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ArticleMicrobial ecology2023

Midgut Bacterial Microbiota of 12 Fish Species from a Marine Protected Area in the Aegean Sea (Greece).

Konstantinos Kormas, Eleni Nikouli, Vasiliki Kousteni, Dimitrios Damalas

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Article in Microbial ecology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Konstantinos KormasDepartment of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly, 384 46, Volos, Greece. kkormas@uth.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-0175
Eleni NikouliDepartment of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly, 384 46, Volos, Greece.
Vasiliki KousteniInstitute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 710 03, Heraklion, Greece.
Dimitrios DamalasInstitute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 710 03, Heraklion, Greece.

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Abstract

Fish microbiome science is progressing fast, but it is biased toward farmed or laboratory fish species against natural fish populations, which remain considerably underinvestigated. We analyzed the midgut bacterial microbiota of 45 specimens of 12 fish species collected from the Gyaros Island marine protected area (Aegean Sea, Greece). The species belong to seven taxonomic families and are either herbivores or omnivores. Mucosa midgut bacterial diversity was assessed by amplicon metabarcoding of the 16S rRNA V3-V4 gene region. A total of 854 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified. In each fish species, between 2 and 18 OTUs dominated with cumulative relative abundance ≥ 70%. Most of the dominating bacterial taxa have been reported to occur both in wild and farmed fish populations. The midgut bacterial communities were different among the 12 fish species, except for Pagrus pagrus and Pagellus erythrinus, which belong to the Sparidae family. No differentiation of the midgut bacterial microbiota was found based on feeding habits, i.e., omnivorous vs. carnivorous. Comparing wild and farmed P. pagrus midgut bacterial microbiota revealed considerable variation between them. Our results expand the gut microbiota of wild fish and support the host species effect as the more likely factor shaping intestinal bacterial microbiota.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaAnimalsBacteriaFishesGreeceRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16SFisheriesHost-microbe associationsIntestinalMediterraneanMicrobiomeSymbiosis

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