiotic treatment is still frequently required. Here, we employed a 16S rRNA high-throughput metataxonomics approach to characterize changes in the gut, skin, and gill microbiomes occurring due to infection with Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida and subsequent antibiotic treatment with oxytetracycline (OTC), as well as during recovery. Although microbiota response differed between studied tissues, overall changes in composition, diversity, structure, and predicted function were observed in all mucosae. The skin and gill microbiomes of diseased fish became largely dominated by taxa that have been frequently linked to secondary infections, whereas in the gut the genus Vibrio, known to include pathogenic bacteria, increased with OTC treatment. The study highlights the negative impacts of disease and antibiotic treatment on the microbiome of farmed fish. Our results also suggest that fish transportation operations may have profound effects on the fish microbiome, but further studies are needed to accurately evaluate their impact.
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- Daniela Rosado
- S2AQUA – Collaborative Laboratory, Association for a Sustainable and Smart Aquaculture, Avenida Parque Natural da Ria Formosa s/n, 8700-194 Olhão, Portugal
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- Corresponding author. Paula Canada, CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões. Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal, CMC; Centro de Maricultura da Calheta, Direcção Regional do Mar, Av. D. Manuel I, nº 7, 9370-135 Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, R. Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- MVAQUA – Serviços Médico Veterinários dedicados a Aquacultura, Av. do Parque de Campismo Lote 24, Fração C, 3840-264 Gafanha da Boa Hora, Portugal
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- Marismar – Aquicultura Marinha, Lda, Rua do Cabrestante 28, 9000-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- Raquel Xavier, CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, R. Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal, BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; E-mail:
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Sun B, Li J, Hu C, Giesy JP, Lam PKS, Chen L. Toxicity of perfluorobutanesulfonate on gill functions of marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): A time course and hypoxia co-exposure study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 872:162297. [PMID: 36801345 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) is found in hypoxia regions. Results of previous studies have shown that hypoxia was capable of altering the inherent toxicity of PFBS. However, regarding gill functions, hypoxic influences and time course progression of toxic effects of PFBS remain unclear. In this study, with the aim to reveal the interaction behavior between PFBS and hypoxia, adult marine medaka Oryzias melastigma were exposed for 7 days to 0 or 10 μg PFBS/L under normoxic or hypoxic conditions. Subsequently, to explore the time-course transition in gill toxicity, medaka were exposed to PFBS for 21 days. The results showed that hypoxia dramatically increased the respiratory rate of medaka gill, which was further enhanced by exposure to PFBS; although exposure to PFBS under normoxic conditions for 7 days did not alter respiration, exposure to PFBS for 21 days significantly accelerated the respiration rate of female medaka. Concurrently, both hypoxia and PFBS were potent to interrupt the gene transcriptions and Na+, K+-ATPase enzymatic activity that play pivotal roles in the osmoregulation in gills of marine medaka, consequently disrupting homeostasis of major ions in blood, such as Na+, Cl-, and Ca2+. In addition, composition and diversity of the microbiome residing on surfaces of the gill were profiled by using amplicon sequencing. Acute exposure to hypoxia for only 7 days caused a significant decrease in diversity of the bacterial community of gill whatever the presence of PFBS, while PFBS exposure for 21 days increased the diversity of gill microbial community. Principal component analysis revealed that, compared with PFBS, hypoxia was the predominant driver of gill microbiome dysbiosis. Depending on duration of exposure, a divergence was caused in the microbial community of gill. Overall, the current findings underline the interaction between hypoxia and PFBS on gill function and demonstrate the temporal variation in PFBS toxicity.
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- Baili Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B3, Canada
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- Office of the President, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Voinea IC, Alistar CF, Banciu A, Popescu RG, Voicu SN, Nita-Lazar M, Vasile GG, Gheorghe S, Croitoru AM, Dolete G, Mihaiescu DE, Ficai A, Popa M, Marutescu L, Pircalabioru GG, Craciun N, Avramescu S, Marinescu GC, Chifiriuc MC, Stan MS, Dinischiotu A. Snapshot of the pollution-driven metabolic and microbiota changes in Carassius gibelio from Bucharest leisure lakes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 884:163810. [PMID: 37127150 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In the last decades, increased intakes of contaminants and the habitats' destruction have produced drastic changes in the aquatic ecosystems. The environmental contaminants can accumulate in aquatic organisms, leading to the disturbance of the antioxidant/prooxidant balance in fish. In this context, we evaluated the level of organic, inorganic and microbiological pollutants in four leisure lakes (Chitila, Floreasca, Tei and Vacaresti) from Bucharest, the largest city of Romania, in order to compare their effects on hepatopancreas and gills metabolism and antioxidant defense mechanisms in Carassius gibelio, the most known and widespread freshwater fish in this country. The lowest level of oxidative stress was recorded in the case of fish collected from the Vacaresti lake, a protected wetland area where aquatic organisms live in wild environmental conditions. In contrast, significant oxidative changes were observed in the hepatopancreas and gills of fish from the Chitila, Floreasca and Tei lakes, such as reduced glutathione S-transferase activity and glutathione level, and increased degree of lipid peroxidation, being correlated with elevated levels of pesticides (such as 2,4'-methoxychlor) and Escherichia coli load in these organs. Although different patterns of pollutants' accumulation were observed, no important interindividual variations in cytosine methylation degree were determined. In conclusion, the presence and concentrations of metals, pesticides and antibiotics varied with the analyzed tissue and sampling site, and were correlated with changes in the cellular redox homeostasis, but without significantly affecting the epigenetic mechanisms.
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- Ionela C Voinea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 050657 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology (ECOIND), 57-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology (ECOIND), 57-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology (ECOIND), 57-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology (ECOIND), 57-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Food Safety, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Micro- and Nanomaterials, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Food Safety, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Micro- and Nanomaterials, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Food Safety, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Micro- and Nanomaterials, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3 Ilfov Street, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Food Safety, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; National Centre for Micro- and Nanomaterials, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3 Ilfov Street, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 050657 Bucharest, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3 Ilfov Street, 050045 Bucharest, Romania; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Soseaua Panduri, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; Research Center for Environmental Protection and Waste Management, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Asociația Independent Research, 58 Timisului, 012416 Bucharest, Romania; Blue Screen SRL, 58 Timisului, 012416 Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 050657 Bucharest, Romania; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; The Romanian Academy, Calea Victoriei 25, District 1, 010071 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 050657 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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Sánchez-Cueto P, Stavrakidis-Zachou O, Clos-Garcia M, Bosch M, Papandroulakis N, Lladó S. Mediterranean Sea heatwaves jeopardize greater amberjack's (Seriola dumerili) aquaculture productivity through impacts on the fish microbiota. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:36. [PMID: 37095196 PMCID: PMC10125963 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00243-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Climate change is dramatically increasing the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the Mediterranean basin, strongly affecting marine food production systems. However, how it will shape the ecology of aquaculture systems, and the cascading effects on productivity, is still a major knowledge gap. The present work aims to increase our understanding of future impacts, caused by raising water temperatures, on the interaction between water and fish microbiotas, and consequential effects upon fish growth. Thus, the bacterial communities present in the water tanks, and mucosal tissues (skin, gills and gut), of greater amberjack farmed in recirculatory aquaculture systems (RAS), at three different temperatures (24, 29 and 33 °C), were characterized in a longitudinal study. The greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) is a teleost species with high potential for EU aquaculture diversification due to its fast growth, excellent flesh quality and global market. We show that higher water temperatures disrupt the greater amberjack's microbiota. Our results demonstrate the causal mediation exerted by this bacterial community shifts on the reduction of fish growth. The abundance of members of the Pseudoalteromonas is positively correlated with fish performance, whereas members of the Psychrobacter, Chryseomicrobium, Paracoccus and Enterovibrio are suggested as biomarkers for dysbiosis, at higher water temperatures. Hence, opening new evidence-based avenues for the development of targeted microbiota-based biotechnological tools, designed to increase the resilience and adaptation to climate change of the Mediterranean aquaculture industry.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71500, Heraklion, Greece
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- LEITAT Technological Center, 08225, Terrassa, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71500, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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Diwan A, Harke SN, Panche AN. Host-microbiome interaction in fish and shellfish: An overview. FISH AND SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 4:100091. [PMID: 37091066 PMCID: PMC10113762 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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The importance of the gut microbiome in the management of various physiological activities including healthy growth and performance of fish and shellfish is now widely considered and being studied in detail for potential applications in aquaculture farming and the future growth of the fish industry. The gut microbiome in all animals including fish is associated with a number of beneficial functions for the host, such as stimulating optimal gastrointestinal development, producing and supplying vitamins to the host, and improving the host's nutrient uptake by providing additional enzymatic activities. Besides nutrient uptake, the gut microbiome is involved in strengthening the immune system and maintaining mucosal tolerance, enhancing the host's resilience against infectious diseases, and the production of anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory compounds. Because of its significant role, the gut microbiome is very often considered an "extra organ," as it plays a key role in intestinal development and regulation of other physiological functions. Recent studies suggest that the gut microbiome is involved in energy homeostasis by regulating feeding, digestive and metabolic processes, as well as the immune response. Consequently, deciphering gut microbiome dynamics in cultured fish and shellfish species will play an indispensable role in promoting animal health and aquaculture productivity. It is mentioned that the microbiome community available in the gut tract, particularly in the intestine acts as an innovative source of natural product discovery. The microbial communities that are associated with several marine organisms are the source of natural products with a diverse array of biological activities and as of today, more than 1000 new compounds have been reported from such microbial species. Exploration of such new ingredients from microbial species would create more opportunities for the development of the bio-pharma/aquaculture industries. Considering the important role of the microbiome in the whole life span of fish and shellfish, it is necessary to understand the interaction process between the host and microbial community. However, information pertaining to host-microbiome interaction, particularly at the cellular level, gene expression, metabolic pathways, and immunomodulation mechanisms, the available literature is scanty. It has been reported that there are three ways of interaction involving the host-microbe-environment operates to maintain homeostasis in the fish and shellfish gut i.e. host intrinsic factors, the environment that shapes the gut microbiome composition, and the core microbial community present in the gut system itself has equal influence on the host biology. In the present review, efforts have been made to collect comprehensive information on various aspects of host-microbiome interaction, particularly on the immune system and health maintenance, management of diseases, nutrient uptake, digestion and absorption, gene expression, and metabolism in fish and shellfish.
