应用高通量测序技术分析大菱鲆幼鱼肠道及其养殖环境的微生物群落结构

采用基于Illumina测序平台的高通量测序技术,对大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus)幼鱼肠道及其养殖水体、生物饵料中细菌种类及丰度进行研究。测序结果显示,养殖水体、生物饵料和大菱鲆幼鱼肠道等19个样品共获得有效序列547621条,可聚类于3771个可分类操作单元(OTUs),归属于养殖水体、生物饵料、健康幼鱼和发病幼鱼的操作分类单元(OTU)个数分别为3038、1090、87和777,其中,健康幼鱼与生物饵料、健康幼鱼与养殖水体特有的OTU个数分别为57和0,发病幼鱼与生物饵料、发病幼鱼与养殖水体特有的OTU个数分别为481和31。表明幼鱼肠道微生物多样性与生物饵料密切相关。根据细菌注释结果,拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和变形菌门(Proteobacteria)在大菱鲆幼鱼肠道中占优势地位,其中,健康幼鱼肠道微生物共聚类为8个门,发病幼鱼的肠道微生物可聚类为19个门。与健康幼鱼相比,发病幼鱼肠道门水平上的3种主要优势菌群落结构出现失衡。此外,对各样品中丰度最高的100位OTU分析显示,幼鱼肠道优势菌种类与生物饵料中的优势菌种类密切相关,而每个发病幼鱼肠道优势菌种类具有一定的独立性。本研究旨在为大菱鲆健康养殖和微生态调控提供实验依据。     

尼罗罗非鱼肠道及养殖环境中菌群结构与链球菌病的相关性

为研究尼罗罗非鱼肠道和池塘养殖环境中菌群结构变化与链球菌病暴发的相关性,实验采用16S r DNA高通量测序方法对比分析发病和健康池塘水体、底泥和尼罗罗非鱼肠道菌群的结构特征。结果显示,底泥中微生物多样性最高,水体和肠道中微生物多样性次之;肠道菌群与水体中菌群的相似性较高,而与底泥中菌群相似性较低;发病组的尼罗罗非鱼肠道和池塘底泥中微生物的多样性均低于健康组,而发病组池塘水体中微生物多样性高于健康组。OTU聚类分析发现,发病与健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道微生物差异极显著,大部分健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道微生物样品单独聚为一支。菌群结构组成分析结果表明,虽然发病组和健康组水体或底泥中优势菌群结构组成的差异较小,但在非优势菌群中存在一定差异,发病组水体中变形菌门和梭杆菌门的比例显著高于健康组水体,疣微菌门和浮霉菌门的丰度显著低于健康组水体;发病组池塘底泥中厌氧粘细菌属、甲烷丝菌属和枝芽孢菌属等具有降解有机质和生态修复功能,菌群的丰度显著低于健康组底泥,而具有致病能力的曼氏杆菌属丰度却显著高于健康组底泥。发病组尼罗罗非鱼肠道菌群中链球菌属、分枝杆菌属和曼氏杆菌属等致病菌群的丰度显著高于健康组尼罗罗非鱼肠道,而乳球菌属、鲸杆菌属和红球菌属等益生菌的丰度显著低于健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道。无乳链球菌普遍存在于发病和健康养殖环境,以及尼罗罗非鱼肠道中,无乳链球菌的丰度在发病和健康养殖环境之间无显著差异,但其在发病尼罗罗非鱼肠道中的丰度要显著高于健康组。研究表明,尼罗罗非鱼链球菌病发病池塘水体和底泥中有益菌丰度降低和致病菌丰度的升高反映其养殖环境出现恶化,尼罗罗非鱼链球菌病的暴发与肠道微生态平衡破坏后无乳链球菌丰度增加密切相关,但肠道中无乳链球菌丰度的剧增与养殖水体和底泥中该病原菌的丰度水平之间并无直接关联。     