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- A.D. Diwan
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) University, Aurangabad, 431003, Maharashtra, India
- Corresponding author at: MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology, MGM University, N-6, CIDCO, Aurangabad 431003, Maharashtra, India.
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) University, Aurangabad, 431003, Maharashtra, India
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- Novo Nordisk Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, B220 Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
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Mes W, Kersten P, Maas RM, Eding EH, Jetten MSM, Siepel H, Lücker S, Gorissen M, Van Kessel MAHJ. Effects of demand-feeding and dietary protein level on nitrogen metabolism and symbiont dinitrogen gas production of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio, L.). Front Physiol 2023; 14:1111404. [PMID: 36824463 PMCID: PMC9941540 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1111404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Ammonia accumulation is a major challenge in intensive aquaculture, where fish are fed protein-rich diets in large rations, resulting in increased ammonia production when amino acids are metabolized as energy source. Ammonia is primarily excreted via the gills, which have been found to harbor nitrogen-cycle bacteria that convert ammonia into dinitrogen gas (N2) and therefore present a potential in situ detoxifying mechanism. Here, we determined the impact of feeding strategies (demand-feeding and batch-feeding) with two dietary protein levels on growth, nitrogen excretion, and nitrogen metabolism in common carp (Cyprinus carpio, L.) in a 3-week feeding experiment. Demand-fed fish exhibited significantly higher growth rates, though with lower feed efficiency. When corrected for feed intake, nitrogen excretion was not impacted by feeding strategy or dietary protein, but demand-fed fish had significantly more nitrogen unaccounted for in the nitrogen balance and less retained nitrogen. N2 production of individual fish was measured in all experimental groups, and production rates were in the same order of magnitude as the amount of nitrogen unaccounted for, thus potentially explaining the missing nitrogen in the balance. N2 production by carp was also observed when groups of fish were kept in metabolic chambers. Demand feeding furthermore caused a significant increase in hepatic glutamate dehydrogenase activities, indicating elevated ammonia production. However, branchial ammonia transporter expression levels in these animals were stable or decreased. Together, our results suggest that feeding strategy impacts fish growth and nitrogen metabolism, and that conversion of ammonia to N2 by nitrogen cycle bacteria in the gills may explain the unaccounted nitrogen in the balance.
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- Wouter Mes
- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Ecological Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Liao X, Zhao P, Hou L, Adyari B, Xu EG, Huang Q, Hu A. Network analysis reveals significant joint effects of microplastics and tetracycline on the gut than the gill microbiome of marine medaka. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:129996. [PMID: 36152547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microplastics could accumulate and enrich antibiotics in the aquatic environment. Despite this, the joint effects of microplastics and antibiotics on aquatic organisms are not clear. Here, we investigated the changes of microbial interactions in both gill and gut of marine medaka exposed to polystyrene microbeads (PS) and/or tetracycline for 30 days by using co-occurrence network analysis based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences. We found that the single and combined effects of PS and tetracycline were more profound on the gut than on the gill microbiome. SourceTracker analysis showed that the relative contributions from the gill microbiome to the gut microbiome increased under combined exposure. Moreover, the combined exposure reduced the complexity and stability of the gut microbial network more than those induced by any single exposure, suggesting the synergistic effects of PS and tetracycline on the gut microbiome. The PS and tetracycline combined exposure also caused a shift in the keystone taxa of the gut microbial network. However, no similar pattern was found for gill microbial networks. Furthermore, single and combined exposure to PS and/or tetracycline altered the associations between the gut network taxa and indicator liver metabolites. Altogether, these findings enhanced our understanding of the hazards of the co-occurring environmental microplastics and antibiotics to the fish commensal microbiome.
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- Xin Liao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; School of Public Utilities, Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction College, Changzhou 213147, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah state university, Utah UT 84322, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; National Basic Science Data Center, Beijing 100190, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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SpPdp11 Administration in Diet Modified the Transcriptomic Response and Its Microbiota Associated in Mechanically Induced Wound Sparus aurata Skin. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13020193. [PMID: 36670734 PMCID: PMC9854838 DOI: 10.3390/ani13020193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Skin lesions are a frequent fact associated with intensive conditions affecting farmed fish. Knowing that the use of probiotics can improve fish skin health, SpPdp11 dietary administration has demonstrated beneficial effects for farmed fish, so its potential on the skin needs to be studied more deeply. The wounded specimens that received the diet with SpPdp11 showed a decrease in the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae, Photobacterium and Achromobacter related to bacterial biofilm formation, as well as the overexpression of genes involved in signaling mechanisms (itpr3), cell migration and differentiation (panxa, ttbk1a, smpd3, vamp5); and repression of genes related to cell proliferation (vstm4a, areg), consistent with a more efficient skin healing processes than that observed in the wounded control group. In addition, among the groups of damaged skin with different diets, Achromobacter, f_Ruminococcaceae, p_Bacteroidetes, Fluviicola and Flavobacterium genera with significant differences showed positive correlations with genes related to cell migration and negative correlations with inflammation and cell proliferation and may be the target of future studies.
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Sylvain FÉ, Leroux N, Normandeau É, Holland A, Bouslama S, Mercier PL, Luis Val A, Derome N. Genomic and Environmental Factors Shape the Active Gill Bacterial Community of an Amazonian Teleost Holobiont. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0206422. [PMID: 36445161 PMCID: PMC9769777 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02064-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Fish bacterial communities provide functions critical for their host's survival in contrasting environments. These communities are sensitive to environmental-specific factors (i.e., physicochemical parameters, bacterioplankton), and host-specific factors (i.e., host genetic background). The relative contribution of these factors shaping Amazonian fish bacterial communities is largely unknown. Here, we investigated this topic by analyzing the gill bacterial communities of 240 wild flag cichlids (Mesonauta festivus) from 4 different populations (genetic clusters) distributed across 12 sites in 2 contrasting water types (ion-poor/acidic black water and ion-rich/circumneutral white water). Transcriptionally active gill bacterial communities were characterized by a 16S rRNA metabarcoding approach carried on RNA extractions. They were analyzed using comprehensive data sets from the hosts genetic background (Genotyping-By-Sequencing), the bacterioplankton (16S rRNA) and a set of 34 environmental parameters. Results show that the taxonomic structure of 16S rRNA gene transcripts libraries were significantly different between the 4 genetic clusters and also between the 2 water types. However, results suggest that the contribution of the host's genetic background was relatively weak in comparison to the environment-related factors in structuring the relative abundance of different active gill bacteria species. This finding was also confirmed by a mixed-effects modeling analysis, which indicated that the dissimilarity between the taxonomic structure of bacterioplanktonic communities possessed the best explicative power regarding the dissimilarity between gill bacterial communities' structure, while pairwise fixation indexes (FST) from the hosts' genetic data only had a weak explicative power. We discuss these results in terms of bacterial community assembly processes and flag cichlid fish ecology. IMPORTANCE Host-associated microbial communities respond to factors specific to the host physiology, genetic backgrounds, and life history. However, these communities also show different degrees of sensitivity to environment-dependent factors, such as abiotic physico-chemical parameters and ecological interactions. The relative importance of host- versus environment-associated factors in shaping teleost bacterial communities is still understudied and is paramount for their conservation and aquaculture. Here, we studied the relative importance of host- and environment-associated factors structuring teleost bacterial communities using gill samples from a wild Amazonian teleost model (Mesonauta festivus) sampled in contrasting habitats along a 1500 km section of the Amazonian basin, thus ensuring high genetic diversity. Results showed that the contribution of the host's genetic background was weak compared to environment-related bacterioplanktonic communities in shaping gill bacterial assemblages, thereby suggesting that our understanding of teleost microbiome assembly could benefit from further studies focused on the ecological interplay between host-associated and free-living communities.
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- La Trobe University, School of Life Science, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Evolução Molecular, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Evolução Molecular, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Optimization of Low-Biomass Sample Collection and Quantitative PCR-Based Titration Impact 16S rRNA Microbiome Resolution. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0225522. [PMID: 36377933 PMCID: PMC9769501 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02255-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The major aquatic interface between host and environment in teleost finfish species is the gill. The diversity of this infraclass, high complexity of the organ, and its direct exposure to the surrounding environment make it an ideal candidate for furthering our understanding of the intertwined relationships between host and microbiome. Capturing the structure and diversity of bacterial communities from this low-biomass, inhibitor-rich tissue can, however, prove challenging. Lessons learned in doing so are directly applicable to similar sample types in other areas of microbiology. Through the development of a quantitative PCR assay for both host material and 16S rRNA genes, we tested and developed a robust method for low-biomass sample collection which minimized host DNA contamination. Quantification of 16S rRNA facilitated not only the screening of samples prior to costly library construction and sequencing but also the production of equicopy libraries based on 16S rRNA gene copies. A significant increase in diversity of bacteria captured was achieved, providing greater information on the true structure of the microbial community. Such findings offer important information for determining functional processes. Results were confirmed across fresh, brackish, and marine environs with four different fish species, with results showing broad homology between samples, demonstrating the robustness of the approach. Evidence presented is widely applicable to samples similar in composition, such as sputum or mucus, or those that are challenging due to the inherent inclusion of inhibitors. IMPORTANCE The interaction between the fish gill and surrounding bacteria-rich water provides an intriguing model for examining the interaction between the fish, free-floating bacteria, and the bacterial microbiome on the gill surface. Samples that are inherently low in bacteria, or that have components that inhibit the ability to produce libraries that identify the components of microbial communities, present significant challenges. Gill samples present both of these types of challenges. We developed methods for quantifying both the bacterial and host DNA material and established a sampling method which both reduced inhibitor content and maximized bacterial diversity. By quantifying and normalizing bacteria prior to library construction, we showed significant improvements with regards to the fidelity of the final data. Our results support wide-ranging applications for analyzing samples of similar composition, such as mucus and sputum, in other microbiological spheres.
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Damasceno MRA, Lemes CGDC, Braga LSSB, Tizioto PC, Montenegro H, Paduan M, Pereira JG, Cordeiro IF, Rocha LCM, da Silva SA, Sanchez AB, Lima WG, Yazbeck GM, Moreira LM, Garcia CCM. Hatchery tanks induce intense reduction in microbiota diversity associated with gills and guts of two endemic species of the São Francisco River. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:966436. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.966436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The São Francisco River (SFR), one of the main Brazilian rivers, has suffered cumulative anthropogenic impacts, leading to ever-decreasing fish stocks and environmental, economic, and social consequences. Rhinelepis aspera and Prochilodus argenteus are medium-sized, bottom-feeding, and rheophilic fishes from the SFR that suffer from these actions. Both species are targeted for spawning and restocking operations due to their relevance in artisanal fisheries, commercial activities, and conservation concerns. Using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, we characterized the microbiome present in the gills and guts of these species recruited from an impacted SFR region and hatchery tanks (HT). Our results showed that bacterial diversity from the gill and gut at the genera level in both fish species from HT is 87% smaller than in species from the SFR. Furthermore, only 15 and 29% of bacterial genera are shared between gills and guts in R. aspera and P. argenteus from SFR, respectively, showing an intimate relationship between functional differences in organs. In both species from SFR, pathogenic, xenobiont-degrading, and cyanotoxin-producer bacterial genera were found, indicating the critical pollution scenario in which the river finds itself. This study allowed us to conclude that the conditions imposed on fish in the HT act as important modulators of microbial diversity in the analyzed tissues. It also raises questions regarding the effects of these conditions on hatchery spawn fish and their suitability for restocking activities, aggravated by the narrow genetic diversity associated with such freshwater systems.
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Acosta M, Quiroz E, Tovar-Ramírez D, Roberto VP, Dias J, Gavaia PJ, Fernández I. Fish Microbiome Modulation and Convenient Storage of Aquafeeds When Supplemented with Vitamin K1. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12233248. [PMID: 36496769 PMCID: PMC9735498 DOI: 10.3390/ani12233248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vitamin K (VK) is a fat-soluble vitamin necessary for fish metabolism and health. VK stability as dietary component during aquafeed storage and its potential effect on intestinal microbiome in fish have not yet been completely elucidated. The convenient storage conditions of aquafeeds when supplemented with phylloquinone (VK1), as well as its potential effects on the gut microbiota of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles, have been explored. Experimental feeds were formulated to contain 0, 250 and 1250 mg kg-1 of VK1 and were stored at different temperatures (4, -20 or -80 °C). VK stability was superior at -20 °C for short-term (7 days) storage, while storing at -80 °C was best suited for long-term storage (up to 3 months). A comparison of bacterial communities from Senegalese sole fed diets containing 0 or 1250 mg kg-1 of VK1 showed that VK1 supplementation decreased the abundance of the Vibrio, Pseudoalteromonas, and Rhodobacterace families. All these microorganisms were previously associated with poor health status in aquatic organisms. These results contribute not only to a greater understanding of the physiological effects of vitamin K, particularly through fish intestinal microbiome, but also establish practical guidelines in the industry for proper aquafeed storage when supplemented with VK1.