健康和患病卵形鲳鲹肠道菌群结构的差异

为研究病害发生后卵形鲳鲹肠道菌群结构的差异及其与养殖环境的关系,分析不同样品中的菌群组成和细菌多样性。实验采用Illumina HiSeq高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析手段,分别构建了健康鱼水样、患病鱼水样、健康鱼肠道、患病鱼肠道和饵料颗粒5个样品中菌群的16S rRNA基因测序文库。研究表明,与健康鱼肠道细菌组成相比,患病鱼肠道中螺旋体门相对丰度显著升高,厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门相对丰度显著降低;患病后肠道中的细菌种类仅为健康鱼肠道细菌种类总数的54.94%;健康卵形鲳鲹肠道菌群中有73.46%的可操作分类单元(OTUs)与水体样品中OTUs一致,有70.58%与饲料样品一致,而患病后分别只有17.98%和38.95%的OTUs与水体和饲料样品一致。健康卵形鲳鲹肠道中黑海弧菌的相对丰度为17.19%,患病后该菌的相对丰度大幅提高,达到78.90%;健康鱼肠道中鳆发光杆菌占比54.53%,患病鱼肠道中不含鳆发光杆菌。健康和患病鱼肠道菌群种类组成类似,但存在一定差异,病害的发生会导致肠道细菌多样性显著降低。健康鱼肠道菌群与养殖环境和颗粒饲料中菌群组成关系密切,而患病后鱼肠道细菌多样性受环境中菌群的影响较小。黑海弧菌在患病鱼肠道中的大量增殖可能是引起其患病的重要原因。     

池塘和工厂化养殖牙鲆肠道菌群结构的比较分析

为研究池塘和工厂化养殖条件下牙鲆肠道菌群结构差异及其与饵料、水环境、底质等的关系,采用MiSeq高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析手段,构建了牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)肠道、养殖水体、饵料和池塘底泥等7个样品的16s rRNA基因测序文库,分析了不同样品中菌群组成和生物多样性。结果表明：池塘养殖牙鲆肠道（B1）中以厚壁菌门（30.49%）、变形菌门（19.16%）和梭杆菌门（11.11%）为主,其中芽孢杆菌属（27.66%）占绝对优势,弧菌属（0.16%）丰度最小;工厂化养殖牙鲆肠道（B5）中以变形菌门（44.31%）、厚壁菌门（11.57%）和放线菌门（4.79%）为主,其中不动杆菌属（10.37%）丰度最大,弧菌属（4.05%）相对B1中丰度较高。牙鲆肠道优势菌群主要与营养代谢调节相关,同时有益微生物和有害微生物也是肠道菌群的重要组成部分。差异性和系统进化分析表明两种养殖条件下牙鲆肠道菌群结构与饵料中菌群关系密切,此外受养殖水环境中菌群影响较大。研究结果将为今后牙鲆养殖专用高效微生态制剂的研制和养殖环境微生态调控技术构建提供理论依据。     

应用高通量测序技术分析拟穴青蟹肠道及其养殖环境菌群结构

采用基于Illumina Hi Seq测序平台的高通量测序技术,对拟穴青蟹(Scylla paramamosain)肠道及其养殖池塘水体、底泥中细菌种类及丰度进行了研究。测序结果显示,3个样品共获得有效序列234575条,可聚类于2812个分类操作单元(OTUs),归属于拟穴青蟹肠道、养殖水体、池塘底泥样品的操作分类单元(OTU)个数分别为453、706和2547,其中有184个OTU均能在3个样品中检测到,在青蟹肠道和养殖水体、青蟹肠道和池塘底泥中分别检测到197和309个共有OTU。物种注释结果显示,拟穴青蟹肠道中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)(39.96%)、柔膜菌门(Tenericutes)(23.09%)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)(16.58%);养殖水体中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(63.02%)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)(24.96%)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)(8.41%);池塘底泥中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(75.23%)、拟杆菌门(5.72%)和放线菌门(3.83%)。此外,对各样品中丰度最高的前10位OTU分析显示,不同样品中占优势地位的10种细菌在数据库(SILVA)缺乏相关已知序列,并且各样品中的优势细菌种类完全不同。实验结果表明拟穴青蟹肠道与其池塘养殖环境中菌群结构存在着密切的相关性,但肠道菌群同时具有一定的独立性,其优势细菌种类与养殖环境中优势细菌种类无关。本研究旨在为拟穴青蟹健康养殖和微生态调控提供实验依据。     