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- Marcos Acosta
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz 23096, BCS, Mexico
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- CONACYT-CIBNOR, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Baja California Sur, La Paz 23096, BCS, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz 23096, BCS, Mexico
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- ABC Collaborative Laboratory, Association for Integrated Aging and Rejuvenation Solutions (ABC CoLAB), 8100-735 Loulé, Portugal
- Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-RI), Campus Gambelas, Bld.2, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- SPAROS Ltd., Área Empresarial de Marim, Lote C, 8700-221 Olhão, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
- Associação Oceano Verde–GreenCoLab, Campus de Gambelas, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, 36390 Vigo, Spain
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de Azevedo GPR, Mattsson HK, Tonon LAC, Arruda T, Salazar V, Bielinski V, Chagas F, Tschoeke DA, Thompson CC, Thompson FL. Vibrio fluminensis sp. nov. isolated from the skin of Southern Atlantic sharpnose-pufferfish (Canthigaster figueiredoi). Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:664. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-03266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Goodman AZ, Papudeshi B, Doane MP, Mora M, Kerr E, Torres M, Nero Moffatt J, Lima L, Nosal AP, Dinsdale E. Epidermal Microbiomes of Leopard Sharks ( Triakis semifasciata) Are Consistent across Captive and Wild Environments. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10102081. [PMID: 36296361 PMCID: PMC9610875 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10102081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Characterizations of shark-microbe systems in wild environments have outlined patterns of species-specific microbiomes; however, whether captivity affects these trends has yet to be determined. We used high-throughput shotgun sequencing to assess the epidermal microbiome belonging to leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) in captive (Birch Aquarium, La Jolla California born and held permanently in captivity), semi-captive (held in captivity for <1 year in duration and scheduled for release; Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, USA) and wild environments (Moss Landing and La Jolla, CA, USA). Here, we report captive environments do not drive epidermal microbiome compositions of T. semifasciata to significantly diverge from wild counterparts as life-long captive sharks maintain a species-specific epidermal microbiome resembling those associated with semi-captive and wild populations. Major taxonomic composition shifts observed were inverse changes of top taxonomic contributors across captive duration, specifically an increase of Pseudoalteromonadaceae and consequent decrease of Pseudomonadaceae relative abundance as T. semifasciata increased duration in captive conditions. Moreover, we show captivity did not lead to significant losses in microbial α-diversity of shark epidermal communities. Finally, we present a novel association between T. semifasciata and the Muricauda genus as Metagenomes associated genomes revealed a consistent relationship across captive, semi-captive, and wild populations. Since changes in microbial communities is often associated with poor health outcomes, our report illustrates that epidermally associated microbes belonging to T. semifasciata are not suffering detrimental impacts from long or short-term captivity. Therefore, conservation programs which house sharks in aquariums are providing a healthy environment for the organisms on display. Our findings also expand on current understanding of shark epidermal microbiomes, explore the effects of ecologically different scenarios on benthic shark microbe associations, and highlight novel associations that are consistent across captive gradients.
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- Asha Z. Goodman
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
- Correspondence: (A.Z.G.); (E.D.)
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 3929, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 3929, Australia
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Universtity of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Universtity of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Department of Biology, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA 92106, USA
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 3929, Australia
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Quero GM, Piredda R, Basili M, Maricchiolo G, Mirto S, Manini E, Seyfarth AM, Candela M, Luna GM. Host-associated and Environmental Microbiomes in an Open-Sea Mediterranean Gilthead Sea Bream Fish Farm. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022:10.1007/s00248-022-02120-7. [PMID: 36205738 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02120-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Gilthead seabream is among the most important farmed fish species in the Mediterranean Sea. Several approaches are currently applied to assure a lower impact of diseases and higher productivity, including the exploration of the fish microbiome and its manipulation as a sustainable alternative to improve aquaculture practices. Here, using 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing, we explored the microbiome of farmed seabream to assess similarities and differences among microbial assemblages associated to different tissues and compare them with those in the surrounding environment. Seabream had distinct associated microbiomes according to the tissue and compared to the marine environment. The gut hosted the most diverse microbiome; different sets of dominant ASVs characterized the environmental and fish samples. The similarity between fish and environmental microbiomes was higher in seawater than sediment (up to 7.8 times), and the highest similarity (3.9%) was observed between gill and seawater, suggesting that gills are more closely interacting with the environment. We finally analyzed the potential connections occurring among microbiomes. These connections were relatively low among the host's tissues and, in particular, between the gut and the others fish-related microbiomes; other tissues, including skin and gills, were found to be the most connected microbiomes. Our results suggest that, in mariculture, seabream microbiomes reflect only partially those in their surrounding environment and that the host is the primary driver shaping the seabream microbiome. These data provide a step forward to understand the role of the microbiome in farmed fish and farming environments, useful to enhance disease control, fish health, and environmental sustainability.
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- Grazia Marina Quero
- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Valenzano (Bari), Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
- Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Messina, Italy
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- Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment, National Research Council (IAS-CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Global Surveillance, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM), Ancona, Italy
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Nakatani H, Yamada N, Hashimoto N, Okazaki F, Arakawa T, Tamaru Y, Hori K. Perturbation by Antimicrobial Bacteria of the Epidermal Bacterial Flora of Rainbow Trout in Flow-Through Aquaculture. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11081249. [PMID: 36009876 PMCID: PMC9405476 DOI: 10.3390/biology11081249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The bacterial flora of the epidermal mucus of fish is closely associated with the host’s health and susceptibility to pathogenic infections. In this study, we analyzed the epidermal mucus bacteria of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in flow-through aquaculture under environmental perturbations. Over ~2 years, the bacteria present in the skin mucus and water were analyzed based on the 16S rDNA sequences. The composition of the mucus bacterial community showed significant monthly fluctuations, with frequent changes in the dominant bacterial species. Analysis of the beta- and alpha-diversity of the mucus bacterial flora showed the fluctuations of the composition of the flora were caused by the genera Pseudomonas, Yersinia, and Flavobacterium, and some species of Pseudomonas and Yersinia in the mucus were identified as antimicrobial bacteria. Examination of the antimicrobial bacteria in the lab aquarium showed that the natural presence of antimicrobial bacteria in the mucus and water, or the purposeful addition of them to the rearing water, caused a transition in the mucus bacteria community composition. These results demonstrate that specific antimicrobial bacteria in the water or in epidermal mucus comprise one of the causes of changes in fish epidermal mucus microflora.
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- Hajime Nakatani
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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Gadoin E, Desnues C, d'Orbcastel ER, Bouvier T, Auguet JC, Dagorn L, Moroh JL, Adingra A, Bettarel Y. Fishing for the Microbiome of Tropical Tuna. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022:10.1007/s00248-022-02096-4. [PMID: 35962839 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02096-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although tunas represent a significant part of the global fish economy and a major nutritional resource worldwide, their microbiome still remains poorly documented. Here, we conducted an analysis of the taxonomic composition of the bacterial communities inhabiting the gut, skin, and liver of two most consumed tropical tuna species (skipjack and yellowfin), from individuals caught in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. We hypothesized that each organ harbors a specific microbial assemblage whose composition might vary according to different biotic (sex, species) and/or abiotic (environmental) factors. Our results revealed that the composition of the tuna microbiome was totally independent of fish sex, regardless of the species and ocean considered. Instead, the main determinants of observed diversity were (i) tuna species for the gut and (ii) sampling site for the skin mucus layer and (iii) a combination of both parameters for the liver. Interestingly, 4.5% of all amplicon sequence variants (ASV) were shared by the three organs, highlighting the presence of a core-microbiota whose most abundant representatives belonged to the genera Mycoplasma, Cutibacterium, and Photobacterium. Our study also revealed the presence of a unique and diversified bacterial assemblage within the tuna liver, comprising a substantial proportion of potential histamine-producing bacteria, well known for their pathogenicity and their contribution to fish poisoning cases. These results indicate that this organ is an unexplored microbial niche whose role in the health of both the host and consumers remains to be elucidated.
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- Elsa Gadoin
- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, Campus Technologique Et Scientifique de Luminy, 163 avenue de Luminy - Bat. Méditerranée, 13288, Marseille, IRD, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Université Peleforo Gbon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Ivory Coast
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- Centre de Recherches Océanologiques (CRO) - 29 rue des pêcheurs, Zone 3, Treichville, BP V 18 00225, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon - Bat 24, 34095, Montpellier, France.
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Villegas-Plazas M, Villamil L, Martínez-Silva MA, González-Jiménez T, Salazar M, Güiza L, Mendoza M, Junca H. Microbiome composition and autochthonous probiotics from contrasting probiosis/dysbiosis states in cobia (Rachycentron canadum) fish epitheliocystis. Access Microbiol 2022; 4:acmi000405. [PMID: 36133177 PMCID: PMC9484664 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microbiome components and bacterial isolates related to healthy and epitheliocystis states in aquaculture cycles of cobia fish were studied. We detected well-defined 16S rRNA amplicon gene sequence variants showing differential abundance in healthy or diseased cycles. Isolation trials were performed, and experimental tests were used to determine probiotic potential of the bacterial strains obtained from water, tissues or live food used in this aquaculture model. The taxonomic affiliation of these strains was cross-compared against microbiome components, finding that some of them had close or identical affiliation to the abundant types found in healthy cycles. Strains belonging to the groups already identified as predominant by culture-independent means were screened as potential probiotics based on desirable activities such as antagonism and antibiosis against marine pathogenic bacteria, quorum quenching, bile acid resistance, antibiotic sensitivity and enzymatic activities for improved nutrient digestion. We have also found that in the tracking of microbiome composition across different developmental stages of cobia, healthy cycles exhibited a consistent high relative abundance of a Mesobacillus sp., while in the diseased cycle the emergence of a Vibrio sp. was observed. Our study suggests that epithelocystis in cobia is associated with a displacement of a symbiotic microbiome community linked to the increase frequency of Vibrio species.
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- Marcela Villegas-Plazas
- RG Microbial Ecology: Metabolism, Genomics & Evolutions, Div. Ecogenomics & Holobionts, Microbiomas Foundation, Chia, Colombia
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- Programa de Doctorado en Biociencias, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la Sabana, Chía, Colombia
- Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Sede Santa Marta, Colombia
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- Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institute des Sciences de la Mer à Rimouski, Québec, Canada
- Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Sede Santa Marta, Colombia
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- Benchmark Genetics Colombia, Punta Canoas, Cartagena, Colombia
- Corporación CorpoGen, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Benchmark Genetics Colombia, Punta Canoas, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación de la Acuicultura en Colombia, Ceniacua, Cartagena, Colombia
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- RG Microbial Ecology: Metabolism, Genomics & Evolutions, Div. Ecogenomics & Holobionts, Microbiomas Foundation, Chia, Colombia
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Potential Role of Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Growth Regulation of Yellowtail Kingfish Seriola lalandi in Different Stocking Densities. FISHES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes7040154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A 90-day study was performed under three different stocking densities, including high density (10,000 fishes/cage), medium density (8000 fishes/cage), and low density (6000 fishes/cage), in a deep-sea net cage for yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi). The physiological characteristics and growth performance were tested, and structural characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbiota were systematically analyzed. The results show that fishes with high density had a lower weight gain rate and a specific growth rate, as well as higher serum cortisol content. The diversity, types and numbers of dominant microbiota with significant differences, and the numbers of shared genera among the different groups all changed. Core genera in the gastrointestinal tract were obtained according to the principles of dominance, commonality, and difference. The changes in the relative abundance of the core genera might be related to the growth and physiological characteristics of the host. The ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes in the stomach and pyloric caecum, which favors the accumulation of energy by the host from the diet, was higher in the medium-density group than in the other groups. This indicates that the higher density could cause physiological stress and affect growth performance. In order to reduce the resulting growth differences, gastrointestinal microbiota might assist the host in accumulating energy, participating in the energy distribution by adjusting its structure. Based on the growth, physiology, and production practices, the medium density was the appropriate density in this study. This study provides a reference for the improvement of deep-sea culture technology and the promotion of healthy growth through the gastrointestinal microecological regulation of yellowtail kingfish.
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Scheifler M, Sanchez-Brosseau S, Magnanou E, Desdevises Y. Diversity and structure of sparids external microbiota (Teleostei) and its link with monogenean ectoparasites. Anim Microbiome 2022; 4:27. [PMID: 35418308 PMCID: PMC9009028 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-022-00180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Animal-associated microbial communities appear to be key factors in host physiology, ecology, evolution and its interactions with the surrounding environment. Teleost fish have received relatively little attention in the study of surface-associated microbiota. Besides the important role of microbiota in homeostasis and infection prevention, a few recent studies have shown that fish mucus microbiota may interact with and attract some specific parasitic species. However, our understanding of external microbial assemblages, in particular regarding the factors that determine their composition and potential interactions with parasites, is still limited. This is the objective of the present study that focuses on a well-known fish-parasite interaction, involving the Sparidae (Teleostei), and their specific monogenean ectoparasites of the Lamellodiscus genus. We characterized the skin and gill mucus bacterial communities using a 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, tested how fish ecological traits and host evolutionary history are related to external microbiota, and assessed if some microbial taxa are related to some Lamellodiscus species. Results Our results revealed significant differences between skin and gill microbiota in terms of diversity and structure, and that sparids establish and maintain tissue and species-specific bacterial communities despite continuous exposure to water. No phylosymbiosis pattern was detected for either gill or skin microbiota, suggesting that other host-related and environmental factors are a better regulator of host-microbiota interactions. Diversity and structure of external microbiota were explained by host traits: host species, diet and body part. Numerous correlations between the abundance of given bacterial genera and the abundance of given Lamellodiscus species have been found in gill mucus, including species-specific associations. We also found that the external microbiota of the only unparasitized sparid species in this study, Boops boops, harbored significantly more Fusobacteria and three genera, Shewenella, Cetobacterium and Vibrio, compared to the other sparid species, suggesting their potential involvement in preventing monogenean infection. Conclusions This study is the first to explore the diversity and structure of skin and gill microbiota from a wild fish family and present novel evidence on the links between gill microbiota and monogenean species in diversity and abundance, paving the way for further studies on understanding host-microbiota-parasite interactions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42523-022-00180-1.
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- Mathilde Scheifler
- Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 66650, Banyuls/Mer, France.
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- Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 66650, Banyuls/Mer, France
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- Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 66650, Banyuls/Mer, France
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- Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, BIOM, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 66650, Banyuls/Mer, France
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Rosado D, Pérez-Losada M, Severino R, Xavier R. Monitoring Infection and Antibiotic Treatment in the Skin Microbiota of Farmed European Seabass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Fingerlings. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022; 83:789-797. [PMID: 34245329 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01795-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The microbiota of fish skin, the primary barrier against disease, is highly dynamic and modulated by several factors. In fish aquaculture, disease outbreaks occur mainly during early-life stages, with associated high economic losses. Antibiotic treatments sometimes remain the best option to control bacterial diseases, despite many reported negative impacts of its use on fish and associated microbiota. Notwithstanding, studies monitoring the effects of disease and antibiotic treatment on the microbiota of fingerlings are scarce. We sequenced the bacterial 16S rRNA V4 gene region using a metabarcoding approach to assess the impact of a mixed infection with Photobacterium damselae ssp. piscicida and Vibrio harveyi and subsequent antibiotic treatment with flumequine, on the skin microbiota of farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fingerlings. Both infection and antibiotic treatment led to a significant increase in bacterial diversity and core microbial communities and impacted microbiome structure. Dysbiosis was confirmed by changes in the abundance of potential pathogenic and opportunistic bacterial taxa. Skin bacterial metabolic function was also significantly affected by flumequine administration, suggesting a detriment to fish skin health. Our results add to an increasing body of literature, showing how fish microbiome response to infection and antibiotics cannot be easily predicted.
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- Daniela Rosado
- CIBIO-InBIO, Investigation Centre for Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, Porto University, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Investigation Centre for Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, Porto University, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Porto, Portugal
- Computational Biology Institute, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052-0066, USA
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- Piscicultura Vale da Lama, Sapal Do Vale da Lama, Odiáxere, 8600-258, Lagos, Portugal
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Investigation Centre for Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, Porto University, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Porto, Portugal.