北方吊笼养殖刺参肠道及其养殖环境菌群结构特征及其相关性分析

为探究北方吊笼养殖刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)肠道及其养殖环境菌群结构的关系，本研究基于高通量测序技术全面解析刺参肠道和养殖环境菌群结构和功能特征，并初步探讨刺参肠道及其养殖环境菌群相关性。结果显示，刺参肠道菌群丰度和多样性均显著高于养殖水体(P<0.05)。刺参肠道及养殖水体主要优势菌门均隶属于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)，二者存在13个相对丰度大于0.1%的共有核心菌属。此外，肠道菌群具有一定的独立性，其特异性菌群主要隶属于厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)，以芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)、乳酸杆菌属(Lactobacillus)、海泥海球菌属(Halioglobus)、Lutimonas和Woeseia为代表。基于KEGG代谢通路数据库，共注释到300条三级代谢通路，其中146条存在极显著差异(P<0.001)。刺参肠道菌群差异代谢通路主要表现在代谢方面，具体表现为碳水化合物消化吸收、蛋白质消化吸收和鞘脂类代谢。研究表明，刺参肠道菌群种类与其养殖水体呈高度相似性，但相对丰度存在显著性差异。本研究结果可为北方刺参吊笼健康养殖提供一定的理论依据。     

生物净水栅对凡纳滨对虾肠道菌群组成的影响

利用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析手段,采集传统养殖池塘和添加生物净水栅养殖池塘凡纳滨对虾肠道样品,比较分析两个池塘凡纳滨对虾肠道菌群组成及其多样性。试验结果表明,对照组和试验组凡纳滨对虾肠道测得的可操作分类单元分别为239和296。对照组和试验组对虾肠道样品菌群的物种丰度和优势菌种存在一定差异,试验组和对照组样品细菌Shannon指数分别为2.04、1.80,前者细菌Shannon指数高于后者13.33%(P0.05)。对照组和试验组对虾肠道样品所鉴定出的细菌门类组成基本相似,组成比例存在一定差异,前三大优势细菌门类均为变形菌门、拟杆菌门和软壁菌门,分别占试验组细菌总数和对照组细菌总数的97.56%和98.54%。在优势菌群方面,试验组对虾肠道的优势群为弧菌属、希瓦氏菌属、Cloacibacterium、黄质菌属、红杆菌属,分别占细菌总数的70.83%、18.29%、1.97%、1.38%和1.06%,对照组对虾肠道的优势群为弧菌属和希瓦氏菌属,分别占细菌总数的58.51%和37.67%。本研究分析了两种养殖池塘下对虾肠道菌群结构,试验组对虾菌群丰富度高于对照组,其多样性也高于对照组,这有助于生物净水栅更好地应用于池塘养殖。     

健康和患病凡纳滨对虾幼虾消化道菌群结构的比较

凡纳滨对虾养殖过程中,早期阶段是病害易感阶段,而消化道菌群结构与对虾健康关系密切。因此,探讨幼虾的消化道菌群尤其是弧菌类细菌与对虾发病的关系对病害有效防治具有重要意义。本实验采用Illumina测序研究了凡纳滨对虾健康和患病幼虾的消化道细菌群落结构,并基于纯培养和16S r DNA,rec A和pyr H基因序列比对,分析了幼虾消化道中弧菌的主要种类组成。结果发现,健康幼虾消化道中α-变形菌纲和厚壁菌门丰度较高,而患病幼虾中γ-变形菌纲、拟杆菌门、放线菌门和β-变形菌纲较高,其中放线菌门丰度差异显著。基于科水平的响应比分析,发现患病幼虾消化道中动性球菌科和噬菌弧菌科的丰度显著降低,而弧菌科的丰度显著升高。相似度分析发现,驱动群落变异的OTU主要来源于弧菌属、海洋杆状菌属、冷杆菌属、假交替单胞菌属以及未分类至属的红杆菌科和微杆菌科。健康幼虾消化道弧菌组成以锡那罗亚州弧菌为主,而患病幼虾消化道弧菌组成以坎氏弧菌为主。尽管健康和患病幼虾消化道内细菌群落结构整体差异不显著,但一些重要类群丰度变化显著,其特征与已知的生态功能一致。     

牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构比较分析

采用MiSeq 16S rRNA高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析方法,构建了牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)工厂化人工育苗模式下仔稚幼鱼阶段6个不同发育时期18个样品的16SrRNA基因测序文库,共获得7462个OTU (Operational Taxonomic Unit),分类为42个菌门972个菌属.对肠道菌群的形成过程及结构多样性变化分析显示,牙鲆初孵仔鱼的菌群组成多样性丰富,体内的优势菌为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes);在9日龄和21日龄摄食轮虫(Rotifer)和卤虫(Artemia sp.)幼体样品中,肠道的优势菌群结构较单一,变形菌门成为此时期肠道的优势菌群;45日龄摄食配合饲料后,肠道中变形菌门的相对丰度显著降低,厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门的相对丰度明显增大,成为肠道菌群的优势菌群.在属水平的菌群结构中发现,牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道优势菌群的种类和数量都发生了较大变化,在9日龄和21日龄时期肠道中弧菌属(Vibrio)相对丰度最高,到45日龄后相对丰度锐减到最低水平;拟杆菌属(Bacteroides)和普氏菌属(Prevotella)在80日龄后达到较高水平,成为肠道优势菌属;厚壁菌门的8个菌属在80-115日龄时期均发展成为优势菌属,定植于牙鲆的肠道.本研究揭示了工厂化人工育苗模式下牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构及演替规律.     

牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构比较分析

采用MiSeq 16S rRNA高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析方法,构建了牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)工厂化人工育苗模式下仔稚幼鱼阶段6个不同发育时期18个样品的16S rRNA基因测序文库,共获得7462个OTU(Operational Taxonomic Unit),分类为42个菌门972个菌属。对肠道菌群的形成过程及结构多样性变化分析显示,牙鲆初孵仔鱼的菌群组成多样性丰富,体内的优势菌为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes);在9日龄和21日龄摄食轮虫(Rotifer)和卤虫(Artemia sp.)幼体样品中,肠道的优势菌群结构较单一,变形菌门成为此时期肠道的优势菌群;45日龄摄食配合饲料后,肠道中变形菌门的相对丰度显著降低,厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门的相对丰度明显增大,成为肠道菌群的优势菌群。在属水平的菌群结构中发现,牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道优势菌群的种类和数量都发生了较大变化,在9日龄和21日龄时期肠道中弧菌属(Vibrio)相对丰度最高,到45日龄后相对丰度锐减到最低水平;拟杆菌属(Bacteroides)和普氏菌属(Prevotella)在80日龄后达到较高水平,成为肠道优势菌属;厚壁菌门的8个菌属在80–115日龄时期均发展成为优势菌属,定植于牙鲆的肠道。本研究揭示了工厂化人工育苗模式下牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构及演替规律。     

Characterization of bacterial community in intestinal and rearing water of Penaeus monodon differing growth performances in outdoor and indoor ponds

Penaeus monodon provides a high‐quality protein source for humanity, and pond cultured shrimp often presents asynchronous growth. Microbial communities are important for the digestion and immunity of shrimp. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the bacterial characteristics of the intestine and rearing water of asynchronously growing P. monodon that were cultured in outdoor and indoor pond respectively. The results showed that the bacterial community of the rearing water was more complex than that of the intestine; the fast‐growing shrimp in the indoor pond had higher intestinal bacterial diversity. Besides, the dominant bacterial composition of the water was more complex than that of the intestinal. Specifically, the abundance of Proteobacteria in the intestine was consistent with the growth performance of shrimp in the outdoor pond, which was exactly the opposite in the indoor pond. At the genus level, two cyanobacteria, Limnothrix and Cyanobium PCC‐6307, were dominant in the indoor and outdoor water respectively. In the outdoor pond, Bacillus was dominant in the slow‐growing shrimp intestines, while Vibrio was dominant in the fast‐growing shrimp. The intestinal microbes of the fast‐growing shrimp had higher proteasome metabolic capacity. These results can provide new insights into microbiome characteristics involved in the asynchronous growth of shrimp.     