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Bledsoe JW, Pietrak MR, Burr GS, Peterson BC, Small BC. Functional feeds marginally alter immune expression and microbiota of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gut, gill, and skin mucosa though evidence of tissue-specific signatures and host-microbe coadaptation remain. Anim Microbiome 2022; 4:20. [PMID: 35272695 PMCID: PMC8908560 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-022-00173-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Mucosal surfaces of fish provide cardinal defense against environmental pathogens and toxins, yet these external mucosae are also responsible for maintaining and regulating beneficial microbiota. To better our understanding of interactions between host, diet, and microbiota in finfish and how those interactions may vary across mucosal tissue, we used an integrative approach to characterize and compare immune biomarkers and microbiota across three mucosal tissues (skin, gill, and gut) in Atlantic salmon receiving a control diet or diets supplemented with mannan-oligosaccharides, coconut oil, or both. Dietary impacts on mucosal immunity were further evaluated by experimental ectoparasitic sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) challenge. Results Fish grew to a final size of 646.5 g ± 35.8 during the 12-week trial, with no dietary effects on growth or sea lice resistance. Bacterial richness differed among the three tissues with the highest richness detected in the gill, followed by skin, then gut, although dietary effects on richness were only detected within skin and gill. Shannon diversity was reduced in the gut compared to skin and gill but was not influenced by diet. Microbiota communities clustered separately by tissue, with dietary impacts on phylogenetic composition only detected in the skin, although skin and gill communities showed greater overlap compared to the gut according to overall composition, differential abundance, and covariance networks. Inferred metagenomic functions revealed preliminary evidence for tissue-specific host–microbiota coadaptation, as putative microbiota functions showed ties to the physiology of each tissue. Immune gene expression profiles displayed tissue-specific signatures, yet dietary effects were also detected within each tissue and peripheral blood leukocytes. Procrustes analysis comparing sample-matched multivariate variation in microbiota composition to that of immune expression profiles indicated a highly significant correlation between datasets. Conclusions Diets supplemented with functional ingredients, namely mannan-oligosaccharide, coconut oil, or a both, resulted in no difference in Atlantic salmon growth or resistance to sea lice infection. However, at the molecular level, functional ingredients caused physiologically relevant changes to mucosal microbiota and host immune expression. Putative tissue-specific metagenomic functions and the high correlation between expression profiles and microbiota composition suggest host and microbiota are interdependent and coadapted in a tissue-specific manner. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42523-022-00173-0.
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- Jacob W Bledsoe
- Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station, Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Idaho, 3059-F National Fish Hatchery Rd., Hagerman, ID, 83332, USA.
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- Agricultural Research Service, National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, United States Department of Agriculture, 25 Salmon Farm Road, Franklin, ME, 04634, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, United States Department of Agriculture, 25 Salmon Farm Road, Franklin, ME, 04634, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, United States Department of Agriculture, 25 Salmon Farm Road, Franklin, ME, 04634, USA
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- Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station, Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Idaho, 3059-F National Fish Hatchery Rd., Hagerman, ID, 83332, USA
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Dispersed Crude Oil Induces Dysbiosis in the Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus External Microbiota. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0058721. [PMID: 35080447 PMCID: PMC8791192 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00587-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The fish external microbiota competitively excludes primary pathogens and prevents the proliferation of opportunists. A shift from healthy microbiota composition, known as dysbiosis, may be triggered by environmental stressors and increases host susceptibility to disease. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was a significant stressor event in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite anecdotal reports of skin lesions on fishes following the oil spill, little information is available on the impact of dispersed oil on the fish external microbiota. In this study, juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) were exposed to a chemically enhanced water-accommodated fraction (CEWAF) of Corexit 9500/DWH oil (CEWAF) and/or the bacterial pathogen Vibrio anguillarum in treatments designed to detect changes in and recovery of the external microbiota. In fish chronically exposed to CEWAF, immunoglobulin M (IgM) expression significantly decreased between 2 and 4 weeks of exposure, coinciding with elevated liver total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Dysbiosis was detected on fish chronically exposed to CEWAF compared to seawater controls, and addition of a pathogen challenge altered the final microbiota composition. Dysbiosis was prevented by returning fish to clean seawater for 21 days after 1 week of CEWAF exposure. Four fish exhibited lesions during the trial, all of which were exposed to CEWAF but not all of which were exposed to V. anguillarum. This study indicates that month-long exposure to dispersed oil leads to dysbiosis in the external microbiota. As the microbiota is vital to host health, these effects should be considered when determining the total impacts of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. IMPORTANCE Fish skin is an immunologically active tissue. It harbors a complex community of microorganisms vital to host homeostasis as, in healthy fish, they competitively exclude pathogens found in the surrounding aquatic environment. Crude oil exposure results in immunosuppression in marine animals, altering the relationship between the host and its microbial community. An alteration of the healthy microbiota, a condition known as dysbiosis, increases host susceptibility to pathogens. Despite reports of external lesions on fishes following the DWH oil spill and the importance of the external microbiota to fish health, there is little information on the effect of dispersed oil on the external microbiota of fishes. This research provides insight into the impact of a stressor event such as an oil spill on dysbiosis and enhances understanding of long-term sublethal effects of exposure to aid in regulatory decisions for protecting fish populations during recovery.
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Berggren H, Tibblin P, Yıldırım Y, Broman E, Larsson P, Lundin D, Forsman A. Fish Skin Microbiomes Are Highly Variable Among Individuals and Populations but Not Within Individuals. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:767770. [PMID: 35126324 PMCID: PMC8813977 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.767770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fish skin-associated microbial communities are highly variable among populations and species and can impact host fitness. Still, the sources of variation in microbiome composition, and particularly how they vary among and within host individuals, have rarely been investigated. To tackle this issue, we explored patterns of variation in fish skin microbiomes across different spatial scales. We conducted replicate sampling of dorsal and ventral body sites of perch (Perca fluviatilis) from two populations and characterized the variation of fish skin-associated microbial communities with 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding. Results showed a high similarity of microbiome samples taken from the left and right side of the same fish individuals, suggesting that fish skin microbiomes can be reliably assessed and characterized even using a single sample from a specific body site. The microbiome composition of fish skin differed markedly from the bacterioplankton communities in the surrounding water and was highly variable among individuals. No ASV was present in all samples, and the most prevalent phyla, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria, varied in relative abundance among fish hosts. Microbiome composition was both individual- and population specific, with most of the variation explained by individual host. At the individual level, we found no diversification in microbiome composition between dorsal and ventral body sites, but the degree of intra-individual heterogeneity varied among individuals. To identify how genetic and phenotypic characteristics of fish hosts impact the rate and nature of intra-individual temporal dynamics of the skin microbiome, and thereby contribute to the host-specific patterns documented here, remains an important task for future research.
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- Hanna Berggren
- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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OUP accepted manuscript. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 98:6517683. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Elsheshtawy A, Clokie BGJ, Albalat A, Beveridge A, Hamza A, Ibrahim A, MacKenzie S. Characterization of External Mucosal Microbiomes of Nile Tilapia and Grey Mullet Co-cultured in Semi-Intensive Pond Systems. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:773860. [PMID: 34966368 PMCID: PMC8710667 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.773860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The external mucosal surfaces of the fish harbor complex microbial communities, which may play pivotal roles in the physiological, metabolic, and immunological status of the host. Currently, little is known about the composition and role of these communities, whether they are species and/or tissue specific and whether they reflect their surrounding environment. Co-culture of fish, a common practice in semi-intensive aquaculture, where different fish species cohabit in the same contained environment, is an easily accessible and informative model toward understanding such interactions. This study provides the first in-depth characterization of gill and skin microbiomes in co-cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and grey mullet (Mugil capito) in semi-intensive pond systems in Egypt using 16S rRNA gene-based amplicon sequencing. Results showed that the microbiome composition of the external surfaces of both species and pond water was dominated by the following bacterial phyla: Proteobacteria, Fusobacteriota, Firmicutes, Planctomycetota, Verrucomicrobiota, Bacteroidota, and Actinobacteriota. However, water microbial communities had the highest abundance and richness and significantly diverged from the external microbiome of both species; thus, the external autochthonous communities are not a passive reflection of their allochthonous communities. The autochthonous bacterial communities of the skin were distinct from those of the gill in both species, indicating that the external microbiome is likely organ specific. However, gill autochthonous communities were clearly species specific, whereas skin communities showed higher commonalities between both species. Core microbiome analysis identified the presence of shared core taxa between both species and pond water in addition to organ-specific taxa within and between the core community of each species. These core taxa included possibly beneficial genera such as Uncultured Pirellulaceae, Exiguobacterium, and Cetobacterium and opportunistic potential pathogens such as Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Vibrio. This study provides the first in-depth mapping of bacterial communities in this semi-intensive system that in turn provides a foundation for further studies toward enhancing the health and welfare of these cultured fish and ensuring sustainability.
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- Ahmed Elsheshtawy
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom.,Faculty of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- AQUAVET for Fish Nutrition and Health Solutions, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Clinton M, Wyness AJ, Martin SAM, Brierley AS, Ferrier DEK. Sampling the fish gill microbiome: a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:313. [PMID: 34758745 PMCID: PMC8579561 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02374-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Understanding the influence of methodology on results is an essential consideration in experimental design. In the expanding field of fish microbiology, many best practices and targeted techniques remain to be refined. This study aimed to compare microbial assemblages obtained from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gills by swabbing versus biopsy excision. Results demonstrate the variation introduced by altered sampling strategies and enhance the available knowledge of the fish gill microbiome. Results The microbiome was sampled using swabs and biopsies from fish gills, with identical treatment of samples for 16S next generation Illumina sequencing. Results show a clear divergence in microbial communities obtained through the different sampling strategies, with swabbing consistently isolating a more diverse microbial consortia, and suffering less from the technical issue of host DNA contamination associated with biopsy use. Sequencing results from biopsy-derived extractions, however, hint at the potential for more cryptic localisation of some community members. Conclusions Overall, results demonstrate a divergence in the obtained microbial community when different sampling methodology is used. Swabbing appears a superior method for sampling the microbiota of mucosal surfaces for broad ecological research in fish, whilst biopsies might be best applied in exploration of communities beyond the reach of swabs, such as sub-surface and intracellular microbes, as well as in pathogen diagnosis. Most studies on the external microbial communities of aquatic organisms utilise swabbing for sample collection, likely due to convenience. Much of the ultrastructure of gill tissue in live fish is, however, potentially inaccessible to swabbing, meaning swabbing might fail to capture the full diversity of gill microbiota. This work therefore also provides valuable insight into partitioning of the gill microbiota, informing varied applications of different sampling methods in experimental design for future research. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12866-021-02374-0.
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- Morag Clinton
- Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, UK. .,Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA.
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- Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, UK.,Coastal Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (Grahamstown), 6139, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, UK
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- Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, UK.
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Najafpour B, Pinto PIS, Moutou KA, Canario AVM, Power DM. Factors Driving Bacterial Microbiota of Eggs from Commercial Hatcheries of European Seabass and Gilthead Seabream. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2275. [PMID: 34835401 PMCID: PMC8619918 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A comprehensive understanding of how bacterial community abundance changes in fishes during their lifecycle and the role of the microbiota on health and production is still lacking. From this perspective, the egg bacterial communities of two commercially farmed species, the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), from different aquaculture sites were compared, and the potential effect of broodstock water microbiota and disinfectants on the egg microbiota was evaluated. Moreover, 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing was used to profile the bacterial communities of the eggs and broodstock water from three commercial hatcheries. Proteobacteria were the most common and dominant phyla across the samples (49.7% on average). Vibrio sp. was the most highly represented genus (7.1%), followed by Glaciecola (4.8%), Pseudoalteromonas (4.4%), and Colwellia (4.2%), in eggs and water across the sites. Routinely used iodine-based disinfectants slightly reduced the eggs' bacterial load but did not significantly change their composition. Site, species, and type of sample (eggs or water) drove the microbial community structure and influenced microbiome functional profiles. The egg and seawater microbiome composition differed in abundance but shared similar functional profiles. The strong impact of site and species on egg bacterial communities indicates that disease management needs to be site-specific and highlights the need for species- and site-specific optimization of disinfection protocols.
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- Babak Najafpour
- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR/CIIMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (B.N.); (P.I.S.P.); (A.V.M.C.)
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR/CIIMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (B.N.); (P.I.S.P.); (A.V.M.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41221 Larissa, Greece;
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR/CIIMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (B.N.); (P.I.S.P.); (A.V.M.C.)
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR/CIIMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (B.N.); (P.I.S.P.); (A.V.M.C.)
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Xie S, Zhou A, Wei T, Li S, Yang B, Xu G, Zou J. Nanoplastics Induce More Serious Microbiota Dysbiosis and Inflammation in the Gut of Adult Zebrafish than Microplastics. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 107:640-650. [PMID: 34379141 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03348-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) (< 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs) (< 100 nm) are emerging environmental pollutants and have been proved could cause a series of toxicity in aquatic organisms. In this study, the effects on gut microbiota of adult zebrafish exposed for 21 days to 10 μg/L and 1 mg/L of MPs (8 μm) and NPs (80 nm) were evaluated. We analyzed the intestinal microbial community of zebrafish using high throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 region and also performed transcriptional profiling of the inflammation pathway related genes in the intestinal tissues. Our results showed that both spherical polystyrene MPs and NPs could induce microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish. The flora diversity of gut microbiota significantly increased under a high concentration of NPs. At the phylum level, the abundance of Proteobacteria increased significantly and the abundance of Fusobacteria, Firmicutes and Verrucomicrobiota decreased significantly in the gut after 21-day exposure to 1 mg/L of both MPs and NPs. Furthermore, interestingly, the abundance of Actinobacteria decreased in the MPs treatment groups but increased in the NPs treatment groups. At the genus level, revealed that the relative abundance of Aeromonas significantly increased both in the MPs and NPs treatment groups. Moreover, it was observed that NPs increased mRNA levels of il8, il10, il1β and tnfα in the gut, but not in MPs exposure group, indicating that the NPs may have a more serious effect on the gut of zebrafish than MPs to induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut.
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- Shaolin Xie
- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China
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- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China
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- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China.
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- College of Marine Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, PR China.
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Gomez JA, Primm TP. A Slimy Business: the Future of Fish Skin Microbiome Studies. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2021; 82:275-287. [PMID: 33410931 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01648-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Fish skin contains a mucosal microbiome for the largest and oldest group of vertebrates, a location ideal for microbial community ecology and practical applications in agriculture and veterinary medicine. These selective microbiomes are dominated by Proteobacteria, with compositions different from the surrounding water. Core taxa are a small percentage of those present and are currently functionally uncharacterized. Methods for skin sampling, DNA extraction and amplification, and sequence data processing are highly varied across the field, and reanalysis of recent studies using a consistent pipeline revealed that some conclusions did change in statistical significance. Further, the 16S gene sequencing approaches lack quantitation of microbes and copy number adjustment. Thus, consistency in the field is a serious limitation in comparing across studies. The most significant area for future study, requiring metagenomic and metabolomics data, is the biochemical pathways and functions within the microbiome community, the interactions between members, and the resulting effects on fish host health being linked to specific nutrients and microbial species. Genes linked to skin colonization, such as those for attachment or mucin degradation, need to be uncovered and explored. Skin immunity factors need to be directly linked to microbiome composition and individual taxa. The basic foundation has been laid, and many exciting future discoveries remain.
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- Javier A Gomez
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 77320, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 77320, USA.
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Colin Y, Berthe T, Molbert N, Guigon E, Vivant AL, Alliot F, Collin S, Goutte A, Petit F. Urbanization Constrains Skin Bacterial Phylogenetic Diversity in Wild Fish Populations and Correlates with the Proliferation of Aeromonads. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2021; 82:523-536. [PMID: 33415385 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01650-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Changes in the state of rivers resulting from the activity and expansion of urban areas are likely to affect aquatic populations by increasing stress and disease, with the microbiota playing a potentially important intermediary role. Unraveling the dynamics of microbial flora is therefore essential to better apprehend the impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the health of host populations and the ecological integrity of hydrosystems. In this context, the present study simultaneously examined changes in the microbial communities associated with mucosal skin and gut tissues of eight fish species along an urbanization gradient in the Orge River (France). 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding revealed that the structure and composition of the skin microbiota varied substantially along the disturbance gradient and to a lesser extent according to fish taxonomy. Sequences affiliated with the Gammaproteobacteria, in particular the genus Aeromonas, prevailed on fish caught in the most urbanized areas, whereas they were nearly absent upstream. This rise of opportunistic taxa was concomitant with a decline in phylogenetic diversity, suggesting more constraining environmental pressures. In comparison, fish gut microbiota varied much more moderately with the degree of urbanization, possibly because this niche might be less directly exposed to environmental stressors. Co-occurrence networks further identified pairs of associated bacterial taxa, co-existing more or less often than expected at random. Few correlations could be identified between skin and gut bacterial taxa, supporting the assumption that these two microbial niches are disconnected and do not suffer from the same vulnerability to anthropic pressures.