Effects of a probiotic (Bacillus subtilis FY99‐01) on the bacterial community structure and composition of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei,Boone) culture water assessed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and high‐throughput sequencing

In China, many commercial probiotics are added as water additives into shrimp culture ponds with no sediment. In these ponds, probiotics should have great effects on the bacterial community of culture water at different culture stages. However, the specific effects have not been clarified yet. In this study, the effects of applying the probiotic Bacillus subtilis FY99‐01 on the bacterial community of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture water at different culture stages were determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and high‐throughput sequencing. The water quality parameters, shrimp production, survival rate and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were also analysed. The results showed that application of probiotics improved the water quality by reducing the levels of pH, nitrite and soluble reactive phosphorus, whereas there was no significant effect on shrimp production, survival rate and FCR. Application of probiotics brought no obvious effect on bacterial α diversity while had effect on bacterial β diversity. In addition, probiotics brought different effects on the bacterial community structure at different culture stages, and the effects are stronger in the early and middle phase than in the late phase. Sequencing results demonstrated that probiotics could increase the abundance of Flavobacteria, whereas decrease the abundance of α‐Proteobacteria in the late phase of culture. Besides, principle component analysis results indicated that using probiotics also could increase the abundance of beneficial microalgae (Bacillariophyta and Chlorophyta) and decrease the abundance of Vibrionaceae.     

Biofilm consumption shapes the intestinal microbiota of shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)

The effect using biofilm as complementary feed for shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) on the taxonomic and functional profile of its intestinal microbiota was evaluated. Shrimp were cultured for 30 days in two similar low‐water exchange systems, one using commercial feed and the other a combination of commercial feed with biofilm as complementary feed source. Six bacteria phyla were detected in the intestine of shrimp from both treatments (Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria and Proteobacteria), being Proteobacteria the most abundant (81%–92%). However, this later phylum was significantly less dominant in shrimp fed with biofilm; this drop was associated with a decrease in Vibrio abundance. Differences in the taxonomic profile of bacteria between treatments were also observed through principal component analysis where the diet was the main influencing factor (PC1 72.4%). Regarding functional inference, similarities were detected between treatments. Carbohydrate and energy metabolism were the most abundant functions regardless of time or diet, followed by metabolism of cofactors and vitamins, translation processes, nucleotide metabolism and others. Results suggest that biofilm consumption influenced the taxonomic profile bacteria colonizing the shrimp intestine; however, a functional redundancy was observed despite the use of biofilm as complementary feed. Finally, shrimp fed with biofilm showed a better productive response.     

不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的微生物群落结构分析

为研究不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的环境及克氏原螯虾肠道的细菌群落结构差异,为改进不同地区稻虾综合养殖策略提供依据,采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术,研究了武汉、永州和韶关地区稻田养殖克氏原螯虾的水体、底泥及虾肠道细菌群落结构,并对水体、肠道菌群与环境因子之间的关系进行了分析。结果显示,武汉地区稻虾综合种养系统的水体、底泥及克氏原螯虾肠道细菌群落的多样性均大于永州地区和韶关地区。武汉地区的稻虾综合种养系统的水体及底泥的细菌群落结构与永州地区和韶关地区均相似,其中水体的优势菌门均为放线菌门、蓝细菌门、变形菌门和拟杆菌门;底泥的优势菌门均为变形菌门。武汉地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为变形菌门、厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门;优势菌属为柠檬酸杆菌属(Citrobacter,10.85%)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas,9.88%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿furcosa＿group (8.43%)等。永州地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为厚壁菌门和放线菌门;优势菌属为ZOR0006 (9.78%)、拟杆菌属(Bacteroides,5.41%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿fur...     