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- Yannick Colin
- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, UNICAEN, UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, Rouen, France.
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, UNICAEN, UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, Rouen, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
- EPHE, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, UNICAEN, UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, Rouen, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
- EPHE, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
- EPHE, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, UNICAEN, UMR CNRS 6143 M2C, Rouen, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, PSL, UMR METIS, Paris, F-75005, France
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Rosado D, Xavier R, Cable J, Severino R, Tarroso P, Pérez-Losada M. Longitudinal sampling of external mucosae in farmed European seabass reveals the impact of water temperature on bacterial dynamics. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2021; 1:28. [PMID: 36739461 PMCID: PMC9723769 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-021-00019-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fish microbiota are intrinsically linked to health and fitness, but they are highly variable and influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors. Water temperature particularly limits bacterial adhesion and growth, impacting microbial diversity and bacterial infections on the skin and gills. Aquaculture is heavily affected by infectious diseases, especially in warmer months, and industry practices often promote stress and microbial dysbiosis, leading to an increased abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria. In this regard, fish mucosa health is extremely important because it provides a primary barrier against pathogens. We used 16 rRNA V4 metataxonomics to characterize the skin and gill microbiota of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, and the surrounding water over 12 months, assessing the impact of water temperature on microbial diversity and function. We show that the microbiota of external mucosae are highly dynamic with consistent longitudinal trends in taxon diversity. Several potentially pathogenic genera (Aliivibrio, Photobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Vibrio) were highly abundant, showing complex interactions with other bacterial genera, some of which with recognized probiotic activity, and were also significantly impacted by changes in temperature. The surrounding water temperature influenced fish microbial composition, structure and function over time (days and months). Additionally, dysbiosis was more frequent in warmer months and during transitions between cold/warm months. We also detected a strong seasonal effect in the fish microbiota, which is likely to result from the compound action of several unmeasured environmental factors (e.g., pH, nutrient availability) beyond temperature. Our results highlight the importance of performing longitudinal studies to assess the impact of environmental factors on fish microbiotas.
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- Daniela Rosado
- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal.
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Piscicultura Vale da Lama, Sapal do Vale da Lama, Odiáxere, Lagos, Portugal
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
- Computational Biology Institute, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Slinger J, Adams MB, Stratford CN, Rigby M, Wynne JW. The Effect of Antimicrobial Treatment upon the Gill Bacteriome of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.) and Progression of Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) In Vivo. Microorganisms 2021; 9:987. [PMID: 34063289 PMCID: PMC8147422 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9050987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Branchial surfaces of finfish species contain a microbial layer rich in commensal bacteria which can provide protection through competitive colonization and production of antimicrobial products. Upon disturbance or compromise, pathogenic microbiota may opportunistically infiltrate this protective barrier and initiate disease. Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a globally significant health condition affecting salmonid mariculture. The current study examined whether altering the diversity and/or abundance of branchial bacteria could influence the development of experimentally induced AGD. Here, we challenged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with Neoparamoeba perurans in a number of scenarios where the bacterial community on the gill was altered or in a state of instability. Administration of oxytetracycline (in-feed) and chloramine-T (immersion bath) significantly altered the bacterial load and diversity of bacterial taxa upon the gill surface, and shifted the community profile appreciably. AGD severity was marginally higher in fish previously subjected to chloramine-T treatment following 21 days post-challenge. This research suggests that AGD progression and severity was not clearly linked to specific bacterial taxa present in these systems. However, we identified AGD associated taxa including known pathogenic genus (Aliivibrio, Tenacibaculum and Pseudomonas) which increased in abundance as AGD progressed. Elucidation of a potential role for these bacterial taxa in AGD development is warranted.
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- Joel Slinger
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Bribie Island Research Centre, Woorim, QLD 4507, Australia;
- Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia;
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- Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia;
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Bribie Island Research Centre, Woorim, QLD 4507, Australia;
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia; (M.R.); (J.W.W.)
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia; (M.R.); (J.W.W.)
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Minich JJ, Nowak B, Elizur A, Knight R, Fielder S, Allen EE. Impacts of the Marine Hatchery Built Environment, Water and Feed on Mucosal Microbiome Colonization Across Ontogeny in Yellowtail Kingfish, Seriola lalandi. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 2021; 8:676731. [PMID: 36248701 PMCID: PMC9563383 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.676731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The fish gut microbiome is impacted by a number of biological and environmental factors including fish feed formulations. Unlike mammals, vertical microbiome transmission is largely absent in fish and thus little is known about how the gut microbiome is initially colonized during hatchery rearing nor the stability throughout growout stages. Here we investigate how various microbial-rich surfaces from the built environment "BE" and feed influence the development of the mucosal microbiome (gill, skin, and digesta) of an economically important marine fish, yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, over time. For the first experiment, we sampled gill and skin microbiomes from 36 fish reared in three tank conditions, and demonstrate that the gill is more influenced by the surrounding environment than the skin. In a second experiment, fish mucous (gill, skin, and digesta), the BE (tank side, water, inlet pipe, airstones, and air diffusers) and feed were sampled from indoor reared fish at three ages (43, 137, and 430 dph; n = 12 per age). At 430 dph, 20 additional fish were sampled from an outdoor ocean net pen. A total of 304 samples were processed for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Gill and skin alpha diversity increased while gut diversity decreased with age. Diversity was much lower in fish from the ocean net pen compared to indoor fish. The gill and skin are most influenced by the BE early in development, with aeration equipment having more impact in later ages, while the gut "allochthonous" microbiome becomes increasingly differentiated from the environment over time. Feed had a relatively low impact on driving microbial communities. Our findings suggest that S. lalandi mucosal microbiomes are differentially influenced by the BE with a high turnover and rapid succession occurring in the gill and skin while the gut microbiome is more stable. We demonstrate how individual components of a hatchery system, especially aeration equipment, may contribute directly to microbiome development in a marine fish. In addition, results demonstrate how early life (larval) exposure to biofouling in the rearing environment may influence fish microbiome development which is important for animal health and aquaculture production.
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- Jeremiah J. Minich
- Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Genecology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia
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- Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Meng KF, Ding LG, Wu S, Wu ZB, Cheng GF, Zhai X, Sun RH, Xu Z. Interactions Between Commensal Microbiota and Mucosal Immunity in Teleost Fish During Viral Infection With SVCV. Front Immunol 2021; 12:654758. [PMID: 33897703 PMCID: PMC8058427 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.654758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The mucosa of vertebrates is a particularly complex but dynamic environment in which the host constantly interacts with trillions of commensal microorganisms and pathogens. Although the internal and external mucosal microbiomes with immune defense of mammals have been well investigated, the relationship between mucosal microbes and their host’s immune responses has not been systematically understood in the early vertebrates. In this study, we compared the composition and distribution of mucosal microbiota in common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and found that there were significant differences of microbiota between in the internal (gut) and external mucosal (buccal mucosa, gills and skin) tissues. Next, we successfully constructed an infection model with spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV). Specifically, following viral infection, the immune and antiviral related genes showed different up-regulation in all selected mucosal tissues while significant morphological changes were only found in external tissues including buccal mucosa, gills and skin. Using 16S rRNA gene sequence, we revealed that the abundance of Proteobacteria in mucosal tissues including buccal mucosa, gills and gut showed increased trend after viral infection, whereas the abundance of Fusobacteria significantly decreased in gut. In addition, the loss of dominant commensal microorganisms and increased colonization of opportunistic bacteria were discovered in the mucosal surfaces indicating that a secondary bacterial infection might occur in these mucosal tissues after viral infection. Overall, our results firstly point out the distribution of internal and external mucosal microbiota and analyze the changes of mucosal microbiota in common carp after SVCV infection, which may indicated that the potential role of mucosal microbiota in the antiviral process in early vertebrates.
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- Kai-Feng Meng
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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