凡纳滨对虾白便综合征发生与环境因子、机体免疫酶活性和微生物的相关性

为系统解析凡纳滨对虾白便综合征 (white feces syndrome，WFS)的发生与环境因子、微生物因子、宿主免疫力和水体微生物群落组成的关系。实验利用水体理化因子、可培养细菌、对虾机体免疫酶活性以及高通量测序等检测技术对健康与患WFS的池塘养殖凡纳滨对虾进行比较分析。结果显示，与健康组相比，患病池塘的水温、溶解氧 (DO)、pH、盐度等水质理化因子波动趋势相似，波动范围分别为26.1~29.0 °C、4.26~6.08 mg/L、8.39~8.73和40~49，患病组DO和盐度比健康组高；健康组对虾肝胰腺内可培养细菌和弧菌含量为1.19×10⁵~7.70×10⁵和8.8×10³~1.96×10⁴ CFU/g，弧菌占比为2%~16%，患病组对虾肝胰腺内可培养细菌和弧菌含量在3.80×10⁵~2.51×10⁶和2.02×10⁵~1.49×10⁶ CFU/g范围内，比健康组高15~113倍，弧菌占比在55%~70%。碱性磷酸酶 (AKP)、酸性磷酸酶 (ACP)、溶菌酶 (LZM)、超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)和酚氧化酶 (PO)活性在健康组内为1.21~5.64、9.17~15.25、3.56~7.43、4.83~6.70及3.10~4.55 U/mg，在患病组内为2.12~5.39、19.22~26.96、19.73~26.85、3.00~4.14及7.76~9.21 U/mg。比较分析表明，WFS的发生与可培养细菌含量、弧菌占比、ACP、LZM、PO的相关性较强。高通量测序分析表明，患病组水体菌群结构的Ace和Chao指数呈一定程度下降趋势，PCoA指数偏离度较高，放线菌门、变形菌门相对丰度降低，拟杆菌门、蓝藻门相对丰度显著升高；RDA关联分析表明，盐度、溶解氧、虾体细菌、虾体弧菌、水体细菌是影响患病对虾水体菌群结构组成的重要因子。相关研究结果为解析养殖生产中对虾WFS发生机制提供数据支撑，并为WFS的临床防控奠定理论基础。     

Changes in the intestinal bacterial community during the growth of white shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei

In this study, we documented the changes in the intestinal bacterial community at four stages in Litopenaeus vannamei: 14 days postlarvae (L14) and 1‐, 2‐ and 3‐month old juveniles (J1, J2, J3), using 454 pyrosequencing techniques. The intestinal bacterial community was dominated by three bacterial phyla, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria at all stages. However, the relative abundance and bacterial lineages varied at the family level. The intestinal bacterial community of L14 and J1 was similar, with dominant members belonging to the Comamonadaceae of Betaproteobacteria. Conversely, bacterial members affiliated to Flavobacteriaceae of Bacteroidetes were dominant in J2 and Vibrionaceae of Gammaproteobacteria was dominant in J3. The abundance of Microbacteriaceae of Actinobacteria also fluctuated during the four stages. Bacterial members of Flavobacteriaceae and Rhodobacteraceae (Alphaproteobacteria) were present through all growth stages, and likely form the intestinal core microbiome of L. vannamei. However, they varied at the operational taxonomic unit (OTU) level through the growth stages. The intestinal bacterial community of pond‐rearing shrimp included the three main bacterial phyla identified above, and an additional group, Mycoplasmataceae of Mollicutes. Our results demonstrate that the intestinal bacterial community of L. vannamei was highly dynamic during the growth stages. Bacterial members belonging to Commamonadaceae dominated in the earlier growth stage of shrimp, possibly influenced by feeding with Artemia nauplii, but there was a shift to Flavobacteriaceae in the mid and Vibrionaceae in the late growth stages.     

Intestinal Microbiota in Large Yellow Croaker,Larimichthys crocea,at Different Ages

The polymerase chain reaction–denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR‐DGGE) of 16S ribosomal RNA gene was used to investigate bacterial communities in the intestines of large yellow croaker at six different ages (12 d, 18 d, 26 d, 40 d, 3 mo, and 1 yr old) as well as within the corresponding feed and culture water. In addition, Illumina Miseq sequencing was utilized to compare intestinal microbiota between 12‐d‐old and 1‐yr‐old individuals. PCR‐DGGE results revealed that the culture water had the highest bacterial diversity, followed by the feed, while the intestines had the lowest diversity. The intestinal microbiota at six ages changed severely; however, the change did not follow any trend. The large yellow croaker intestines harbored specific bacterial communities that differed from those in both feed and water. Illumina Miseq sequencing results revealed that the diversity of intestinal bacteria in 12‐d‐old fish was higher than that in 1‐yr‐old fish, and the bacterial composition differed significantly between them. γ‐Proteobacteria and Pseudoalteromonas supplied the most abundant phylum and genus in the 12‐d‐old fish intestine. However, in the 1‐yr‐old fish intestine, Firmicutes and Clostridium were the most dominant, respectively. The study may contribute to a better understanding of gut microbiota and dynamics of the large yellow croaker and the relationship with their surrounding environment.